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The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Minimizing at Christmas The push to buying Christmas presents starts earlier and earlier every year. This year I felt that we were being bombarded with

Open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Open Letter To: Justin Trudeau, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth; Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs; James Carr, Minister of Natural

Great help

Dear Editor On Saturday, November 18, 2017, 22 volunteers responded to my call for help from as far as Quyon, Otter Lake, Sand Bay and

Long Days Ahead

Does seven and-a-half hours constitute a long workday? It’s a question the MRC council of mayors debated at their last council meeting on Nov. 22.

Green PPJ hosts info meeting

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CAMPBELL’S BAY Nov. 22, 2017 A general information meeting was held by the Green PPJ group last Wednesday, offering attendees a chance to

PHS, ESSC take titles in Pontiac Cup

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Nov. 21, 2017 High school students from across the Pontiac took to the volleyball courts last week, when the boys and girls

Quebec to standardize school taxes

Chris Lowrey QUEBEC Nov. 22, 2017 Across the province, school tax rates are set to undergo a major change. Although details still need to be

Sinkhole snarls traffic

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Nov. 25, 2017 Residents of the Municipality of Pontiac will have to deal with yet another road closure after a

Budget reduction

Chris Lowrey MRC PONTIAC Nov. 22, 2017 The MRC Pontiac council of mayors has voted unanimously to approve the 2018 budget. The budget was tabled

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Minimizing at Christmas The push to buying Christmas presents starts earlier and earlier every year. This year I felt that we were being bombarded with commercials, sales and best present ideas even before Halloween was over. It gives our children

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Open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Open Letter To: Justin Trudeau, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth; Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs; James Carr, Minister of Natural Resources; Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Dear Justin Trudeau, Carolyn Bennett, James

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Great help

Dear Editor On Saturday, November 18, 2017, 22 volunteers responded to my call for help from as far as Quyon, Otter Lake, Sand Bay and Shawville in order to prepare the trails for the coming season. Most of them arrived

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Long Days Ahead

Does seven and-a-half hours constitute a long workday? It’s a question the MRC council of mayors debated at their last council meeting on Nov. 22. One of the top priorities of the council – as many of them noted in

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Green PPJ hosts info meeting

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CAMPBELL’S BAY Nov. 22, 2017 A general information meeting was held by the Green PPJ group last Wednesday, offering attendees a chance to find out what they’re about and initiatives they’ve taken since their inception last year. Meeting

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PHS, ESSC take titles in Pontiac Cup

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Nov. 21, 2017 High school students from across the Pontiac took to the volleyball courts last week, when the boys and girls senior teams duked it out for the top spots in the Pontiac Cup. Taking over

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Quebec to standardize school taxes

Chris Lowrey QUEBEC Nov. 22, 2017 Across the province, school tax rates are set to undergo a major change. Although details still need to be announced, the province will change the current taxation system so that both English and French

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Sinkhole snarls traffic

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Nov. 25, 2017 Residents of the Municipality of Pontiac will have to deal with yet another road closure after a sinkhole opened up on Ch. de la Montagne. Although it is much smaller than the

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Budget reduction

Chris Lowrey MRC PONTIAC Nov. 22, 2017 The MRC Pontiac council of mayors has voted unanimously to approve the 2018 budget. The budget was tabled at the first meeting of the newly-elected council of mayors. The expenditures for this year’s

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