The Way We Were
July 30, 2019
Aug. 3, 1994 25 Years Ago River communities question nuclear waste dump: There are no nuclear reactors in Pontiac but the people of this county
Aug. 3, 1994 25 Years Ago River communities question nuclear waste dump: There are no nuclear reactors in Pontiac but the people of this county
July 27, 1994 25 Years Ago Calumet soldier off to Rwanda: Today, Sylvain LaSalle will leave a land of plenty and enter a world of
July 20, 1994 25 Years Ago Pontiac Pride Jamboree showcases roots and branches of Pontiac music: The Pontiac Pride went a little more uptown this
July 13, 1994 25 Years Ago First person to shoot the chute: Aside the majesty of the descending white water of the falls, the concrete
compiled by Bonnie Chevrier July 6, 1994 25 Years Ago Linemen rescue swimmers: Three local Hydro Quebec workers took part in a daring rescue of
compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 29, 1994 25 Years Ago MTQ will restrict heavy trucks: To better manage provincial highways, certain routes in Pontiac will
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 22, 1994 25 Years Ago Fire burns 100 bales of hay: Lightning has been named the cause of a June
June 15, 1994 25 Years Ago Eight records broken at McDowell: Track stars at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville continued their yearly tradition
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 8, 1994 25 Years Ago Coulonge turbines set in motion: The two turbines at Hydro Pontiac’s new generating station at
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 1, 1994 25 Years Ago Exchange students find Pontiac a lot like home: The further one travels from home, the
Aug. 3, 1994 25 Years Ago River communities question nuclear waste dump: There are no nuclear reactors in Pontiac but the people of this county have spent half a century living down river from . . .
July 27, 1994 25 Years Ago Calumet soldier off to Rwanda: Today, Sylvain LaSalle will leave a land of plenty and enter a world of hate. Rwanda. The Calumet Island man boarded a jetliner destined for Kigali, the central-African country’s
July 20, 1994 25 Years Ago Pontiac Pride Jamboree showcases roots and branches of Pontiac music: The Pontiac Pride went a little more uptown this year but it never lost its down-home feel. “We went with the roots of Pontiac,”
July 13, 1994 25 Years Ago First person to shoot the chute: Aside the majesty of the descending white water of the falls, the concrete log ramp stands ignored and redundent. Its era is over. No longer do countless tons
compiled by Bonnie Chevrier July 6, 1994 25 Years Ago Linemen rescue swimmers: Three local Hydro Quebec workers took part in a daring rescue of two people struggling in water July 4, but don’t call them heroes. “Don’t blow this
compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 29, 1994 25 Years Ago MTQ will restrict heavy trucks: To better manage provincial highways, certain routes in Pontiac will be designated as approved thoroughfares for heavy trucks. Other roads will be off-limits. Officials from
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 22, 1994 25 Years Ago Fire burns 100 bales of hay: Lightning has been named the cause of a June 14 blaze which destroyed about 100 bales of hay on Remo Pasteris’ farm. No one
June 15, 1994 25 Years Ago Eight records broken at McDowell: Track stars at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville continued their yearly tradition of breaking their own records in last week’s school meet. In the junior boys hardball
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 8, 1994 25 Years Ago Coulonge turbines set in motion: The two turbines at Hydro Pontiac’s new generating station at Coulonge Chutes near Fort Coulonge were officially switched on by dignitaries at a special grand
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 1, 1994 25 Years Ago Exchange students find Pontiac a lot like home: The further one travels from home, the more things look the same. Thirty grade 5 and 6 students from elementary schools in
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