25 Years Ago – Dec. 16, 1998 Program illuminates true meaning: The tiny church at Bristol Ridge was bursting with the sounds of seasonal music for its Christmas musical last weekend. The Bristol Ridge Pentecostal Church, which normally holds about

25 Years Ago – Dec. 9, 1998 We want jobs: roadblock message: About 40 members of the Fort Coulonge-based Coopérative Forestière Authochtone de l’Outaouais withstood a cold, steady rain Thursday to send a message: we want work. The co-op set

25 Years Ago – Dec. 2, 1998 Middlemiss sweeps Pontiac: Just as the strong southwesterly winds swept across the valley after the ballot count was in, incumbent MNA Robert Middlemiss swept the Pontiac riding in Monday’s election, winning at 167

25 Years Ago – Nov. 25, 1998 Middlemiss says “no referendum”: MNA Robert Middlemiss says he and the Liberal Party are the only choices at the polls Nov. 30 if Quebec is to achieve economic stability. “I want to make

25 Years Ago – Nov. 18, 1998 Hospital waiting for approval of new wing: A proposed new wing to Pontiac Community Hospital would see Shawville’s 75 long-term care residents housed together in one building. Management of Pontiac’s amalgamated health services:

25 Years Ago – Nov. 11, 1998 Last Truckers and Lumberjacks’ supper: In one corner of the room, former patients of the Ottawa Heart Institute thanked Dr. Wilbert Keon for saving their lives; in another corner, regular attendants of the

25 Years Ago – Nov. 5, 1998 Onslow, St. Mary’s offer 25 cent breakfasts: Between bites, the kids chatted, probably about how much candy they got on Halloween. In the din of simultaneous voices, it was difficult to catch the

25 Years Ago – Oct. 28, 1998 Protesters block truck traffic: Roadblocks throughout Quebec, including four in Pontiac, held up truck traffic for more than 17 hours Sunday night and Monday as independent truckers protested working conditions and the deregulation

25 Years Ago – Oct. 21, 1998 Young farmers club recognizes its best at annual banquet: Learn to do by doing is the 4-H motto of the Shawville Young Farmers. This year, the members took the motto to heart, organizing

25 Years Ago – Oct. 14, 1998 Pontiac Municipal council hopefuls square off at all-candidates meeting: The nomination papers are in, platforms are being developed and the electorate is learning where candidates stand on the many issues. With five candidates