Jan. 10,1996  25 Years Ago Cancer support group formed locally: Plans are underway to start a cancer support group in the Pontiac. The idea sprang up from the local pastoral care group whose members realized they no longer could support

Jan. 3,1996 25 Years Ago New Year’s Baby: Being born one week later than his due date earned Christopher Steven Therrien the distinction of being Pontiac Community Hospital’s New Year’s baby. Christopher was born to Christine Roy and Steven Therrien

Dec. 20,1995 25 Years Ago Portage dolomite mine sold: After a shutdown of three months, the dolomite in Portage du Fort resumed operations this week The mine was purchased recently for $1,375,000 by Mazarin Inc., a Quebec City company after

Dec. 6,1995 25 Years Ago Santa sighted in Campbell’s Bay: The chilly wind made the cheeks of the children along the Main Street of Campbell’s Bay as red as Santa’s but they loved it. Campbell’s Bay opened the Christmas season

25 Years Ago Shawville House League action: Lots of scoring in the Novice division this past weekend. Both Shawville Novice teams enjoyed a great weekend. In the lone Novice Billy T’s game, the boys went to town on the visiting

Nov. 22,1995 25 Years Ago More deer and bear, fewer moose this year: Nine hundred and seventy six deer were killed in the hunt in Zone 10 this year, compared to 663 last year. This figure includes 822 bucks, 119

Nov. 15,1995  25 Years Ago Pontiac honours war dead: This past weekend thousands were honoured at Remembrance Day ceremonies throughout the area.  Rev. Len Ballard shared these words at Portage du Fort service on Saturday. “Many never had a change

Nov. 8, 1995  25 Years Ago Quyon honours heroes: A sizable crowd braved Sunday afternoon’s bitter wind to gather at the cenotaph in Quyon for an early Remembrance Day ceremony. Royal Canadian Legion branches from Aylmer, Constance Bay, Kanata and

Nov. 1,1995  25 Years Ago Pontiac County 92 percent “NO”: There were plenty of tears shed in the Pontiac Monday night. To the relief of 90 per cent of voters, they were tears of joy. Ninety-six per cent of eligible

Oct. 25,1995  25 Years Ago Pontiac looking at community internet: Pontiac could have its own community hook-up to the internet, thanks to a Canadian government program. Marc Corbeil, Secretary General of PontiAction told the mayors at Monday night’s MRC meeting