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March 4, 2026

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Nursing students receive bursaries

Brett Thoms Shawville January 15, 2023 Two Pontiac nursing students received the Deborah Smith Scholarship bursary last weekend. The scholarship fund was founded in memory

Spreading holiday cheer

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville January 2, 2022 To spread a little holiday cheer and give back to the community one local helped collect gifts that were

Year in Review – August

It’s a me, Mario Walking down Centre St. in Shawville, it is hard to miss the giant mural of Mario & Luigi on the walls

New Logo for Shawville? Shawville 150 rolls ahead

Brett Thoms Shawville January 28, 2023 Shawville continues the planning for its 150th anniversary celebrations this year. The committee responsible for planning the events held its second meeting last Thursday. Sticking to the theme of making all the usual municipal

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Celebrating 20 years: Portage Mayor Lynne Cameron

Zainab Al-Mehdar Portage-du-Fort Jan. 10, 2023 Unexpectedly finding her way into local politics, Lynne Cameron, mayor of Portage-du-Fort, was recently recognized for her time and contribution to her municipality. Growing up in this community gave her pride to be the

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Nursing students receive bursaries

Brett Thoms Shawville January 15, 2023 Two Pontiac nursing students received the Deborah Smith Scholarship bursary last weekend. The scholarship fund was founded in memory of Debbie Smith, a nurse from the area who was killed by a distracted driver

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Serious fire at La Salle’s bus garage

Brett Thoms Shawville January 6, 2022 A fire damaged the Autobus La Salle Garage on Friday night. While it’s too soon to tell the extent of the damage, at least one school bus was damaged beyond repair, according to Shawville-Clarendon

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1,367 lbs of food and $2,750 raised for Bouffe

Brett Thoms Shawville January 9, 2022 In response to rising food prices, a local business teamed up with students from Pontiac High School to raise money for Bouffe Pontiac. Logs End, a hardwood floor company based in Bristol, pledged to

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Spreading holiday cheer

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville January 2, 2022 To spread a little holiday cheer and give back to the community one local helped collect gifts that were donated and organized a group of third and sixth graders from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary

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Year in Review – August

It’s a me, Mario Walking down Centre St. in Shawville, it is hard to miss the giant mural of Mario & Luigi on the walls of the Renaissance Variety building emblematic of their store. Celebrating their 20th anniversary of being

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