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February 18, 2026

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Social Notes – May 10, 2023

Waltham – Helen Perry We were saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Ian Joseph Sunstrum of Pembroke. He was the loved and cherished

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago April 29, 1998 Litchfield mill comes together: When Gustave Brunet joined his father and brothers in the family sawmill in Fassett, Que.

Addiction or convenience?

It’s been many years since Canada decided to replace capital punishment with some degree of imprisonment ranging from a few years to life. These sentences

Covered

When I bought my first house, I was thrilled. It was a scary and exciting adventure at that point in my life. Two years later

Social notes – May 3, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Oh my, what a wet weekend that was. It was certainly the last thing we needed with water levels already so

Social Notes – April 26, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Congratulations to Heather (Smith) and Pat Younge on the arrival of their baby girl on April 14. They named her Iris

Oh Yes, food is expensive

Every couple of days, we hear that food is very expensive, but seldom are we told why. Not only is food expensive but it will

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – April 22, 1998 Students interview Middlemiss: Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss was grilled about his thoughts on Jean Charest, how he gets

Board Games

My family played a lot of card games and board games growing up (thanks mom and dad). Then, I had no idea how much family

Social Notes – April 19, 2023

QUYON – JILL YOUNG I hope everyone is getting back to normal after that extended power outage over Easter weekend, and dealing with the after-effects

Social Notes – May 10, 2023

Waltham – Helen Perry We were saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Ian Joseph Sunstrum of Pembroke. He was the loved and cherished father of John – Paul Koski – Sunstrum. He was the beloved son of Charlotte

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago April 29, 1998 Litchfield mill comes together: When Gustave Brunet joined his father and brothers in the family sawmill in Fassett, Que. in 1968, he had bad dreams of expansion. Thirty years later, the 48-year-old is head

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Addiction or convenience?

It’s been many years since Canada decided to replace capital punishment with some degree of imprisonment ranging from a few years to life. These sentences could be appealed and reduced for a variety of reasons. Several life sentences have been

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Covered

When I bought my first house, I was thrilled. It was a scary and exciting adventure at that point in my life. Two years later after a few severe wind and rain storms I noticed shingles on the ground. Surveying

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Social notes – May 3, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Oh my, what a wet weekend that was. It was certainly the last thing we needed with water levels already so high. Thinking of all those living close to the water’s edge and in Quyon along

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Social Notes – April 26, 2023

Quyon – Jill Young Congratulations to Heather (Smith) and Pat Younge on the arrival of their baby girl on April 14. They named her Iris Vera Kay and she is a little sister for Ivy. Wishing the whole family all

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Oh Yes, food is expensive

Every couple of days, we hear that food is very expensive, but seldom are we told why. Not only is food expensive but it will be a few years before it drops in price, if ever. Some so called food

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – April 22, 1998 Students interview Middlemiss: Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss was grilled about his thoughts on Jean Charest, how he gets along with Jean Chrétien and if Hwy. 148 will be improved during a visit to

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Board Games

My family played a lot of card games and board games growing up (thanks mom and dad). Then, I had no idea how much family time it was providing us with. I now realize how important it was to have

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Social Notes – April 19, 2023

QUYON – JILL YOUNG I hope everyone is getting back to normal after that extended power outage over Easter weekend, and dealing with the after-effects of it. I know it took me a few days to let go of the

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