25 Years Ago May 20, 1998 Marchand Bridge celebrates 100: In 1898, Augustus Brown built a covered bridge for George Bryson and others to gain access to the growing town of Fort Coulonge. One hundred years later, Brown’s grandson and

25 Years Ago May 13, 1998 Stone Container announces merger: Stone Container Corporation, owners of the Portage du Fort pulp mill, announced yesterday it will merge with Jefferson Smurfit Corporation to create a paper-based packaging provide with annual sales exceeding

25 Years Ago – May 6, 1998 Community remembers dedicated chief, volunteer: They say you can judge a man’s wealth by the number of people at his funeral. In that respect, Bill Black was a rich man. Hundreds of people

25 Years Ago April 29, 1998 Litchfield mill comes together: When Gustave Brunet joined his father and brothers in the family sawmill in Fassett, Que. in 1968, he had bad dreams of expansion. Thirty years later, the 48-year-old is head

25 Years Ago – April 22, 1998 Students interview Middlemiss: Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss was grilled about his thoughts on Jean Charest, how he gets along with Jean Chrétien and if Hwy. 148 will be improved during a visit to

Apr. 15,1998 25 Years Ago Stark’s Corner’s United Church celebrates 100th: The Stark’s Corners United Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The anniversary committee has scheduled a “Strawberry Social” on June 27, a congregational reunion picnic on July

Apr. 8,1998 25 Years Ago Murder-mystery theatre entertains Chapeau crowd: There was a murder in Chapeau Friday night and the suspects were plentiful and well, colourful. Nearly 200 people came out Friday and Saturday night to try and solve the

Mar. 25,1998 25 Years Ago Litchfield mill logging progress: Barring unforeseen delays, the new Produit Forestier Coulonge mill in Litchfield is on schedule to open in April, says mill manager, Nelson Bérubé. “We’re on schedule as far as the machinery

Mar. 18,1998 25 Years Ago CLD holds first general assembly: McCrank elected president, Landriault vice-president. They are the future of economic development in Pontiac MRC. The first general assembly of the Local Development Centre of Pontiac was held at the

Mar. 11,1998 25 Years Ago Early sap run sweet news for maple syrup lovers: The early bird gets the worm, the saying goes. This year, it seems, the early tap gets the sap. Spring-like weather conditions attributed to El Nino