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June 11, 2025

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Bill C-71, anything but common sense

Dear Editor, This is some clarification to MP Will Amos’s response to Caleb Nickerson regarding this piece of legislation. Let’s be 100 per cent honest

Hear ye, hear ye

Dear Editor, We are a group of young people who want to bring new ideas to our community. We want to work to improve the

Bill C-71

Dear Editor, Regarding Mr. Amos’ (MP for Pontiac) letter of April 18 on Bill C-71, this bill is another attack on responsible firearm owners, be

Thank a farmer

Farming has been on my brain a lot lately. Perhaps it started when my daughter started going through her class roster, asking me who lived

Let them eat chocolate

Staff employed by the Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) have made their long list of grievances public over the

Bill C-71, anything but common sense

Dear Editor, This is some clarification to MP Will Amos’s response to Caleb Nickerson regarding this piece of legislation. Let’s be 100 per cent honest about what this bill really is and what it means to the thousands of voting

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Pontiac UPA supports slaughterhouse project

Dear Editor, It was announced a few weeks ago that by the end of the year, a multi-species slaughterhouse including a cutting and vacuum packaging plant, is expected to open in Shawville. Les viandes du Pontiac and the company’s promoter,

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Hear ye, hear ye

Dear Editor, We are a group of young people who want to bring new ideas to our community. We want to work to improve the quality of life in our region by drawing on good ideas from elsewhere. We are

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Bill C-71

Dear Editor, Regarding Mr. Amos’ (MP for Pontiac) letter of April 18 on Bill C-71, this bill is another attack on responsible firearm owners, be they hunters or sport shooters. This legislation will have no impact on the criminal gangs

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Apr. 21, 1993 25 Years Ago Farmers feed on facts and figures at Mountainview Turf open house: To the farmer, management of information is becoming more important every day. This point was driven home in a variety of ways to

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Thank a farmer

Farming has been on my brain a lot lately. Perhaps it started when my daughter started going through her class roster, asking me who lived on a farm. It was surprising for me to actually realize that she, along with

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Let them eat chocolate

Staff employed by the Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) have made their long list of grievances public over the last year. Here in the Pontiac, support staff at the Shawville Hospital staged a protest

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SCFD honours Peter Draper for 25 years of service

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE April 21, 2018 The communities of Shawville and Clarendon came together on Saturday night, raising money for their fire department and honouring a long-time member of the crew. The Shawville Lions’ Hall was packed late into the

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LOCAL EVENTS
28 Jun

Festival de la Culbute Festival

June 28, 2025
All Day

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Culbute Locks, an industrial marvel in its day and an important part of our local heritage.
A day filled with celebration;
– The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show
– Music and dancing
– Food and drink
– and much more!
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada

28 Jun

PPHS Reunion

June 28, 2025
All Day

PPHS REUNION: August 2, 2025
REGISTRATION IS ON AND ACTIVE!
$60 per person (cocktails, dinner)
Come connect with your classmates. Space limited, so registration & payment a must.
E-transfer: pphsreunioncommittee@gmail.com
Cheque: Kathy Wickens (call 613-600-1455)
331 Somerville Drive, Perth, ON K7H 3C6

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