The way we were (August 4)
August 3, 2021
Aug. 7, 1996 25 Years Ago First Pontiac Cry takes in $26,700: By Sunday afternoon, Sharon Presley was very pleased with the success of the
Aug. 7, 1996 25 Years Ago First Pontiac Cry takes in $26,700: By Sunday afternoon, Sharon Presley was very pleased with the success of the
July 31,1996 25 Years Ago Parents reject proposal for new hockey league: The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association is facing major hurdles in getting
July 24,1996 25 Years Ago ORNWC opening historic waterway: When the Ottawa River Navigable Waterway Corporation (ORNWC) bypass system holds its official opening July 28,
July 17, 1996 25 Years Ago Cable laid to Calumet Island: Within a couple of weeks, Calumet Island residents will be able to hook up.
July 10,1996 25 Years Ago Grant for Quyon lagoon approved: It took eight years but the village of Quyon will finally get its sewage treatment
July 3,1996 25 Years Ago Rain puts damper on Quyon Fair: The rains came down but the crowds didn’t for the. . .
June 26,1996 25 Years Ago Cottage fires: Arson has not been ruled out in a fire that completely gutted a Clarendon home June 20. No
June 19,1996 25 Years Ago New law sets speed limits for ATVs and snowmobiles: The Pontiac trail could become a speed trap if a proposed
June 12,1996 25 Years Ago Thousands at federalist rally: “Separation is over!” That was the message conveyed to Parliament Hill Sunday by an estimated 7
June 5,1996 25 Years Ago Amalgamate or pay the price-QC: The Quebec Ministry of Municipal Affairs confirmed that seven municipalities in Pontiac will be urged
Aug. 7, 1996 25 Years Ago First Pontiac Cry takes in $26,700: By Sunday afternoon, Sharon Presley was very pleased with the success of the first annual Pontiac Cry Country Jamboree. “It’s overwhelming,” said the jamboree chairperson.
July 31,1996 25 Years Ago Parents reject proposal for new hockey league: The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association is facing major hurdles in getting the 96-97 hockey season off the ground – or on the ice. At a meeting
July 24,1996 25 Years Ago ORNWC opening historic waterway: When the Ottawa River Navigable Waterway Corporation (ORNWC) bypass system holds its official opening July 28, the people of Pontiac will have reclaimed the river as their own. That day will
July 17, 1996 25 Years Ago Cable laid to Calumet Island: Within a couple of weeks, Calumet Island residents will be able to hook up.
July 10,1996 25 Years Ago Grant for Quyon lagoon approved: It took eight years but the village of Quyon will finally get its sewage treatment plant. Municipal Affairs Minister Remy Trudel traveled to the Luskville Community Centre to make the
July 3,1996 25 Years Ago Rain puts damper on Quyon Fair: The rains came down but the crowds didn’t for the. . .
June 26,1996 25 Years Ago Cottage fires: Arson has not been ruled out in a fire that completely gutted a Clarendon home June 20. No one was home when fire broke out at a cottage on the 13th line at
June 19,1996 25 Years Ago New law sets speed limits for ATVs and snowmobiles: The Pontiac trail could become a speed trap if a proposed . . .
June 12,1996 25 Years Ago Thousands at federalist rally: “Separation is over!” That was the message conveyed to Parliament Hill Sunday by an estimated 7 to 10,000 people, many of whom were from Pontiac. The Ottawa rally was the culmination
June 5,1996 25 Years Ago Amalgamate or pay the price-QC: The Quebec Ministry of Municipal Affairs confirmed that seven municipalities in Pontiac will be urged to amalgamate. The government has decided that municipalities of Shawville and Clarendon should . .
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