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December 17, 2025

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Pontiac County Recipes — Bigas

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

Poutine paradise opens in Shawville

Shawville residents hungry for casual fare are in luck this summer. The town’s Main Street chip stand has reopened after a year-long hiatus, this time

New lavender business budding in Mansfield

When Vicki Benoit was nearing retirement from three decades in healthcare, she knew she needed something new to fill her time, but was not quite sure what. Last summer, she decided to try growing lavender, and with the help of

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Pontiac County Recipes — Bigas

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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Ferme Pure Conscience hosts holistic gathering

What do you get in an event featuring 19 holistic and well-being practitioners with expertise in everything from iridology to sonic alchemy; 26 facilitators in everything from fitness to unity meditation; five vendors offering everything from balms to one-on-one coaching;

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Shoppers flock to liquidation store on opening day

Thrifty shoppers gathered to celebrate the opening of Shawville’s much-anticipated liquidation centre by combing its bins for deals on Saturday morning. Customers were lined up a half-hour before the store’s opening to catch a glimpse of what treasures it had

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Poutine paradise opens in Shawville

Shawville residents hungry for casual fare are in luck this summer. The town’s Main Street chip stand has reopened after a year-long hiatus, this time with a new cook. Now called Poutine du Paradis (Paradise Poutine), the stand is the

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Shawville shops local at street market

Pedestrian traffic took over Shawville’s Main Street on Saturday for the first street market of the summer season. The town was abuzz with life as curious shoppers browsed wares from around 30 vendors, selling everything from freeze-dried foods to photographs

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