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August 13, 2026

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our condolences to the Lafleur family on the loss of Rheal at the age of 71 on April 17, 2020. Rheal was the husband of

Waltham: Helen Perry

Last year at this time in Waltham, and indeed much of west Pontiac, we were dealing with the most destructive flood in living memory. The

Quyon: Jill Young

Our community has had a very rough week. Already under the cloud of this worldwide pandemic, many in our villages are now grieving the loss

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies to the Sullivan and Larivière families on the passing of Lisa Larivière daughter of the late Wilfrid Larivière and Laura

A battle of the wills

It happens every evening. My pup is curled up sleeping peacefully. It’s the last outing so I gently call his name. No response. “Time to

The Way We Were

April 26, 1995 25 Years Ago Former mayor honoured: Former Bristol Mayor Alex Murray was honoured by the current mayor, Jack Graham, in observance of

Week five: the cause?

In the evening of the twentieth of April, as I watched the evening news, I listened to a professor from an eastern U.S. university announce

Siblings

Right now, my kids are very grateful to have each other. I’m also going to chime in and say I’m thankful they have each other

Quyon: Jill Young

As the physical distancing and stay-at-home measures continue during this pandemic, it his heartening to see community members coming together to provide distraction, entertainment and

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

I would like to wish the following people happy birthday Susan Bélanger and Danny Lepack on the 22, Stephanie Jolin on the 23, Diane Pepin

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our condolences to the Lafleur family on the loss of Rheal at the age of 71 on April 17, 2020. Rheal was the husband of Donna. Rheal was the father of Adèle (Randy) and Patrick (Melisa). He was the grandfather

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Waltham: Helen Perry

Last year at this time in Waltham, and indeed much of west Pontiac, we were dealing with the most destructive flood in living memory. The Ottawa River actually peaked and seemed to be receding, then in May it surged with

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Quyon: Jill Young

Our community has had a very rough week. Already under the cloud of this worldwide pandemic, many in our villages are now grieving the loss of loved ones as well. It is so difficult to deal with at a time

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies to the Sullivan and Larivière families on the passing of Lisa Larivière daughter of the late Wilfrid Larivière and Laura Landry of Chapeau, Que. Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to Joyce and Brady

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A battle of the wills

It happens every evening. My pup is curled up sleeping peacefully. It’s the last outing so I gently call his name. No response. “Time to go out,” I say. His eyes open and close again. “Dudley!” Again, no response. I

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The Way We Were

April 26, 1995 25 Years Ago Former mayor honoured: Former Bristol Mayor Alex Murray was honoured by the current mayor, Jack Graham, in observance of National Citizenship Week. Murray served ten years as councillor and ten years as mayor beginning

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Week five: the cause?

In the evening of the twentieth of April, as I watched the evening news, I listened to a professor from an eastern U.S. university announce that herd immunity was the only way to successfully attack the COVID-19 virus. Herd immunity

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Siblings

Right now, my kids are very grateful to have each other. I’m also going to chime in and say I’m thankful they have each other as well. I always am. But right now especially so, after a full day together

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Quyon: Jill Young

As the physical distancing and stay-at-home measures continue during this pandemic, it his heartening to see community members coming together to provide distraction, entertainment and much needed care during this unprecedented time. In the early days, when schools first closed,

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

I would like to wish the following people happy birthday Susan Bélanger and Danny Lepack on the 22, Stephanie Jolin on the 23, Diane Pepin and Marcel Boisvert on the 24, Kartika Castonguay on the 25, Betty Bertrand on the

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