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August 13, 2026

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

The Shawville Winter Carnival takes place on Feb. 22 at the Shawville Arena. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. there will be a puppet show

Waltham: Helen Perry

On Saturday evening, the Waltham Volunteer Firefighters held their Annual Firefighter’s Appreciation Dinner. The dinner is in honour of the firefighters, the municipal council and

Quyon: Jill Young

Our community is thinking of the family of Keith Mohr, better known to many as Charlie Brown. He passed away on Feb. 4 at the

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

We have had some very heavy snowfalls and everything looks like a winter wonderland again. Beautiful but not . . .

Priorities

Sometimes we just have to take a few minutes to think about what is really important in life. February 8 was Food Freedom Day. There

The Way We Were

Feb. 15, 1995 25 Years Ago Shawville rally to win division in 20th National Midget Tournament: The Shawville Pontiacs were off to a great start.

Reading is all around you

This week’s article is filled with tips and tricks to help increase reading and literacy with your children. Even though you probably know a lot

Waltham: Helen Perry

On Saturday evening, family and friends gathered at the Waltham Town Hall to celebrate a 40th birthday party in honour of Robin and Dereck Rochon.

Museum visits

Museum visits With March break around the corner, I thought it a good idea to revisit some useful tips and hints about our not too

The Way We Were

Feb. 8, 1995 25 Years Ago Carnival back in Shawville: It makes the -30 C weather a little more bearable and the six month frosty

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

The Shawville Winter Carnival takes place on Feb. 22 at the Shawville Arena. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. there will be a puppet show located upstairs in the Lions Hall. Activities from . . .

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Waltham: Helen Perry

On Saturday evening, the Waltham Volunteer Firefighters held their Annual Firefighter’s Appreciation Dinner. The dinner is in honour of the firefighters, the municipal council and . . .

Read More »

Quyon: Jill Young

Our community is thinking of the family of Keith Mohr, better known to many as Charlie Brown. He passed away on Feb. 4 at the age of 82. A celebration of life was held . . .

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Priorities

Sometimes we just have to take a few minutes to think about what is really important in life. February 8 was Food Freedom Day. There was very little celebrating or even an announcement on the box. For the few of

Read More »

The Way We Were

Feb. 15, 1995 25 Years Ago Shawville rally to win division in 20th National Midget Tournament: The Shawville Pontiacs were off to a great start. They took a two goal lead in the first . . .

Read More »

Reading is all around you

This week’s article is filled with tips and tricks to help increase reading and literacy with your children. Even though you probably know a lot of these tips and tricks, life gets busy and we . . .

Read More »

Waltham: Helen Perry

On Saturday evening, family and friends gathered at the Waltham Town Hall to celebrate a 40th birthday party in honour of Robin and Dereck Rochon. Everyone . . .

Read More »

Museum visits

Museum visits With March break around the corner, I thought it a good idea to revisit some useful tips and hints about our not too far away museums. For those of us staying . . .

Read More »

The Way We Were

Feb. 8, 1995 25 Years Ago Carnival back in Shawville: It makes the -30 C weather a little more bearable and the six month frosty season a little shorter. A regular feature in most communities, a winter carnival has been

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