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The Way We Were – Dec. 6, 2023

25 Years Ago – Dec. 2, 1998 Middlemiss sweeps Pontiac: Just as the strong southwesterly winds swept across the valley after the ballot count was

Christmas Baking

I think I say this about all of my Christmas articles, but Christmas baking is one of my favourites to write. Every year since before

Fox in the hen house

Considerable consternation has erupted over the choice of the United Arab Emirates, a major oil producing country, as the host of the current round of

McDowell throws a beach party

Glen Hartle Shawville Nov. 30, 2023 The McDowell Elementary School in Shawville hosted a somewhat unusual winter party on Thursday. With colourful floral leis, tropical

Puppet show in Fort Coulonge

PIERRE CYR FORT COULONGE Dec. 4, 2023 A Christmas-themed puppet show entitled La cabane de Sapin is being presented this week for local elementary school

Parades in the Pontiac

Bryson’s Parade of Lights and a little bit of something extra Glen Hartle Shawville Dec. 1, 2023 Bryson holds their annual Parade of Lights on

Mayors approve a slightly larger 2024 budget Charles Dickson Shawville Nov. 22, 2023 A slightly bigger budget for MRC Pontiac was approved by the county’s

Social Notes – November 29, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathy is extended to the loved ones of Lorna Philippe, as she passed away on Nov. 16 at the age

The Way We Were – Dec. 6, 2023

25 Years Ago – Dec. 2, 1998 Middlemiss sweeps Pontiac: Just as the strong southwesterly winds swept across the valley after the ballot count was in, incumbent MNA Robert Middlemiss swept the Pontiac riding in Monday’s election, winning at 167

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Christmas Baking

I think I say this about all of my Christmas articles, but Christmas baking is one of my favourites to write. Every year since before our kids were born I joined a best friend of mine and we baked four

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Fox in the hen house

Considerable consternation has erupted over the choice of the United Arab Emirates, a major oil producing country, as the host of the current round of global climate negotiations, and of Sultan Al Jaber, the head the country’s state-owned oil company,

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McDowell throws a beach party

Glen Hartle Shawville Nov. 30, 2023 The McDowell Elementary School in Shawville hosted a somewhat unusual winter party on Thursday. With colourful floral leis, tropical attire showcasing love for the sand, essential 60s era music wafting through the air, a

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Puppet show in Fort Coulonge

PIERRE CYR FORT COULONGE Dec. 4, 2023 A Christmas-themed puppet show entitled La cabane de Sapin is being presented this week for local elementary school children at Cinema Lyn in Fort Coulonge. The story, presented in French, features Cédric, who

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Parades in the Pontiac

Bryson’s Parade of Lights and a little bit of something extra Glen Hartle Shawville Dec. 1, 2023 Bryson holds their annual Parade of Lights on the first Friday of December and this year that fell on the 1st. The parade

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CISSSO user committee returns to Pontiac

Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Nov. 28, 2023 Residents and users of CISSSO health and social service facilities in the Pontiac region now have a committee of people dedicated to representing their rights and needs to institutional authorities. After six years

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Mayors approve a slightly larger 2024 budget Charles Dickson Shawville Nov. 22, 2023 A slightly bigger budget for MRC Pontiac was approved by the county’s 18 mayors at their monthly public meeting last week. The 2024 budget, presented to the

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Social Notes – November 29, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathy is extended to the loved ones of Lorna Philippe, as she passed away on Nov. 16 at the age of 66. Thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time. On Nov.

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