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Slinging slime for a good cause

CALEB NICKERSON RENFREW March 28, 2018 A young Renfrew girl with local ties is taking an interesting route to fund a trip to Africa. Ashlyn

En français, s’il vous plaît

Donald Teuma-Castelletti OTTER LAKE March 26, 2018 There’s a little-known service available to adult Anglophones looking to enhance their French in Otter Lake, with students

He shoots, he scores

Atom A Lions The Atom A Lions faced the Jets La Lievre in Gatineau this past weekend in the Division finals. They lost in two

Women’s show brings back a fan-favourite

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE March 30, 2018 Close to 250 women packed the hall of the Spruceholme Inn last Friday, when a local women’s shelter brought in a popular Quebec comedian to entertain at their second annual gathering. L’EntourElle’s 2018

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More than $16 million for Outaouais schools

Chris Lowrey OUTAOUAIS March 20, 2018 The Outaouais region is set to get more than $16 million from the Quebec government to distribute to local school boards. The $16.6 million will be distributed amongst the five school boards in the

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Slinging slime for a good cause

CALEB NICKERSON RENFREW March 28, 2018 A young Renfrew girl with local ties is taking an interesting route to fund a trip to Africa. Ashlyn Kirkham, 12, attends Renfew Collegiate Insitute, which is where she learned about Free the Children,

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Weaving project promotes community vision

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE March 22, 2018 Students at the Pontiac Continuing Education Centre got a chance to try their hand at a loom last week as part of a community weaving initiative. Entitled “The Community Vision Weave,” students and guests

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En français, s’il vous plaît

Donald Teuma-Castelletti OTTER LAKE March 26, 2018 There’s a little-known service available to adult Anglophones looking to enhance their French in Otter Lake, with students giving their teacher an A+ for her work. Esther Dubeau has been teaching French lessons

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L’importance de l’activité physique : Marche Pontiac

L’importance de l’activité physique et ses effets bénéfiques sur notre santé sont trop fréquemment pris pour acquis. Dans notre quotidien, l’activité physique a un effet positif sur notre santé en général, tel notre sommeil, le niveau d’énergie, la santé physique,

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He shoots, he scores

Atom A Lions The Atom A Lions faced the Jets La Lievre in Gatineau this past weekend in the Division finals. They lost in two games by scores of 7-2 and 7-3. Scoring in game one was Matthew Kavanagh assisted

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