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June 18, 2026

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Make your vote count

Dear Editor, It’s election time again and the rumour mill is running full steam ahead. It is easy in a municipality like ours to start

Crash kills horse

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON Oct. 20, 2017 A horse was killed after colliding with a car on Cochrane Road in Quyon early Friday morning. MRC des

Larose runs for second term

Chris Lowrey MUN. OF PONTIAC Oct. 25, 2017 Current Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose will be taking a run at a second term in

Make your vote count

Dear Editor, It’s election time again and the rumour mill is running full steam ahead. It is easy in a municipality like ours to start rumours. And this time, they seem to be particularly nasty. As a chartered mediator who

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Observations on Pontiac’s all candidates meeting

Dear Editor, The organizers of the Municipality of Pontiac’s all candidates meeting of Oct. 15 should be thanked for doing this useful public service. People are eager to learn what their aspiring candidates promise for their town. Needless to say,

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Oct. 21, 1992 25 Years Ago Pontiac Hospital holds official opening: The Pontiac Community Hospital held its grand opening of the new wing on Oct. 19. The ceremonies were held in the presence of many of the people who made

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Bill 62: an answer to a question nobody asked

Quebec’s Bill 62 is a heavy-handed effort by the government to solve a problem nobody knew we had. The new law will ban public workers and anyone receiving public services from wearing a face covering. The province said this is

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Crash kills horse

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON Oct. 20, 2017 A horse was killed after colliding with a car on Cochrane Road in Quyon early Friday morning. MRC des Collines police responded to the scene after the call came in around 12:18 a.m.

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Larose runs for second term

Chris Lowrey MUN. OF PONTIAC Oct. 25, 2017 Current Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose will be taking a run at a second term in the upcoming municipal elections. Larose, who is just finishing his first term as mayor, said

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Quyon Lionettes car rally keeps things Canadian

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON Oct. 21, 2017 The annual Quyon Lionettes’ car rally took over the town on Saturday, as participants raced through searching for the answers on all things Canadian. Featuring 58 teams and over 200 participants, the rally tasked

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