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Shawville sidewalks get lit

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville May. 13, 2024 Illumination of the Main Street sidewalk in Shawville is no longer at the whims of often faulty

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

PHS students try university for a week

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville May 13, 2024 A dozen students from Pontiac High School recently spent a week getting a feel for what it would be like to attend university in the nation’s capital. Each of the 12 grade

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Shawville sidewalks get lit

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville May. 13, 2024 Illumination of the Main Street sidewalk in Shawville is no longer at the whims of often faulty Hydro Québec street lights. In April, the municipality installed 12 solar-powered street lamps along the

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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, 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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