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June 4, 2026

Current Conditions in Shawville 13.9°C

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Quyon – Jillian Young

I’d like to give a big shout out to Sam Woermke and Farley Smith, as they and their Hull Olympiques teammates won the U13 BB

Waltham – Helen Perry

On Friday evening, the temperatures plunged into a cold snap. On Saturday morning, the temperature registered at -33C and -40C with the wind chill. We

Why are we dealing with China?

Winston Churchill once said democracy was the absolute worst way to run a country, but any other way was unthinkable. The richest one per cent

Mice everywhere

My little stray cat is housebound because of the cold. She hates the cold. I don’t hate it but I do prefer spring. Since she’s

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Edith Nugent, as she passed away on Jan. 10.  Our thoughts and prayers are with all of

Waltham – Helen Perry

Last Thursday, we received quite a bit of snow. We were spared as they received several centimetres south and east of us. The roads were

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our sympathies to the Tanguay family on the loss of Sharon Ann on Jan. 14, in her 67th year.   Our thoughts and prayers for

A.I. hits close to home 

Only a week ago, I received some phone calls from some longtime dairy producers about an article that arrived in their e-mail from a well-respected

Quyon – Jillian Young

It was a busy weekend for a number of young hockey players in our area, as the Pontiac Winter Classic tournament was on in Shawville

Waltham – Helen Perry

Well it is a bit warmer than it has been in the last couple of days. It is normal and healthy to have cold winters.

Quyon – Jillian Young

I’d like to give a big shout out to Sam Woermke and Farley Smith, as they and their Hull Olympiques teammates won the U13 BB Championship at the Tournoi Provincial de la Lièvre in Buckingham this past weekend. The final

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Waltham – Helen Perry

On Friday evening, the temperatures plunged into a cold snap. On Saturday morning, the temperature registered at -33C and -40C with the wind chill. We lost power for about an hour. It was so cold that our generator wouldn’t start.

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Why are we dealing with China?

Winston Churchill once said democracy was the absolute worst way to run a country, but any other way was unthinkable. The richest one per cent of the world’s population owns more than the poorest 95 per cent of the world’s

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Mice everywhere

My little stray cat is housebound because of the cold. She hates the cold. I don’t hate it but I do prefer spring. Since she’s been inside, I have found mice everywhere. I even stepped on a bigger one the

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Edith Nugent, as she passed away on Jan. 10.  Our thoughts and prayers are with all of her loved ones at this sad time. On Sunday morning, the Quyon Lions Club held

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Last Thursday, we received quite a bit of snow. We were spared as they received several centimetres south and east of us. The roads were treacherous and there were several accidents. This is typical of our Canadian winters. I see

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our sympathies to the Tanguay family on the loss of Sharon Ann on Jan. 14, in her 67th year.   Our thoughts and prayers for the family of Wally Hobbs who recently passed away after a battle with MS. Congratulations

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A.I. hits close to home 

Only a week ago, I received some phone calls from some longtime dairy producers about an article that arrived in their e-mail from a well-respected dairy column that is written weekly by a noted source of up-to-date information about dairy

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Quyon – Jillian Young

It was a busy weekend for a number of young hockey players in our area, as the Pontiac Winter Classic tournament was on in Shawville for the U11-U13 age groups. The arena was buzzing with action all weekend long, and

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Well it is a bit warmer than it has been in the last couple of days. It is normal and healthy to have cold winters. It chases away flu bugs and viruses. Our volunteers here in Waltham have been busy

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