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January 28, 2026

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County of contradictions

Dear Editor, The 10.5 million dollar government payout to Omar Khadr only reinforces how much we are a country of contradictions, double standards and hypocrisy.

Special event fees

Dear Editor, On June 25, I was present at Shawville United Church when, with other papers, I was given, as were other persons present, a

Remote voting in Thorne

Dear Editor, Thorne council has recently decided to extend voting to cottagers, via registered mail. Any landowner or resident of Thorne has always been able

Pontiac region represented at Tour de Montréal

Students from the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board took part in a 135 km bike tour of the Montréal area on July 2. Jeremy Poulin and Joshua-Noël Strigl from École Secondaire Sieur de Coulonge, along with teacher Dominique Bomans represented the Pontiac

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Bilan de mi-saison 2017 en assurance récolte

GOUVT DU QUÉBEC Communiqué GATINEAU Le 12 juillet 2017 La Financière agricole du Québec présente le bilan de mi-saison en assurance récolte pour la région de l’Outaouais. Ce bilan décrit les conditions climatiques et leurs effets sur les cultures produites

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Canada Summer Jobs program will fund jobs

Dear Editor, Job opportunities for young people are available across the country, in every region. Right here in the Pontiac, I am happy that many employers are creating opportunities for young Canadians with funding from Canada Summer Jobs. In total,

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

July 15, 1992, 25 Years Ago Barber elected chairman of new amalgamated board: The newly formed Western Quebec School Board, an amalgamation of the school boards of greater Hull, Pontiac Protestant, Northwestern, Protestant Regional School Board of Western Quebec held

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County of contradictions

Dear Editor, The 10.5 million dollar government payout to Omar Khadr only reinforces how much we are a country of contradictions, double standards and hypocrisy. Clearly Canadians are overwhelmingly opposed to the settlement as seen in opinion polls. Yet the

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Special event fees

Dear Editor, On June 25, I was present at Shawville United Church when, with other papers, I was given, as were other persons present, a document, “Special Events Fees (revised)” prepared by the Finance Committee. The fees suggested do serious

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Remote voting in Thorne

Dear Editor, Thorne council has recently decided to extend voting to cottagers, via registered mail. Any landowner or resident of Thorne has always been able to vote, but in the past, one had to actually show up to vote. With

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