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April 16, 2026

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Truck crash takes out hydro pole

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Aug. 31, 2020 Around noon on Aug. 31, a large moving truck crashed into a hydro pole just outside Shawville on Hwy.

Man dead, another facing murder charge

STEPHEN RICCIO FORT COULONGE Sept. 2, 2020 One Fort Coulonge man is dead and another is facing first-degree murder charges after an altercation on rue

Papa completes his walk 4 kids

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Sept. 3, 2020 After ten days of walking, Russell Mackay, affectionately known as Papa, reached the CHEO campus in Ottawa on Sept.

An interconnection for art

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Aug. 22, 2020 A section of rue Main in Shawville was closed off on Saturday, Aug. 22, not because of construction or

Family Centre to use community centre for gym

STEPHEN RICCIO QUYON Sept. 8, 2020 The Quyon Family Centre will be expanding their facility space thanks to an agreement with the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP), with free access to the Quyon Community Centre to accommodate COVID-19 restrictions that have

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Fort Coulonge dig to uncover fur trading past

STEPHEN RICCIO FORT COULONGE Sept. 16, 2020 A team of archeologists will descend upon Fort Coulonge on Sept. 27 to begin a week-long dig with the hopes of uncovering artifacts from historic trading posts that were built in the area.

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Truck crash takes out hydro pole

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Aug. 31, 2020 Around noon on Aug. 31, a large moving truck crashed into a hydro pole just outside Shawville on Hwy. 148, before driver plowed through a fence and more than 100 feet of . .

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Man dead, another facing murder charge

STEPHEN RICCIO FORT COULONGE Sept. 2, 2020 One Fort Coulonge man is dead and another is facing first-degree murder charges after an altercation on rue Principale on the evening of Sept. 2. Harold Plugowsky, 61, died of head trauma in

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Papa completes his walk 4 kids

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Sept. 3, 2020 After ten days of walking, Russell Mackay, affectionately known as Papa, reached the CHEO campus in Ottawa on Sept. 3. Papa, his family and his supporters, called the “Papa-razzi” walked from his home in

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Rural health care in crisis: Part one

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 Note: In this article, I am attempting to cover some of the region’s health care issues in a way that goes beyond the surface level and provides a nuanced look at what needs to

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An interconnection for art

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Aug. 22, 2020 A section of rue Main in Shawville was closed off on Saturday, Aug. 22, not because of construction or an accident, but in the name of art. A group of seven printmakers from artPontiac

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