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March 11, 2026

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Deadly week on the Coulonge

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Aug. 5, 2020 Emergency crews were kept busy last week following two separate incidents on the Coulonge River in Mansfield

Man killed in felling accident

EMILY HSUEH THORNE Aug. 7, 2020 A 63-year-old Clarendon man died after a branch fell on him as he was cutting down a tree on

Mansfield man sentenced for sex crimes

STEPHEN RICCIO CAMPBELL’S BAY Aug. 12, 2020 A Mansfield man has been handed a three-year prison sentence after being convicted for numerous sex crimes against

Fair board hosts online auction

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Aug. 12, 2020 The Pontiac Agricultural Society is putting on an online auction as a way to raise money for their organization

Pontiac Scholarship deadline approaching

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Aug. 12, 2020 The Aug. 14 deadline for the Pontiac Scholarship Fund is approaching fast. High school grads and post-secondary students who

Fun day in Sand Bay

STEPHEN RICCIO SAND BAY Aug. 1, 2020 Sand Bay held their annual fun day on Aug. 1, drawing a large turnout as organizers and residents

New beach making waves in Mansfield

STEPHEN RICCIO MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT August 1, 2020 A community collaboration that was whipped together in a month came to fruition over the weekend, as

Deadly week on the Coulonge

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Aug. 5, 2020 Emergency crews were kept busy last week following two separate incidents on the Coulonge River in Mansfield et Pontefract. On Aug. 5 at 3:45 p.m., police received a call that a man

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Man killed in felling accident

EMILY HSUEH THORNE Aug. 7, 2020 A 63-year-old Clarendon man died after a branch fell on him as he was cutting down a tree on a property in Thorne. Officers from the Sûrete du Québec arrived on the scene on

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Mansfield man sentenced for sex crimes

STEPHEN RICCIO CAMPBELL’S BAY Aug. 12, 2020 A Mansfield man has been handed a three-year prison sentence after being convicted for numerous sex crimes against minors. Lynn Bertrand, 67, admitted responsibility for . . .

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Fair board hosts online auction

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Aug. 12, 2020 The Pontiac Agricultural Society is putting on an online auction as a way to raise money for their organization in the absence of this year’s Shawville Fair. Summer student Rayden Besharah said that three

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Pontiac Scholarship deadline approaching

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Aug. 12, 2020 The Aug. 14 deadline for the Pontiac Scholarship Fund is approaching fast. High school grads and post-secondary students who are from the MRC Pontiac or the Municipality of Pontiac are encouraged to apply for

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Tips for surviving strong-willed children

I have been living with and often struggling with my strong-willed daughter for seven years now. We bump heads – often. Some days I want to pull my hair out from all the negotiating and explaining that I am forced

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Fun day in Sand Bay

STEPHEN RICCIO SAND BAY Aug. 1, 2020 Sand Bay held their annual fun day on Aug. 1, drawing a large turnout as organizers and residents adapted to COVID-19 limitations to continue the local tradition. The event kicked off at 1

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New beach making waves in Mansfield

STEPHEN RICCIO MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT August 1, 2020 A community collaboration that was whipped together in a month came to fruition over the weekend, as the Plage du Pont Blanc (White Bridge Beach) officially opened to the public on Aug.

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