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June 4, 2026

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Congratulations to the Municipality of Shawville for the successful winter carnival held this past Saturday. The weather cooperated and it was a great turn-out. Congratulations

Ready or not

Politics has taken over the news for a month now. Although many may think that we have little or no say in what happens, we

Nice, unless provoked

At the start of the hockey game, following the singing of O Canada, the Ottawa crowd booed The Star-Spangled Banner. Until that moment, we didn’t

Down in the dumps

The weather is cold, we’re stuck inside, the groundhog saw his shadow, the sun seems to be refusing to shine, and never mind that the

Jillian Young – Quyon

Deepest sympathy is extended to Maureen Knight and her family on the passing of her partner, Eric Dubeau, on Jan. 15, and her brother-in-law Yvon

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Greer family on the loss of Jason on Jan. 27, at the age of 84. Jason was the husband of

Waltham – Helen Perry

Congratulations is extended to Shannon Pelletier on the birth of her beautiful baby girl Oaklynn Elizabeth Rose. She was born on Mon., Jan. 27. Nevaeh,

Losing control

Twice recently I made a stop with my car and slid. The ice underneath the snow makes it very easy to slip. I am wary,

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

The Municipality of Shawville asks that residents keep their eyes open to see if any street lights are out or flickering or are on during

Waltham – Helen Perry

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Dan Amyotte, his wife Lynn Dempsey, his siblings, family and friends, in the recent passing of his

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Congratulations to the Municipality of Shawville for the successful winter carnival held this past Saturday. The weather cooperated and it was a great turn-out. Congratulations also to the the Shawville Curling Club for hosting another successful community bonspiel over the

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Ready or not

Politics has taken over the news for a month now. Although many may think that we have little or no say in what happens, we have definitely noticed the effect that millions of people can have when we all stand

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Nice, unless provoked

At the start of the hockey game, following the singing of O Canada, the Ottawa crowd booed The Star-Spangled Banner. Until that moment, we didn’t know how really upset Canadians were. All week, the US president had been chastising Canada

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Down in the dumps

The weather is cold, we’re stuck inside, the groundhog saw his shadow, the sun seems to be refusing to shine, and never mind that the news says we’ll be paying more for everything soon. The only response to all this

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Jillian Young – Quyon

Deepest sympathy is extended to Maureen Knight and her family on the passing of her partner, Eric Dubeau, on Jan. 15, and her brother-in-law Yvon Knight on Jan. 21. Our thoughts and prayers are with Maureen, Karen, Bobby, and their

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Greer family on the loss of Jason on Jan. 27, at the age of 84. Jason was the husband of the late Viola and the father of Ricky, Colleen, late Randy, Cory, Debbie, Melanie and

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Congratulations is extended to Shannon Pelletier on the birth of her beautiful baby girl Oaklynn Elizabeth Rose. She was born on Mon., Jan. 27. Nevaeh, Logan and Zoey are tickled pink to have a new little sister. She is the

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Losing control

Twice recently I made a stop with my car and slid. The ice underneath the snow makes it very easy to slip. I am wary, so I am driving slower and praying as I go. Losing control is not something

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

The Municipality of Shawville asks that residents keep their eyes open to see if any street lights are out or flickering or are on during the day. Let them know by sending them an email at office@shawville.ca. Please include street

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Dan Amyotte, his wife Lynn Dempsey, his siblings, family and friends, in the recent passing of his dearly loved mother Marilyn Amyotte (nee Mousseau). She was the beloved wife of the late

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