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The Push, Pull and Jerk

A Short History of the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Episode 3: The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway (PRR) was a short

Can-do attitude in Quyon!

$1000 worth of cans picked up along Hwy 148 in a month Charles Dickson Quyon July 28, 2023 Agnes, Emmanuelle, Raphaelle, Meredith, Jennifer and Abigail

Clowning around in Coulonge

Eric O’Brien holding free clown workshops as part of youth mental wellness program Madelaine Methot Fort Coulonge July 31, 2023 One of the workshops being

Des Collines launches boat safety campaign

Connor Lalande Pontiac July 27, 2023 The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, in conjunction with the MRC’s police force, Sécurité Publique, has launched a boat safety campaign

New cottages framing the beauty of the Pontiac

Chalets Prunella near Ladysmith could be your next weekend stay-cation Madelaine Methot Ladysmith July 27, 2023 Catherine and Nancy Lemay started renting out their new A-frame cottages on Johnson Lake just outside Ladysmith in February of 2022. They named the

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Mystery tool box bears name ‘W. Hodgins’

Thorne cottager wants to give it to a family member of original owner Charles Dickson Ladysmith July 28, 2023 “It’s a tool box, obviously,” said Mike Gowan, holding up the two-foot-long metal case. “It’s engraved ‘W. Hodgins 10158’ which, I

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The Push, Pull and Jerk

A Short History of the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Episode 3: The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway (PRR) was a short industrial railway that linked the Bristol Iron Mine with the nearby Pontiac and Pacific Junction

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Can-do attitude in Quyon!

$1000 worth of cans picked up along Hwy 148 in a month Charles Dickson Quyon July 28, 2023 Agnes, Emmanuelle, Raphaelle, Meredith, Jennifer and Abigail are the oldest six of Jean-Claude Beaucher and Caroline Plourde’s eight children. Working a few

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A very brief history of the Bretzlaff store

What you can learn when you stop by for a coffee in Ladysmith Charles Dickson Ladysmith July 28, 2023 The Bretzlaff family has operated a store at the intersection that defines downtown Ladysmith for 104 years. Last year, they decided

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Clowning around in Coulonge

Eric O’Brien holding free clown workshops as part of youth mental wellness program Madelaine Methot Fort Coulonge July 31, 2023 One of the workshops being offered this summer as part of the youth mental wellness program being run in Fort

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Des Collines launches boat safety campaign

Connor Lalande Pontiac July 27, 2023 The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, in conjunction with the MRC’s police force, Sécurité Publique, has launched a boat safety campaign across its territory. “The campaign aims to raise awareness among boaters and users of non-motorized

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