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Six more councils rescind support for incinerator by Charles Dickson Pontiac May 14, 2024 In decisions rendered at their regular monthly council meetings last week,

Feds award money to repair Des Joachims bridge on the Ottawa Construction will cause periodic closures through summer months by Guillaume Laflamme Rapides des joachims

Rockets launched in Clarendon

by Charles Dickson Clarendon May 5, 2024 A dozen or so rocketry enthusiasts descended on a patch of wide, open farmland just east of Shawville

Six more councils rescind support for incinerator by Charles Dickson Pontiac May 14, 2024 In decisions rendered at their regular monthly council meetings last week, the municipalities of Campbell’s Bay, Fort Coulonge and Mansfield and Pontefract withdrew their support for

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Feds award money to repair Des Joachims bridge on the Ottawa Construction will cause periodic closures through summer months by Guillaume Laflamme Rapides des joachims May 7, 2024 The Government of Canada has awarded $1.2 million to contractor Groupe Lapalme

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Rockets launched in Clarendon

by Charles Dickson Clarendon May 5, 2024 A dozen or so rocketry enthusiasts descended on a patch of wide, open farmland just east of Shawville on Sunday morning to do what they love to do most, launch their rockets. Bill

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‘Sing us some opera, Mr. Holmes!’

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Ottawa May 4, 2024 Pontiac High School theatre teacher and Clarendon farmer Phil Holmes is making a gradual return to the stage with his longtime passion of opera singing. On Saturday evening, Holmes joined the Rideau

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Fort Coulonge hosts rural recreation conference

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Fort Coulonge May 1, 2024 Community leaders from across Quebec met in Fort Coulonge last week to exchange ideas about best practices for developing recreational and leisure facilities and programming in rural communities. The two-day conference,

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