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January 7, 2026

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A “good” crisis

Over the weekend there was a significant disruption to the emergency and intensive care units at the Gatineau Hospital. Nurses in both departments staged a

Face to face with our own problems

Dear Editor, I have friends, siblings and in-laws scattered over most of North America and I hear from them about troubles that occur in their

Thank you to the Pontiac

Dear Editor, My name is Thomas Drevniok. I’m 5’8 (maybe) and have reddish blond hair. I was a registered nurse at the Pontiac Community Hospital

One of the Dale girls has passed away

Dear Editor,I am sad to report that on Aug. 12, 2020, Lynn Martin, neé Dale, passed away. She was my distant cousin, having descended from

President’s message

Dear EditorThis evening at 7 p.m. would have been our 164th Opening Ceremonies of the Shawville Fair. When I became President in January, I never

A labour of love

Ah, Labour Day weekend, the “official” end of summer and the return of routine.Normally this week, folks around these parts would be coming off a

Back to school

It’s that time of year again, time to pack your offspring on a big yellow bus and hope that for the duration of the day

An open letter to Minister Pierre Dufour

Dear Minister, This is to inform you that a group of retired business people, of forestry equipment entrepreneurs, of labourers, of small businesses and store

A “good” crisis

Over the weekend there was a significant disruption to the emergency and intensive care units at the Gatineau Hospital. Nurses in both departments staged a sit-in on Friday morning to protest chronic short-staffing issues, which resulted in short breaks in

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Face to face with our own problems

Dear Editor, I have friends, siblings and in-laws scattered over most of North America and I hear from them about troubles that occur in their areas. One brother in southern Illinois has to deal with occasional flooding and tornadoes. Another,

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Thank you to the Pontiac

Dear Editor, My name is Thomas Drevniok. I’m 5’8 (maybe) and have reddish blond hair. I was a registered nurse at the Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville, Que. for over . . .

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One of the Dale girls has passed away

Dear Editor,I am sad to report that on Aug. 12, 2020, Lynn Martin, neé Dale, passed away. She was my distant cousin, having descended from John Dale Jr. of Clarendon Township just as I have.I felt compelled to write a

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President’s message

Dear EditorThis evening at 7 p.m. would have been our 164th Opening Ceremonies of the Shawville Fair. When I became President in January, I never expected that we would not have a fair this year. We are all tremendously disappointed

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A labour of love

Ah, Labour Day weekend, the “official” end of summer and the return of routine.Normally this week, folks around these parts would be coming off a high from the Shawville Fair with memories of lineups, livestock and for the adults, plenty

Read More »

Back to school

It’s that time of year again, time to pack your offspring on a big yellow bus and hope that for the duration of the day that they are learning something. With everything that’s been going on for these past few

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An open letter to Minister Pierre Dufour

Dear Minister, This is to inform you that a group of retired business people, of forestry equipment entrepreneurs, of labourers, of small businesses and store owners of the Pontiac, and also private investors are interested in founding a coop which

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