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Shawville, Clarendon honour firefighters

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Dec. 9, 2017 Firefighters from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department joined together Saturday night for their annual Christmas and awards dinner, honouring their

Clarendon winery celebrates grand opening

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CLARENDON Dec. 9, 2017 After many litres have been dumped, immeasurable hours have been spent perfecting the recipe, numerous inquiries to experts, and

Literacy groups get funding boost

Chris Lowrey CAMPBELL’S BAY Dec. 11, 2017 The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac and the Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) both got good news on Dec.

Think of the children

Christmas is almost upon us, the stores are full of pretty decorations and we are all wondering what we can buy for our loved ones.

Bonjour-hi

Dear Editor, The continually irrelevant Parti Quebecois recently introduced a non-binding motion in the National Assembly calling for business owners to greet customers with “bonjour”

The Parents’ Voice By Emily Haiima

Making time for everyone at Christmas Christmas often brings feelings of joy, gratitude and happiness to most people but sometimes a little stress works its

Have governments lost their power?

In today’s day and age of hyper-competitiveness between jurisdictions, private companies are wielding more and more power. Federal governments are constantly playing a game of

Shawville, Clarendon honour firefighters

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Dec. 9, 2017 Firefighters from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department joined together Saturday night for their annual Christmas and awards dinner, honouring their firefighter of the year. Gathering the force, plus spouses and the mayors of both municipalities,

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SUV collides with logging truck on 148

Chris Lowrey LUSKVILLE Dec. 7, 2017 The front driver’s side of an SUV was torn off when the vehicle crossed the centre lane on Hwy. 148 on Dec. 7. The accident took place on Hwy. 148 near the intersection of

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Clarendon winery celebrates grand opening

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CLARENDON Dec. 9, 2017 After many litres have been dumped, immeasurable hours have been spent perfecting the recipe, numerous inquiries to experts, and permit approvals galore, the Little Red Wagon Winery held their grand opening party over the

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Literacy groups get funding boost

Chris Lowrey CAMPBELL’S BAY Dec. 11, 2017 The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac and the Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) both got good news on Dec. 11 – they will each be getting a funding boost from the provincial government. The

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Think of the children

Christmas is almost upon us, the stores are full of pretty decorations and we are all wondering what we can buy for our loved ones. Our children will have a wonderful time and so they should. I was recently packing

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Bonjour-hi

Dear Editor, The continually irrelevant Parti Quebecois recently introduced a non-binding motion in the National Assembly calling for business owners to greet customers with “bonjour” instead of “bonjour-hi”; “bonjour-hi” being frequently used by shopkeepers in certain areas of Quebec, particularly

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The Parents’ Voice By Emily Haiima

Making time for everyone at Christmas Christmas often brings feelings of joy, gratitude and happiness to most people but sometimes a little stress works its way in especially when you have several or very large families that you’re trying to

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Dec. 2, 1992 25 Years Ago Symposium stresses co-operation: On Nov. 28, PontiAction held a symposium on the future of the old CPR railway corridor owned by the MRC, in the hopes of inspiring the county to take advantage of

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Have governments lost their power?

In today’s day and age of hyper-competitiveness between jurisdictions, private companies are wielding more and more power. Federal governments are constantly playing a game of chicken with one another to cater to international conglomerates to secure the lifeblood of any

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