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January 14, 2026

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Plenty of trees from MRC Pontiac

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CAMPBELL’S BAY June 1, 2018 Residents across the Pontiac had the chance to spruce up their property with a variety of saplings on

Bakery in the top ten

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 6, 2018 The Pontiac Home Bakery is in the top 10 of voting for the Sweetest Bakery in Canada competition. The

Ferry operator sails into retirement

  Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON May 31, 2018 One long-time ferry operator celebrated his retirement at the Quyon Legion Thursday, as he looks forward to spending

Mommy guilt by Shelley Heaphy

The first thing I tell a mom who is expecting a baby or a mom with a new baby is that she’s doing an amazing

We need better palliative care

Palliative care is one of the most important healthcare initiatives that can be offered. When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, we as a

Plenty of trees from MRC Pontiac

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CAMPBELL’S BAY June 1, 2018 Residents across the Pontiac had the chance to spruce up their property with a variety of saplings on Friday, at an annual distribution event. With the choice of nine native species to the

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Bakery in the top ten

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 6, 2018 The Pontiac Home Bakery is in the top 10 of voting for the Sweetest Bakery in Canada competition. The local bakery currently sits in ninth place nationally and second place in Quebec. It’s quite

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Ferry operator sails into retirement

  Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON May 31, 2018 One long-time ferry operator celebrated his retirement at the Quyon Legion Thursday, as he looks forward to spending more time working on land in the near future. Ed Scott celebrated nearly 30 years

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

June 2, 1993 25 Years Ago Hydro Pontiac project underway: Nearly 100 guests were invited to the May 31 sod-turning ceremony put on by Kiewit Enterprises, the construction company in charge of building the Hydro Pontiac project at the Coulonge

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Mommy guilt by Shelley Heaphy

The first thing I tell a mom who is expecting a baby or a mom with a new baby is that she’s doing an amazing job. I also share the best advice I was given as a new mom (Thanks

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We need better palliative care

Palliative care is one of the most important healthcare initiatives that can be offered. When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, we as a society need to make sure that they are as comfortable as possible in their final

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MRC economic development director resigns

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC May 28, 2018 The MRC Pontiac Economic Development Director, Émilie Chazelas, resigned on May 28. Chazelas had been on the job since January of 2017 but has been a fixture in the Pontiac business community for the

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Armed, drunken confrontation leads to arrest

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE May 19, 2018 An Ontario man is facing three charges under the criminal code, following an alleged violent incident with a weapon at Atkinson’s Bar on the evening of May 19. Michael Trottier, 42, is accused of

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