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Social Notes – May 24, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Bruce Campbell, as he passed away on May 16 at the age

Education

Ever since a bar graph showing the difference in the pay that unilingual English, bilingual English, unilingual French, and bilingual French speaking people in Quebec

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago May 20, 1998 Marchand Bridge celebrates 100: In 1898, Augustus Brown built a covered bridge for George Bryson and others to gain

Baby Food

The first few months of baby’s life fly by, most often in a haze of sleep deprivation, learning curves and adventure. It’s actually crazy when

A crossroad

As old farmers are, we are used to being at a crossroad decision every day. Do we plant corn or beans? Do we plow or

Social Notes – May 17, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young What a beautiful Mother’s Day weekend that was. The weather was lovely. I hope you all had a great time celebrating

Dead Trees Don’t Survive

On our usual walk with the dogs, my friend and I came upon a tree snapped off by the heavy winds. It had stood among

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago May 13, 1998 Stone Container announces merger: Stone Container Corporation, owners of the Portage du Fort pulp mill, announced yesterday it will

Body Image

I’m not even going to pretend I’m an expert on this topic. I’ve struggled with this concept my whole life, and continue too. Because of

What about Mom?

Since time began, and Eve was blamed for feeding Adam the apple, the man has been looked at as the leader. The stronger, smarter of

Social Notes – May 24, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Bruce Campbell, as he passed away on May 16 at the age of 73. As former mayor of the Municipality of Pontiac from 1998 – 2005, and

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Education

Ever since a bar graph showing the difference in the pay that unilingual English, bilingual English, unilingual French, and bilingual French speaking people in Quebec earn was published, to show that the French population was not underpaid compared to the

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago May 20, 1998 Marchand Bridge celebrates 100: In 1898, Augustus Brown built a covered bridge for George Bryson and others to gain access to the growing town of Fort Coulonge. One hundred years later, Brown’s grandson and

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Baby Food

The first few months of baby’s life fly by, most often in a haze of sleep deprivation, learning curves and adventure. It’s actually crazy when you get to the food stage, because suddenly your little one is on their way

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A crossroad

As old farmers are, we are used to being at a crossroad decision every day. Do we plant corn or beans? Do we plow or no-till the field? A farmer can read all the crop price predictions that he can

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Social Notes – May 17, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young What a beautiful Mother’s Day weekend that was. The weather was lovely. I hope you all had a great time celebrating the moms and mother figures in your lives. We enjoyed a delicious barbeque at my

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Dead Trees Don’t Survive

On our usual walk with the dogs, my friend and I came upon a tree snapped off by the heavy winds. It had stood among the living trees, looked the same, but they were still standing after the storm. The

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago May 13, 1998 Stone Container announces merger: Stone Container Corporation, owners of the Portage du Fort pulp mill, announced yesterday it will merge with Jefferson Smurfit Corporation to create a paper-based packaging provide with annual sales exceeding

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Body Image

I’m not even going to pretend I’m an expert on this topic. I’ve struggled with this concept my whole life, and continue too. Because of that fact though, I know how extremely important it is to have a positive body

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What about Mom?

Since time began, and Eve was blamed for feeding Adam the apple, the man has been looked at as the leader. The stronger, smarter of the sexes. Stronger, maybe. Smarter, that can very easily be debated. The leader, quite often

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