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June 18, 2026

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Hopping in from all over

Donald Teuma-Castelletti MANSFIELD-ET-PONTEFRACT March 31, 2018 Families hopped over from Pembroke, Petawawa and even up from Ottawa to participate in the Chutes Coulonge Easter Egg

Bonspiel makes it a double

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE March 31, 2018 A new style of curling took over the Shawville club on Saturday, attracting dynamic duos from the Pontiac and

Entrepreneur brings the party

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 4, 2018 Most people remember what it was like to get their first summer job, pounding the pavement and handing out

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

Hopping in from all over

Donald Teuma-Castelletti MANSFIELD-ET-PONTEFRACT March 31, 2018 Families hopped over from Pembroke, Petawawa and even up from Ottawa to participate in the Chutes Coulonge Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Complete with face painting, food and plenty of plastic eggs to fill

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Bonspiel makes it a double

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE March 31, 2018 A new style of curling took over the Shawville club on Saturday, attracting dynamic duos from the Pontiac and beyond to compete in the Light up the Club Doubles Bonspiel. Capitalizing off the popularity

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Entrepreneur brings the party

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 4, 2018 Most people remember what it was like to get their first summer job, pounding the pavement and handing out resumes like a campaigning politician. But one local boy has decided to take matters into

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Quyon Hockey League reunites off the ice

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON March 31, 2018 Past players in the Quyon Hockey League held an open reunion to all members in any way, shape or form last Saturday, with the plan to share laughs, some memories, plus a beer or

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Citizens concerned with halal abbatoir plans

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE March 27, 2018 On March 27, a handful of local residents attended the council meeting in Shawville to voice their apprehension about the recently announced plan for a halal slaughterhouse on the outskirts of town. The 8,000

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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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