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August 13, 2026

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Composting with worms one of many waste options

Garbage bags, recycling bins and compost containers are some of the ways that waste can be properly disposed of. But in nature, there are many ways that things decompose. At a composting information session on Saturday, residents of Portage du

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Quyon Legion hosts golf course ‘Par Tee’

The Quyon Legion hosted a golf tournament Saturday over two venues. The “Par Tee,” as the event was promoted, got started at Norway Bay’s Astra Estates golf course with 73 golfers teeing off on a gloriously sunny late summer day.

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Bronsons owners host grand opening of new store

Mother-daughter duo Gail Bronson Boucher and Kim Boucher, co-owners of Shawville’s Bronsons Boutique, unveiled a new store over the weekend with a grand opening event.The new store, called Plaza 305, will primarily house clothing items, while neighbouring Bronsons focuses on

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CISSSO hopeful new bonuses will draw more techs to region

CISSSO’s Pontiac director Nicole Boucher-Larivière is hoping the package of financial incentives offered this summer to radiology technologists in the Pontiac will help attract more applications to the region’s hospital.  Last week, four radiology technologists were slated to leave their

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