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A Compliment to community

by Glen hartle Shawville Apr. 8, 2024 The Bethel Pentecostal Church in Shawville sits on a town artery – Centre Street or Quebec Route 303,

Break-in at O’Malley’s Equipment

by Guillaume Laflamme Shawville Apr. 7, 2024 O’Malley’s Equipment on Shawville’s Victoria Avenue was broken into on Sunday morning, and tens of thousands of dollars

Local seed swap kicks off gardening season

by Guillaume Laflamme Ladysmith Apr. 6, 2024 Green-thumbed Pontiacers flocked to the Thorne Community Recreation Association in Ladysmith on Saturday to pick up tips and

Bristol withdraws support for incinerator

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 8, 2024 Bristol council voted unanimously to retract its previous support for the waste incinerator project being proposed by

Norway Bay to get new docks

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 2, 2024 The Municipality of Bristol will pay for a new set of docks to be installed at the

Clarendon revokes previous support for incinerator by Charles Dickson Clarendon Mar. 26, 2024 In a unanimous vote last Tuesday evening, the council of the Municipality

Firsts Nation, environmental groups file third challenge against nuclear waste facility by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Ottawa Mar. 27, 2024 A coalition of three environmental groups

A Compliment to community

by Glen hartle Shawville Apr. 8, 2024 The Bethel Pentecostal Church in Shawville sits on a town artery – Centre Street or Quebec Route 303, depending upon where a journey starts. Whether travelling the corridor from Portage du Fort to

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Break-in at O’Malley’s Equipment

by Guillaume Laflamme Shawville Apr. 7, 2024 O’Malley’s Equipment on Shawville’s Victoria Avenue was broken into on Sunday morning, and tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise was stolen. The burglary, which happened at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday morning,

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Local seed swap kicks off gardening season

by Guillaume Laflamme Ladysmith Apr. 6, 2024 Green-thumbed Pontiacers flocked to the Thorne Community Recreation Association in Ladysmith on Saturday to pick up tips and tricks of the gardening trade and swap home-grown plant seeds with their neighbours. The day’s

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Bristol withdraws support for incinerator

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 8, 2024 Bristol council voted unanimously to retract its previous support for the waste incinerator project being proposed by the MRC Pontiac at its council meeting on Apr. 2. The decision was met by

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Norway Bay to get new docks

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 2, 2024 The Municipality of Bristol will pay for a new set of docks to be installed at the Norway Bay beach this year to make deep-water swimming possible despite the indefinite closure of

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Clarendon revokes previous support for incinerator by Charles Dickson Clarendon Mar. 26, 2024 In a unanimous vote last Tuesday evening, the council of the Municipality of Clarendon passed a resolution revoking its support for the proposed incinerator project for the

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Firsts Nation, environmental groups file third challenge against nuclear waste facility by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Ottawa Mar. 27, 2024 A coalition of three environmental groups and a First Nation has applied for judicial review of a recent federal decision to

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