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March 19, 2026

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

Happy belated birthday to Karen Stevenson who celebrated on May 22 also to Freda Dupuis on May 24 and to everyone else I missed. Anyone

Quyon: Jill Young

We had a quiet Victoria Day long weekend, as most weekends have become due to Covid-19. While we are still unable to have even small

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

There was a military flyby over some communities in Renfrew County to express heartfelt appreciation for medical staff, first responders and essential workers. The flyby

Waltham: Helen Perry

I hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather on the Victoria long weekend and observed physical distancing. The Municipality of Waltham and the Waltham Fire

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Cpt. Jennifer Casey from Halifax who died tragically yesterday as part of the Canadian Snowbirds flyby.

May 24, 1995  25 Years Ago March against women’s poverty: Women in Pontiac are being rallied to support women throughout Quebec. A march, billed as

Kids in the kitchen

I’m not sure if everyone else is doing a lot of kitchen work with their kids during this isolation time, but we sure have been.

A hard shell

A former colleague I worked with phoned to tell me she had wheat buds and knowing I like to make bread, would grind the buds

Fear working

Fear is a very powerful emotion. When I thought I saw a cougar last fall as a friend and I walked our dogs, I felt

Week eight: the experiment

Ever since the days of the Roman Empire, countries have been experimenting with different ways of running a country. When thousands of people crowded into

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

Happy belated birthday to Karen Stevenson who celebrated on May 22 also to Freda Dupuis on May 24 and to everyone else I missed. Anyone wanting their birthdays put into my column would you please text or call me. I’d

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Quyon: Jill Young

We had a quiet Victoria Day long weekend, as most weekends have become due to Covid-19. While we are still unable to have even small gatherings in the province of Quebec, I spent much of the weekend crocheting, reading and

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

There was a military flyby over some communities in Renfrew County to express heartfelt appreciation for medical staff, first responders and essential workers. The flyby of a Bell CH-146 Griffon helicopter from 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron and a CH-147

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Waltham: Helen Perry

I hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather on the Victoria long weekend and observed physical distancing. The Municipality of Waltham and the Waltham Fire Department would like to remind everyone that much of west Quebec is under a complete

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Cpt. Jennifer Casey from Halifax who died tragically yesterday as part of the Canadian Snowbirds flyby. The second person was injured and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their

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May 24, 1995  25 Years Ago March against women’s poverty: Women in Pontiac are being rallied to support women throughout Quebec. A march, billed as the “bread and Roses Women’s March”, whose purpose is to increase the general awareness of

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Kids in the kitchen

I’m not sure if everyone else is doing a lot of kitchen work with their kids during this isolation time, but we sure have been. In the first month it felt like we cooked or baked something each day (hence

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A hard shell

A former colleague I worked with phoned to tell me she had wheat buds and knowing I like to make bread, would grind the buds and give me the flour. Wheat buds are hard kernels of wheat and in that

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Fear working

Fear is a very powerful emotion. When I thought I saw a cougar last fall as a friend and I walked our dogs, I felt fear rise in me. I began immediately thinking about how I might escape from the

Read More »

Week eight: the experiment

Ever since the days of the Roman Empire, countries have been experimenting with different ways of running a country. When thousands of people crowded into the Colosseum in Rome to watch gladiators try to kill each other and a thumbs

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