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August 6, 2026

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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

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

Shawville’s Terry Fox Run

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Sept. 17, 2017 The annual Terry Fox Run took place on Sunday, and with it, another opportunity to honour the fight put

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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Shawville’s Terry Fox Run

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Sept. 17, 2017 The annual Terry Fox Run took place on Sunday, and with it, another opportunity to honour the fight put up by those who’ve battled cancer, while helping fund research for a cure. Raising around

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MAMOT hosts info meeting for municipal elections

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 18, 2017 An information session was hosted at the MRC Pontiac office in Campbell’s Bay on Monday, providing candidates and those still on the fence about running in the municipal elections with answers to all

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Shawville LYSE LACOURSE 819-647-5932 lyse380@gmail.com

Happy birthday to the following people celebrating their birthdays this upcoming week: Mavis Palmer-Peck, Colleen Powell, Dianne Conrod, Candace Zimmerling, Brian Graham, Gerry Dumouchel, Steve Gray, Richard Richardson, Brittany Graham, Megan Tubman, Gisele Chartrand, Erin Belanger, Janey Campbell, Tammy Alexander,

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