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July 23, 2026

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Thorne Fire Department

Canada Day comes early

Several Pontiac communities couldn’t wait until July 1 to show off their Canadian pride. Ladysmith and Sand Bay both celebrated the country’s birthday on Saturday

Oktoberfest hits the big 40

Weeks of meatball making, sauerkraut soaking and potato mashing – to name but a few of the many labours of love performed by the team

Wildfires hit the Pontiac

Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of

Canada Day comes early

Several Pontiac communities couldn’t wait until July 1 to show off their Canadian pride. Ladysmith and Sand Bay both celebrated the country’s birthday on Saturday (June 27), bringing neighbours together for some food, games and live music.  The Ladysmith Recreation

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Ladysmith loves the cold at winter carnival

The TCRA grounds in Ladysmith were bustling with people bundled up for the cold for a winter carnival organized by the Ladysmith Recreation Committee on Saturday.  The event featured a BBQ, kids’ games, a pick-up hockey game, a euchre tournament,

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Oktoberfest hits the big 40

Weeks of meatball making, sauerkraut soaking and potato mashing – to name but a few of the many labours of love performed by the team of volunteers behind Oktoberfest Ladysmith – all came to a head over the weekend as

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Wildfires hit the Pontiac

Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of Tuesday morning. Most municipalities are enforcing total fire ban as high fire risk continues.

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Ladysmith Rec Association hosts summer fun day

The Ladysmith Recreation Association hosted a barbecue and collection of kids games under the hot mid-afternoon sun on Saturday, in an effort to bring together the community’s young’uns while celebrating Thorne’s newly re-instated fire department.  “We just wanted to do

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