Waltham notes
July 14, 2026
Waltham residents were saddened to hear of the passing of long time resident Lorna Perry-Turner. She was the beloved wife of Francis Frankie Turner. Lorna
Waltham residents were saddened to hear of the passing of long time resident Lorna Perry-Turner. She was the beloved wife of Francis Frankie Turner. Lorna
Our sympathies to the Linttell family on the loss of William on July 6, at the age of 89. Our deepest condolences to the Bulmer
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure
Dear Editor, I was surprised how visceral of a response I had today after reading some posts online penned by Anonymous. I know that there
“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday
Last week the Quebec government announced the next phase of their “Opération Cellulaire” program, including two new cell towers for the Pontiac region. In Quebec’s
Chrissy Payne has resigned as councillor in Chichester, according to a press release by Pontiac Ouest released on Monday. Payne tendered her resignation at the
Nominations are now open for a new annual award meant to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and participation in the Shawville community.
One of Rapides-des-Joachims’ longstanding non-profit community groups will continue to exist after two new members filled vacant seats at the organization’s annual general meeting on
The mayor of the far-flung municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims, located roughly an hour northwest of the Upper Pontiac region, is hoping to get his community recognized
Waltham residents were saddened to hear of the passing of long time resident Lorna Perry-Turner. She was the beloved wife of Francis Frankie Turner. Lorna was an angel that walked among us. Lorna was the epitome of what it meant
Our sympathies to the Linttell family on the loss of William on July 6, at the age of 89. Our deepest condolences to the Bulmer family on the loss of Margaret on July 7, at the age of 97. Happy
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure the future of our arena. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, every dollar
Dear Editor, I was surprised how visceral of a response I had today after reading some posts online penned by Anonymous. I know that there are many reasons that have been used over the last few hundred years for people
“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday morning show on radio, told me before I got up). My family has lived in
Last week the Quebec government announced the next phase of their “Opération Cellulaire” program, including two new cell towers for the Pontiac region. In Quebec’s initial two phases of improvements to the province’s cell coverage, only one tower had been
Chrissy Payne has resigned as councillor in Chichester, according to a press release by Pontiac Ouest released on Monday. Payne tendered her resignation at the monthly council meeting of July 6, where she announced that a new opportunity in Toronto
Nominations are now open for a new annual award meant to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and participation in the Shawville community. The award has been created by the children of the late Jim (James) Hodgins, who
One of Rapides-des-Joachims’ longstanding non-profit community groups will continue to exist after two new members filled vacant seats at the organization’s annual general meeting on July 6. The Association Plein Air Rapides-des-Joachims Outdoorsmen Club was in danger of folding after
The mayor of the far-flung municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims, located roughly an hour northwest of the Upper Pontiac region, is hoping to get his community recognized as remote. Roger Lafond said that his council and the MRC council of mayors have
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