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Searching for relatives

Dear Editor, My name is Lorraine Beauparlant and I was born on Sept. 28, 1957 at the Pontiac Community Hospital. I was given up for

Very grateful

Dear Editor, On June 23, I had to visit the emergency department of the regional hospital in Shawville and was treated by Dr. Maria Kungurov.

Happy Canada Day

This time of year, the Pontiac is buzzing. The cottage communities are full, students just finished school for the year, summer has officially started and

Byelection on Calumet Island

CALEB NICKERSON CALUMET ISLAND June 27, 2018 The election season has come early in Calumet Island, where four residents are vying for council seat number

Remembering Elsie

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY June 20, 2018 The monthly council of mayors meeting at the MRC in Campbell’s Bay got off to an unorthodox start,

Searching for relatives

Dear Editor, My name is Lorraine Beauparlant and I was born on Sept. 28, 1957 at the Pontiac Community Hospital. I was given up for adoption four days later and sent to Orphelinat Sainte-Thérèse de Hull et Crèche de Miséricorde

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Very grateful

Dear Editor, On June 23, I had to visit the emergency department of the regional hospital in Shawville and was treated by Dr. Maria Kungurov. She saved my life. I am very grateful for the services of this hospital which

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Happy Canada Day

This time of year, the Pontiac is buzzing. The cottage communities are full, students just finished school for the year, summer has officially started and Canada Day is around the corner. Canada Day is a great opportunity to kick back

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MRC hires engineer, partners with Pontiac Tourism

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY June 20, 2018 At the monthly council of mayors meeting, several visitors were present. After a presentation from the son of former warden Elsie Gibbons, the public question period featured several visitors with high-priority concerns, from

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Pontiac SADC hosts Annual General Meeting

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON June 21, 2018 The Pontiac SADC held their annual general meeting at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon on Thursday night, bringing out local entrepreneurs, officials and stakeholders from throughout the region. The SADC, or community

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Byelection on Calumet Island

CALEB NICKERSON CALUMET ISLAND June 27, 2018 The election season has come early in Calumet Island, where four residents are vying for council seat number four. The spot was left vacant earlier this year when former councillor Patrice Dumouchel resigned,

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Remembering Elsie

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY June 20, 2018 The monthly council of mayors meeting at the MRC in Campbell’s Bay got off to an unorthodox start, with the presentation of a gift from the public. Gordon Gibbons, son of former warden

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Transfer station to charge for yard waste

Chris Lowrey CLARENDON June 14, 2018 At the MRC council of mayors meeting, Clarendon resident Tom Orr voiced concern about the fact that the Clarendon transfer station has been instructed to start charging residents for yard waste. Orr is the

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