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25 Years Ago – Dec. 9, 1998 We want jobs: roadblock message: About 40 members of the Fort Coulonge-based Coopérative Forestière Authochtone de l’Outaouais withstood

Consumers want to know

Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a

Christmas Letters

Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a

The Way We Were – Dec. 6, 2023

25 Years Ago – Dec. 2, 1998 Middlemiss sweeps Pontiac: Just as the strong southwesterly winds swept across the valley after the ballot count was

Christmas Baking

I think I say this about all of my Christmas articles, but Christmas baking is one of my favourites to write. Every year since before

Social Notes – November 29, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathy is extended to the loved ones of Lorna Philippe, as she passed away on Nov. 16 at the age

The Way We Were – November 29, 2023

25 Years Ago – Nov. 25, 1998 Middlemiss says “no referendum”: MNA Robert Middlemiss says he and the Liberal Party are the only choices at

Homemade Christmas Presents

What time of year is more expensive for families than Christmas? Unless you have a whole ton of birthdays in one month, I’d say it’s

Pass it on

When I was a kid going to school, history was not my best subject. At 10 years old I had a hard time getting excited

Following

I spent time at the dentist office and noticed one of the signs on the wall. It said, “brush your teeth – all of them”.

25 Years Ago – Dec. 9, 1998 We want jobs: roadblock message: About 40 members of the Fort Coulonge-based Coopérative Forestière Authochtone de l’Outaouais withstood a cold, steady rain Thursday to send a message: we want work. The co-op set

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Consumers want to know

Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a brother, uncle, or grandfather who lived on a farm. Seventy years ago, 90 per cent

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Christmas Letters

Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a pretty good year. When in the rest of the world there was out-of-control forest fires,

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The Way We Were – Dec. 6, 2023

25 Years Ago – Dec. 2, 1998 Middlemiss sweeps Pontiac: Just as the strong southwesterly winds swept across the valley after the ballot count was in, incumbent MNA Robert Middlemiss swept the Pontiac riding in Monday’s election, winning at 167

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Christmas Baking

I think I say this about all of my Christmas articles, but Christmas baking is one of my favourites to write. Every year since before our kids were born I joined a best friend of mine and we baked four

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Social Notes – November 29, 2023

Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathy is extended to the loved ones of Lorna Philippe, as she passed away on Nov. 16 at the age of 66. Thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time. On Nov.

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The Way We Were – November 29, 2023

25 Years Ago – Nov. 25, 1998 Middlemiss says “no referendum”: MNA Robert Middlemiss says he and the Liberal Party are the only choices at the polls Nov. 30 if Quebec is to achieve economic stability. “I want to make

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Homemade Christmas Presents

What time of year is more expensive for families than Christmas? Unless you have a whole ton of birthdays in one month, I’d say it’s Christmas. Why not find inexpensive, creative ways to show the people you love how much

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Pass it on

When I was a kid going to school, history was not my best subject. At 10 years old I had a hard time getting excited about what happened thousands of years ago. I couldn’t understand why we spent many of

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Following

I spent time at the dentist office and noticed one of the signs on the wall. It said, “brush your teeth – all of them”. It was a command. A good one. Obviously, obeying does not end in childhood. Oh

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