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March 11, 2026

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Waltham – Helen Perry

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Suzanne Marie Micheline Labine (nee Lair). She was the beloved wife of Robert Labine. Suzanne had

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tanguay family on the loss of Tammy on Friday, Nov. 7 at the age of 43.  The St-Edward’s

Short-sighted economists

A few days ago I was asked what OECD is. A couple days later, it showed up in one of my morning agricultural information emails.

Quyon – Jillian Young

Congratulations to Eddie and Dianne McCann on 50 years of marriage, a milestone which they celebrated this past Saturday, Nov. 8. They marked the occasion

Waltham – Helen Perry

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the Donnelly family and friends, in the recent passing of Mary Donna Donnelly (nee Lapierre), formerly of

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

November is Radon Awareness Month.   The Municipality of Shawville has delivered the recycling bins this week. Going forward all recycling is  to be put

Sick as a dog

I don’t know where that expression came from, but I feel like I am living it. Maybe it’s because my cough sounds like a dog

Quyon – Jillian Young

I hope all of the trick-or-treaters had a wonderful Halloween last Friday, despite the cold and rainy weather.  It was great to see Quyon alive

Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the Halloween traditions. It is too bad that it rained, although it was badly needed. We hardly had any

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers for the Sparling and Walls families on the loss of Patricia on Oct. 27, at the age of 90. Our condolences

Waltham – Helen Perry

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Suzanne Marie Micheline Labine (nee Lair). She was the beloved wife of Robert Labine. Suzanne had a passion for life and it radiated through everything that she did. When we would

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tanguay family on the loss of Tammy on Friday, Nov. 7 at the age of 43.  The St-Edward’s Church Christmas Tea and Bazaar that was held on Saturday was a success due to

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Short-sighted economists

A few days ago I was asked what OECD is. A couple days later, it showed up in one of my morning agricultural information emails. It’s an international group of economists that work together to try to promote sustainable economic

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Congratulations to Eddie and Dianne McCann on 50 years of marriage, a milestone which they celebrated this past Saturday, Nov. 8. They marked the occasion with an open house celebration in their home, surrounded by family and many friends, good

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the Donnelly family and friends, in the recent passing of Mary Donna Donnelly (nee Lapierre), formerly of St. Joseph’s. She was the beloved wife of 71 years to John Donnelly. On Sunday

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

November is Radon Awareness Month.   The Municipality of Shawville has delivered the recycling bins this week. Going forward all recycling is  to be put in the bin loosely, no bags. The Parents’ Voice will be hosting the Lego Club

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Sick as a dog

I don’t know where that expression came from, but I feel like I am living it. Maybe it’s because my cough sounds like a dog barking? Because it does! Or there might be some other reason it came to be.

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Quyon – Jillian Young

I hope all of the trick-or-treaters had a wonderful Halloween last Friday, despite the cold and rainy weather.  It was great to see Quyon alive with community spirit for the big night.  The Egan Mill had a decorated area for

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Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the Halloween traditions. It is too bad that it rained, although it was badly needed. We hardly had any children trick or treating this year. We enjoyed the ones that were brave enough to

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers for the Sparling and Walls families on the loss of Patricia on Oct. 27, at the age of 90. Our condolences to the Maheral family on the loss of Cathy on Oct. 29, at the age

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