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March 11, 2026

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Pam Komm, as she passed away on Jan. 28 at the age of 90. Pam was well

Waltham – Helen Perry

On Friday evening, the Waltham Volunteer Fire Department held a dinner at the Waltham Station Restaurant. It was to honour Charlie Ethier, who retired this

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

This past weekend, we again had lower than normal temperatures seeing the windchills being -35 Celsius.  Please keep warm or well dressed whenever going outdoors.

Let the people choose

Too often, we see some level of government forcing citizens to do this or that because they can stir up hatred between people which allows

Quyon – Jillian Young

As I write these notes on Monday morning, Feb. 2, the sun is shining brightly on another cold winter morning. Unfortunately, I think that means

An unstable country

Never in my entire life did I think that I would write about this. Each morning at school, when I proudly stood up, saluted the

Waltham – Helen Perry

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of Vinton and Campbell’s Bay communities, who suffered the loss and injuries of

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Congratulations to the Shawville Figure Skating Club wh participated in a competition the weekend of Jan. 22. Bravo! Congratulations to the Pontiac Community Players for

Passing time in winter

Groundhog Day happened this week and sure enough the sun was shining. Six more weeks of winter. My cousin lives in New Brunswick and their

AI needs an electric fence

We no longer live in Grandma’s world. We all know thousands of great, honest, people that we would trust with our life. But there are

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Pam Komm, as she passed away on Jan. 28 at the age of 90. Pam was well loved in this community, and she will be dearly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are

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Waltham – Helen Perry

On Friday evening, the Waltham Volunteer Fire Department held a dinner at the Waltham Station Restaurant. It was to honour Charlie Ethier, who retired this past year. He was presented with a plaque for his dedication and faithful service for

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

This past weekend, we again had lower than normal temperatures seeing the windchills being -35 Celsius.  Please keep warm or well dressed whenever going outdoors. Our prayers go to the Morin family on the loss of Steve on Jan. 29.

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Let the people choose

Too often, we see some level of government forcing citizens to do this or that because they can stir up hatred between people which allows that fraction of government to divide and conquer more votes. Both in the west and

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Quyon – Jillian Young

As I write these notes on Monday morning, Feb. 2, the sun is shining brightly on another cold winter morning. Unfortunately, I think that means the local groundhog has likely seen his shadow, and we’re in for another six weeks

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An unstable country

Never in my entire life did I think that I would write about this. Each morning at school, when I proudly stood up, saluted the flag and sang O Canada, I was thinking “how lucky we are to live in

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of Vinton and Campbell’s Bay communities, who suffered the loss and injuries of loved ones, resulting from a tragic snowmobile accident this past week. Belated birthday wishes are

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Congratulations to the Shawville Figure Skating Club wh participated in a competition the weekend of Jan. 22. Bravo! Congratulations to the Pontiac Community Players for a successful run of the play Boeing Boeing held this past week. Our sympathies to

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Passing time in winter

Groundhog Day happened this week and sure enough the sun was shining. Six more weeks of winter. My cousin lives in New Brunswick and their little rodent is named Shubenacadie Sam. A Maritime groundhog.  It makes me laugh at what

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AI needs an electric fence

We no longer live in Grandma’s world. We all know thousands of great, honest, people that we would trust with our life. But there are a few out there who would scam or take advantage of anyone not watching. Several

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