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Writers win essay contest

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 28, 2017 Two students from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville won essay contests organized by the local chapter of

Why the sudden shift Mr. Premier?

Last week, Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard sounded off on the recent stabbing of a security guard in Michigan by a Quebec native. Couillard said that

MRC backs pool project

Chris Lowrey FORT COULONGE June 20, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has thrown its support behind an initiative spearheaded by local entrepreneur Jane Toller to bring

Bumpy roads not a cheap fix

Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTIAC June 20, 2017 A long-term plan to smooth out some of the more disastrous roads in the Pontiac is getting closer to

Ladysmith Lillian Pasch 819-647-5304

Congratulations to Sue and Brent Hemphill who are first-time grandparents. Their daughter gave birth to a healthy daughter, Hadley last week. Sue and Brent live

Writers win essay contest

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 28, 2017 Two students from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville won essay contests organized by the local chapter of the Federated Women’s Institute of Canada. Irelann Hodgins won first place and Sydney Sharpe took

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

June 23, 1992, 25 Years Ago Golfers give $5,000 to PCH: Last Saturday, at the Norway Bay Golf Club, 110 golfers played for the betterment of the Pontiac Community Hospital. The price of $75 per golfer included nine holes of

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Why the sudden shift Mr. Premier?

Last week, Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard sounded off on the recent stabbing of a security guard in Michigan by a Quebec native. Couillard said that “you cannot disconnect this type of event, terrorism, from Islam in general.” It’s a stunning

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MRC Pontiac gets new director general

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC June 28, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has announced that it has appointed a new director general. Bernard Roy, who has served as assistant director since May 2016, will officially take over the directorship on July 1. Roy

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MRC backs pool project

Chris Lowrey FORT COULONGE June 20, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has thrown its support behind an initiative spearheaded by local entrepreneur Jane Toller to bring a public pool to Fort Coulonge. The proposal was made at the MRC council meeting

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Bumpy roads not a cheap fix

Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTIAC June 20, 2017 A long-term plan to smooth out some of the more disastrous roads in the Pontiac is getting closer to fruition, but it won’t come cheap. Even with funding coming from Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation

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Ladysmith Lillian Pasch 819-647-5304

Congratulations to Sue and Brent Hemphill who are first-time grandparents. Their daughter gave birth to a healthy daughter, Hadley last week. Sue and Brent live on Johnson Lake Road. Last Sunday we had quite a storm here in Ladysmith around

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