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Food prices vs costs to produce

January 2023 has been a challenge for most people trying to juggle high interest rates, inflation that now may be starting to cool off, fuel

The Way We Were

Jan. 21,1998 – 25 Years Ago Trans Canada snowmobilers ride in Pontiac: Fifteen snowmobilers participating in the cross-Canada run passed through Pontiac County Saturday. The

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is coming up in a few weeks, so we better get thinking about how to show love this year. I’m trying to get

Creative Movement

This week marked a return of one of our favourite programs to offer caregivers and tots in the Shawville area. Creative Movement is a fun

Enjoy the ride

I once had a teacher who advised the girls in the class, “don’t marry for the money, just go where the money is.” Well, she

The Way We Were

Jan. 7,1998 25 Years Ago Fire leaves 60 mill workers unemployed: The fire which destroyed the Produits Forestiers Coulonge mill in Mansfield Saturday started in

High interest rates?

How high can the interest rate go? This is a subject that everyone is wondering about. If you have a million dollars borrowed, then every

The Way We Were

Dec. 31, 1997 – 25 Years Ago SQ looking for home, mayor’s remuneration capped: Pontiac MRC mayors met Monday evening, Dec. 22 to deal with

Vacationing with kids

Have you ever brought your kids on vacation? Afraid to? Anxious? Don’t know where to start? I’m certainly not a pro, but we have done

Food prices vs costs to produce

January 2023 has been a challenge for most people trying to juggle high interest rates, inflation that now may be starting to cool off, fuel prices that we have never encountered before and high food prices. Many of us are

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The Way We Were

Jan. 21,1998 – 25 Years Ago Trans Canada snowmobilers ride in Pontiac: Fifteen snowmobilers participating in the cross-Canada run passed through Pontiac County Saturday. The riders, part of the PowerStreak Rendez-Vous ‘98 began in Newfoundland and will finish in British

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Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is coming up in a few weeks, so we better get thinking about how to show love this year. I’m trying to get organized a bit earlier this year because last year it snuck up on me. I

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Creative Movement

This week marked a return of one of our favourite programs to offer caregivers and tots in the Shawville area. Creative Movement is a fun dance program designed to allow your child to creatively move to music in a large,

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The Way We Were – Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Jan. 14,1998 – 25 Years Ago Pontiac survives ice storm: In what is being called the ice storm of the century, area residents last week battled the extremes of the unpredictable and relentless winter weather, a mix of drizzle, freezing

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Enjoy the ride

I once had a teacher who advised the girls in the class, “don’t marry for the money, just go where the money is.” Well, she had it partly right, “don’t marry for the money.” My dad said, “it’s no disgrace

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The Way We Were

Jan. 7,1998 25 Years Ago Fire leaves 60 mill workers unemployed: The fire which destroyed the Produits Forestiers Coulonge mill in Mansfield Saturday started in the roof trusses of the main building, says Const. Gilles Couture of the Hull Sureté

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High interest rates?

How high can the interest rate go? This is a subject that everyone is wondering about. If you have a million dollars borrowed, then every time the interest rate increases by one percent, it will cost you $10,000 more to

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The Way We Were

Dec. 31, 1997 – 25 Years Ago SQ looking for home, mayor’s remuneration capped: Pontiac MRC mayors met Monday evening, Dec. 22 to deal with a 42-item agenda. Topics of importance were the following: Denis Lamothe, commander of the Campbell’s

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Vacationing with kids

Have you ever brought your kids on vacation? Afraid to? Anxious? Don’t know where to start? I’m certainly not a pro, but we have done it a few times with our kids at different stages of their childhood. Here are

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