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April 2, 2026

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Grape griping

I went out the other day to look at the grapes growing in the back yard and to my dismay many of them were moulding

The Way We Were

Oct. 7, 1992 25 Years Ago Yes campaign mobilizes: The local YES campaign has spread across county lines and party lines in an effort to

We need some vision in our leaders

I once attended a series of land use planning meetings across the Pontiac which finished at our MRC with the Quebec Land Use Planning Committee

Grape griping

I went out the other day to look at the grapes growing in the back yard and to my dismay many of them were moulding on the vine. My heart sank. I had already begun to think about how many

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The Way We Were

Oct. 7, 1992 25 Years Ago Yes campaign mobilizes: The local YES campaign has spread across county lines and party lines in an effort to guarantee a positive vote in the Oct. 26 referendum on the new constitutional accord. It

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Keeping our kids safe on the internet

In today’s world kids have access to iPads and tablets from such young ages and know how to use them. It’s easy to forget they’re really quite vulnerable searching on their own. Internet safety is something that we, as parents,

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We need some vision in our leaders

I once attended a series of land use planning meetings across the Pontiac which finished at our MRC with the Quebec Land Use Planning Committee hosting the meeting. With only about three per cent of Canada’s total land base suitable

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Otter Lake Golden Age dart and card results

September 19 cards results: 50/50 was won by Sylvie Lemay and the door prize went to Viola Gauthier. Ladies first was won by Dorcas Sparling and second by Marie Gauthier. Men’s first was won by Rolland Mayer and second by

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Caldwell CONNIE HUNTER819-506-4011

We are starting to get the fall weather. I just got back from Calgary and the leaves there have changed a lot more than ours but it is still beautiful there. I just talked to my daughter Natasha who is

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