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High school reunion 50 years in the making

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CALUMET ISLAND Sept. 16, 2017 A group of high school graduates from Calumet Island decided to get the old gang back together, meeting

Crafty clocks at fall workshop

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LADYSMITH Sept. 16, 2017 A workshop was held at the TCRA Building on Saturday, allowing locals to get crafty and design a huge

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Unwinding Hooray, they did it. We did it. They’re in school, loving their teacher, classroom and friends (I hope). We miss them all day long,

Elections

Dear Editor, Quebec municipal elections are quickly approaching, making for an early Christmas-like atmosphere of excitement in the Woodman household. To me, municipal politics are

Construction on Hwy. 148, Breckenridge

Dear Editor, It’s a long time coming but the re-construction of Highway 148 between Maple and Terry Fox is underway and is welcomed. The work

Quebec can still get pot right, dude!

With the federal government setting the date for legalizing cannabis for July 1, 2018, the provinces will start rolling out their plans for legal pot

UPAC lay two charges

Chris Lowrey MUN. OF PONTIAC Sept. 14, 2017 After a nearly year-long investigation, Quebec’s L’Unité Per-manente Anticorruption (UPAC) has laid charges against the former head

High school reunion 50 years in the making

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CALUMET ISLAND Sept. 16, 2017 A group of high school graduates from Calumet Island decided to get the old gang back together, meeting just down the street from where their old stomping grounds used to reside. Although the

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Crafty clocks at fall workshop

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LADYSMITH Sept. 16, 2017 A workshop was held at the TCRA Building on Saturday, allowing locals to get crafty and design a huge clock, all their own. Organized by Country Creations and Crafts, as well as Schocking Creations,

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The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Unwinding Hooray, they did it. We did it. They’re in school, loving their teacher, classroom and friends (I hope). We miss them all day long, we think about the fun they’re having, the learning going on and every single new

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Sept. 16, 1992 25 Years Ago Glory days of steam return to Pontiac: With steam engines chugging and chaff flying like snow, the threshing bee at Eric Campbell’s last Saturday resembled another era. A record crowd turned out for Eric’s

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Elections

Dear Editor, Quebec municipal elections are quickly approaching, making for an early Christmas-like atmosphere of excitement in the Woodman household. To me, municipal politics are truly the most satisfying form of the fine art of the possible. Largely devoid of

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Construction on Hwy. 148, Breckenridge

Dear Editor, It’s a long time coming but the re-construction of Highway 148 between Maple and Terry Fox is underway and is welcomed. The work promises to take the dangers and disrepair out of this section of road. Hopefully turn-off

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Quebec can still get pot right, dude!

With the federal government setting the date for legalizing cannabis for July 1, 2018, the provinces will start rolling out their plans for legal pot in the coming months. Ontario has already released its plan and there is no shortage

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UPAC lay two charges

Chris Lowrey MUN. OF PONTIAC Sept. 14, 2017 After a nearly year-long investigation, Quebec’s L’Unité Per-manente Anticorruption (UPAC) has laid charges against the former head of Public Works at the Municipality of Pontiac. Frank Fiorillo, who served as the Municipality

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