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January 14, 2026

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The Way We Were – March 13, 2024

25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one

St. Patrick’s Day

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. This is a super fun holiday to celebrate with our kiddos. It’s also a day that requires no purchasing.

Social Notes – March 13, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young Congratulations to Colton Keon and Breanna Hodgins, as they welcomed their first child on Mar. 3. They are proud parents to

Sunday: Irish tunes at Gavan’s

by Guillaume Laflamme Quyon Mar. 10, 2024 As per Pontiac tradition, beers were raised and hearts rejoiced at the annual St. Patrick’s Day event at

Remembering Mulroney

Reflections by Pontiacers Lucille Hodgins and Jon Stewart on the passing of the former prime minister In the spring of 1968 there was a federal

The Way We Were – March 13, 2024

25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one of the worst blizzards this century struck the area. The snowfall, which began Wednesday evening,

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St. Patrick’s Day

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. This is a super fun holiday to celebrate with our kiddos. It’s also a day that requires no purchasing. So instead of buying anything, make some crafts and talk about leprechauns and leprechaun traps,

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Social Notes – March 13, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young Congratulations to Colton Keon and Breanna Hodgins, as they welcomed their first child on Mar. 3. They are proud parents to a baby boy named Nashton. Wishing them all the best as they settle in with

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Pontiacer organizes first-of-its-kind bull sale

When he’s not raising purebred Bouvier dogs, or tending to his large greenhouse operation, or hosting and running the Pontiac Farmers’ Market each Saturday from May to October, or acting as the treasurer for the UPA (Union des Producteurs Agricoles),

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Sunday: Irish tunes at Gavan’s

by Guillaume Laflamme Quyon Mar. 10, 2024 As per Pontiac tradition, beers were raised and hearts rejoiced at the annual St. Patrick’s Day event at Gavan’s Hotel in Quyon on Sunday, a week ahead of the annual Irish celebration. Hosting

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Citizens’ groups launch campaigns to oppose incinerator

Friends of the Pontiac issues fact sheet, Citizens of the Pontiac urges face-to-face engagement By Charles DicksonPontiacMar. 11, 2024Efforts to convince Pontiac County mayors to oppose any further development of the energy-from-waste project have been launched by two local citizens’

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Remembering Mulroney

Reflections by Pontiacers Lucille Hodgins and Jon Stewart on the passing of the former prime minister In the spring of 1968 there was a federal election and my dad, Lee Hodgins, was helping his old friend Paul Martineau who was

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Quebec secularism law passes constitutionality test

Exemption for English schools overturned by Charles DicksonMontrealFeb. 29, 2024In a unanimous decision rendered Thursday, the Quebec Appeal Court ruled that the CAQ government’s Bill 21, the so-called secularism law, is constitutional. The law, which prohibits public-facing government employees from

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