The Way We Were – July 5, 2023
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25 Years Ago – July 1, 1998 Shawville’s 125 anniversary: In a few days, we’ll begin the celebration of Shawville’s 125th anniversary. It was 1873
25 Years Ago – July 1, 1998 Shawville’s 125 anniversary: In a few days, we’ll begin the celebration of Shawville’s 125th anniversary. It was 1873
The allure of water during the hot months we’ve awaited all winter can be very exciting. Cooling off just feels so good. With little ones,
We have all sat and chatted with an old friend over a pot of coffee. After we had figured out the weather and talked about
Quyon – Jill Young This past Friday was Graduation Day for the Pontiac High students and it was so much fun seeing all of the
25 Years Ago – June 24, 1998 Very hot open house: The stifling heat Sunday didn’t stop more than 300 visitors from attending the annual
With Canada Day just around the corner, it is a great time to teach children about Canada and the symbols we use to represent our
Sunday and Monday morning we woke up and looked out the window to have our vision of this beautiful Ottawa Valley severely obscured by dense
Quyon – Jill Young Congratulations to Katie Dolan and Ben Younge, who were married in an outdoor ceremony at their home on Saturday. The newlyweds
25 Years Ago – June 17, 1998 Larva warning for area farmers: It’s not the army-worm but the larva of the European Skipper butterfly that
Every election that comes around we hear, “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain after!” When I was taking Canadian history, there were two cartoons
25 Years Ago – July 1, 1998 Shawville’s 125 anniversary: In a few days, we’ll begin the celebration of Shawville’s 125th anniversary. It was 1873 when Shawville was incorporated as a municipality. But the town’s history goes back much further
The allure of water during the hot months we’ve awaited all winter can be very exciting. Cooling off just feels so good. With little ones, the excitement of swimming may be hard for them to hold back on, whether the
We have all sat and chatted with an old friend over a pot of coffee. After we had figured out the weather and talked about who had the best field of corn this year; sometimes we talked about where the
Quyon – Jill Young This past Friday was Graduation Day for the Pontiac High students and it was so much fun seeing all of the photos on Facebook. Everyone looked wonderful in their beautiful gowns and handsome suits. All the
25 Years Ago – June 24, 1998 Very hot open house: The stifling heat Sunday didn’t stop more than 300 visitors from attending the annual open house at Camp des Voyageurs Tim Horton in Quyon. While the numbers were down
With Canada Day just around the corner, it is a great time to teach children about Canada and the symbols we use to represent our country. With young children you can start by teaching them to identify a maple leaf.
Sunday and Monday morning we woke up and looked out the window to have our vision of this beautiful Ottawa Valley severely obscured by dense smoke created by forest fires in Quebec. The view of the parliament buildings in Ottawa
Quyon – Jill Young Congratulations to Katie Dolan and Ben Younge, who were married in an outdoor ceremony at their home on Saturday. The newlyweds were surrounded by family and friends as they celebrated in the evening with a beautiful
25 Years Ago – June 17, 1998 Larva warning for area farmers: It’s not the army-worm but the larva of the European Skipper butterfly that has been detected near Quyon. Farmers are warned by MAPAQ’s crop detection service to examine
Every election that comes around we hear, “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain after!” When I was taking Canadian history, there were two cartoons in the history book that I will never forget. The first one was “STUMPIN” which
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