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April 2, 2026

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Local lad chops hair for CHEO

This past Friday (Sept. 5), a young lad from the Shawville area donated his recently trimmed mane and a whopping $1,650 cheque to the Children’s

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It’s no secret the local news business is not without its challenges these days. While newspapers across the country are cutting back, outsourcing, or closing

Local lad chops hair for CHEO

This past Friday (Sept. 5), a young lad from the Shawville area donated his recently trimmed mane and a whopping $1,650 cheque to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).  Five-year-old Irving Rusenstrom is starting kindergarten this year and had

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Pontiac County Recipes — Ice box cookies

As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. Our

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It’s no secret the local news business is not without its challenges these days. While newspapers across the country are cutting back, outsourcing, or closing altogether, we have been finding ways to invest in our product and delivery methods.  Over

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