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March 19, 2026

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The Way We Were

July 27, 1994 25 Years Ago Calumet soldier off to Rwanda: Today, Sylvain LaSalle will leave a land of plenty and enter a world of

When a farming community mourns

Less than two percent of our population are classified as farmers but if you are reading this article, you are part of the farming community.

Long car drives

When I wrote about this two years ago, my hopes were grim. I thought for sure we’d never be able to do a long road

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the Ranger family of Chichester, Que. on the passing of their mother, Norma Venasse Ranger (late Cecil)

Waltham: Helen Perry

Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Kayla Rehel and Mark Morris on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Nolan Adrien. On Thursday, the

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Want to learn bridge? Every Tuesday, St. Paul’s Anglican Church hosts bridge at 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. All are welcome. Happy birthday to the

Quyon: Jill Young

Congratulations to Erin (Powell) and Dan Fish who welcomed a baby boy last week. They named him Elliott Randall and his big sister Charlee is

The Way We Were

July 20, 1994 25 Years Ago Pontiac Pride Jamboree showcases roots and branches of Pontiac music: The Pontiac Pride went a little more uptown this

Get up – get a job – be on time

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to the chief of the richest, most successful Indigenous tribe in Canada- while speaking at

The Way We Were

July 27, 1994 25 Years Ago Calumet soldier off to Rwanda: Today, Sylvain LaSalle will leave a land of plenty and enter a world of hate. Rwanda. The Calumet Island man boarded a jetliner destined for Kigali, the central-African country’s

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When a farming community mourns

Less than two percent of our population are classified as farmers but if you are reading this article, you are part of the farming community. When anyone dies being with family or those close the person who died, to mourn,

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Long car drives

When I wrote about this two years ago, my hopes were grim. I thought for sure we’d never be able to do a long road trip with our crew – I’ve always dreamed of going down East as a family.

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the Ranger family of Chichester, Que. on the passing of their mother, Norma Venasse Ranger (late Cecil) on July 18. The funeral mass took place on July 22, at St. Alphonsus Church

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Waltham: Helen Perry

Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Kayla Rehel and Mark Morris on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Nolan Adrien. On Thursday, the birthday club met at the Waltham Station. Elizabeth Ethier, Paulette Pelletier and Lorna Turner were

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Want to learn bridge? Every Tuesday, St. Paul’s Anglican Church hosts bridge at 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. All are welcome. Happy birthday to the following people celebrating this upcoming week: Helen Murdock, Lucy Hamilton, David Smart, Dean Pawlett, Linda

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Quyon: Jill Young

Congratulations to Erin (Powell) and Dan Fish who welcomed a baby boy last week. They named him Elliott Randall and his big sister Charlee is very proud. Best wishes to the whole family. Warm wishes are extended to Andrew Hickey

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The Way We Were

July 20, 1994 25 Years Ago Pontiac Pride Jamboree showcases roots and branches of Pontiac music: The Pontiac Pride went a little more uptown this year but it never lost its down-home feel. “We went with the roots of Pontiac,”

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Get up – get a job – be on time

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to the chief of the richest, most successful Indigenous tribe in Canada- while speaking at a conference of Canada’s Native leaders. All through the conference leaders had targeted fixing the

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