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January 14, 2026

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The Way We Were

May 28,1997 25 Years Ago Ten B&E’s in one week: From Waltham to Pontiac Station and nearly every place in between was hit with a

Bug Safety

Am I crazy, or have the bugs been horrific the past few weeks? We’ve had to carry our bug spray around with us like .

Holes in the wall

This week, a former milk producer called me, asking me to explain the baby formula shortage in North America when Canada gave the Chinese millions

Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point.

The Way We Were

May 14,1997 25 Years Ago Musical performance in St. Pierre’s Church: The music of Franz Schubert resonated in the chapel of St. Pierre’s Church, Fort

Don’t give up

I was in the basement trying to retrieve some ribbon for a parcel. I pulled and pulled but the tangled mess . . .

When your back is against the wall

An old farming friend once said, “You’ve never really farmed until you’ve walked down a gravel road kicking stones, wondering where the next dollar will

Don’t tell me what to do

From a very young age, we don’t like being reminded over and over, what not to do or what to do. Quite often, we already

The Way We Were

May 7,1997 25 Years Ago Hydro Pontiac keeps finger on rivers’ pulse: While Pontiac residents are thinking about flood victims in Manitoba, it is some

The Way We Were

May 28,1997 25 Years Ago Ten B&E’s in one week: From Waltham to Pontiac Station and nearly every place in between was hit with a rash of break and enters and robberies this past week. The Campbell’s Bay detachment of

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Bug Safety

Am I crazy, or have the bugs been horrific the past few weeks? We’ve had to carry our bug spray around with us like . . .

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Holes in the wall

This week, a former milk producer called me, asking me to explain the baby formula shortage in North America when Canada gave the Chinese millions of dollars to build a new milk processing plant near the St. Laurence Seaway to

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Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point. Just when we thought that we had COVID-19 under control and backed into a corner,

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The Way We Were

May 14,1997 25 Years Ago Musical performance in St. Pierre’s Church: The music of Franz Schubert resonated in the chapel of St. Pierre’s Church, Fort Coulonge in celebration of the musician’s 200th birthday on Friday evening. The Singers Storybook, an

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Don’t give up

I was in the basement trying to retrieve some ribbon for a parcel. I pulled and pulled but the tangled mess . . .

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When your back is against the wall

An old farming friend once said, “You’ve never really farmed until you’ve walked down a gravel road kicking stones, wondering where the next dollar will come from.” In May 2022, a lot of consumers and farmers (farmers are consumers too)

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Don’t tell me what to do

From a very young age, we don’t like being reminded over and over, what not to do or what to do. Quite often, we already knew what our limitations were, but just felt insulted being reminded again and again. Some

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The Way We Were

May 7,1997 25 Years Ago Hydro Pontiac keeps finger on rivers’ pulse: While Pontiac residents are thinking about flood victims in Manitoba, it is some people’s job to keep an eye on the situation here at home. The Ottawa River

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