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August 27, 2026

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Busy night for police

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC Jan. 26-27, 2018 MRC des Collines police had their hands full during a busy 12-hour stretch on the weekend. On Friday night

Quality

Dear Editor, As a new resident of Otter Lake and a former journalist of a community newspaper in Ontario, I am delighted to see the

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

“Introducing your baby to a rich environment that builds her brain is called infant stimulation.” (raisesmartkid.com). I remember time alone with my first baby well.

Quebec long-gun registry in effect

Chris Lowrey QUEBEC Jan. 29, 2018 Opponents of Canada’s federal long gun registry breathed a sigh of relief when it was abolished by the Conservative

Man killed in head-on collision

Police say that texting might have played a role in a brutal accident involving a Hydro-Quebec truck last Tuesday that left a male victim fatally

Ladysmith Lillian Pasch 819-647-5304

Our sympathy to the family and friends of Erma Sparling Hill who passed away Jan. 25 at the age of 87. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Our sympathy to the family and friends of Rosaleen

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Busy night for police

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC Jan. 26-27, 2018 MRC des Collines police had their hands full during a busy 12-hour stretch on the weekend. On Friday night around 7:30, police and fire crews responded to a house fire at 392 ch. Cregheur

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Quality

Dear Editor, As a new resident of Otter Lake and a former journalist of a community newspaper in Ontario, I am delighted to see the quality and coverage of local news in your publication. I look forward to reading it

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Jan. 27, 1993 25 Years Ago Pontiac suffers through mild winter: The lightest winter snowfall in at least 13 years has Pontiac hotels and snowmobile outfitters counting their losses. Harold Storie, president of the Pontiac Snowmobile Drivers Association says revenue

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The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

“Introducing your baby to a rich environment that builds her brain is called infant stimulation.” (raisesmartkid.com). I remember time alone with my first baby well. I used to think how am I going to fill the day with her, what

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Quebec long-gun registry in effect

Chris Lowrey QUEBEC Jan. 29, 2018 Opponents of Canada’s federal long gun registry breathed a sigh of relief when it was abolished by the Conservative government in 2012. However, those who live in Quebec will have to register their long

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Man killed in head-on collision

Police say that texting might have played a role in a brutal accident involving a Hydro-Quebec truck last Tuesday that left a male victim fatally injured. On Jan. 23, 33-year-old Eric Goyette of Gatineau was travelling east on Hwy. 148

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