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by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last
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by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last




Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Nov. 30, 2023 École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) students demonstrated a remarkable level of enthusiasm throughout their hour-long Firefighter 1 training


Outgoing Western Quebec Literacy Council president shares insights from the job Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s Bay Nov. 20, 2023 The Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) has


25 Years Ago – Oct. 14, 1998 Pontiac Municipal council hopefuls square off at all-candidates meeting: The nomination papers are in, platforms are being developed


Incinerator worries Dear Editor, To anyone who thinks an incinerator by a water source is a good idea, there is no such thing as a


25 Years Ago – Oct. 7, 1998 Senior golfer shoots junior score in Mansfield: One of the most difficult challenges in golf (and there are


Money up in smoke Dear Editor, I have been reading the news items about the proposed garbage incinerator in the Pontiac with increasing amazement. Certainly


Most grateful Dear Editor, On Friday, July 28, my husband Eugene and I were travelling west on Hwy 148, just west of Shawville, when a


A few years ago, at a breakfast in Shawville, two old farmers wondered “what could be done to let our farmers be competitive in the


by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last week, as students returned to school following their winter break. Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville




Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Nov. 30, 2023 École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) students demonstrated a remarkable level of enthusiasm throughout their hour-long Firefighter 1 training last week. The class of 17, made up of six girls and 11 boys, spent


Outgoing Western Quebec Literacy Council president shares insights from the job Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s Bay Nov. 20, 2023 The Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) has been supporting individuals looking to improve upon their literacy in the Pontiac and larger Outaouais


25 Years Ago – Oct. 14, 1998 Pontiac Municipal council hopefuls square off at all-candidates meeting: The nomination papers are in, platforms are being developed and the electorate is learning where candidates stand on the many issues. With five candidates


Incinerator worries Dear Editor, To anyone who thinks an incinerator by a water source is a good idea, there is no such thing as a leakproof facility. There will be spills, runoff, air pollution. Not to mention off-gassing, if ashes


25 Years Ago – Oct. 7, 1998 Senior golfer shoots junior score in Mansfield: One of the most difficult challenges in golf (and there are many) is shooting your age over 18 holes, a feat not necessarily lessened with more


Money up in smoke Dear Editor, I have been reading the news items about the proposed garbage incinerator in the Pontiac with increasing amazement. Certainly people could be concerned about air pollution. The notion that these things emit gas that


Most grateful Dear Editor, On Friday, July 28, my husband Eugene and I were travelling west on Hwy 148, just west of Shawville, when a giant oak tree fell across our trailer which was carrying our lawn mower during a


A few years ago, at a breakfast in Shawville, two old farmers wondered “what could be done to let our farmers be competitive in the world?” For the previous 60 years since World War II, farmers had been coached by
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