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December 17, 2025

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PHS students hold memorial service

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 10, 2017 Students at Pontiac High School gathered in their gymnasium on Friday afternoon for a sombre ceremony honouring Remembrance Day.

Update: Brownlee case

Caleb Nickerson GATINEAU Nov. 15, 2017 Brian Brownlee, a Clarendon man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Shawville resident Darwin Zimmerling, will make

Grads return for one last hurrah

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2017 Last June’s graduates of Pontiac High School returned to their old stomping grounds Saturday night, as a crowd of

Toller gets down to business

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Nov. 13, 2017 On Monday morning, in front of family, supporters and staff, Jane Toller was sworn in as Pontiac’s first

PHS students hold memorial service

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 10, 2017 Students at Pontiac High School gathered in their gymnasium on Friday afternoon for a sombre ceremony honouring Remembrance Day. Members of the student council led the service, recounting several important battles in the Canadian

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WWII vets speak at the Friends of St. Joseph

Photo Submitted The Friends of St. Joseph Manor remembered past and present soldiers. “O Canada” was sung by Lise Larivière which was followed by the reading of the poem “In Flanders Fields” by George Lamothe and Richard Bowie. We were

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Sharpes spread CNETs awareness in pharmacy

Caleb Nickerson THE EQUITY On Friday, Gail and Brock Sharpe set up a booth in Uniprix Ahmad Hassan Pharmacy in Shawville to educate people about carcinoid neuroendocrine tumours (CNETs), a rare type of cancer that Brock was diagnosed with back

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Trading chemicals for clover in cereal fields

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Nov. 7, 2017 Pontiac farmers were invited to an information session last week on how they could reduce pollutants in their soil while potentially increasing crop yield. Hosted at Stépido Farm in Luskville, around ten local farmers

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Update: Brownlee case

Caleb Nickerson GATINEAU Nov. 15, 2017 Brian Brownlee, a Clarendon man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Shawville resident Darwin Zimmerling, will make an appearance in court on Nov. 17. Police were called to Brownlee’s home on 4th

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Grads return for one last hurrah

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2017 Last June’s graduates of Pontiac High School returned to their old stomping grounds Saturday night, as a crowd of proud parents, teachers, friends and community members cheered at their official convocation. Despite receiving their

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Toller gets down to business

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Nov. 13, 2017 On Monday morning, in front of family, supporters and staff, Jane Toller was sworn in as Pontiac’s first elected warden in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. “It

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