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25 Years Ago

March 14, 2001

Bristol Auto Body expands to used cars: After 13 years of service, Bristol Auto Body on Bristol’s Front Road has expanded into used car sales.

March 7, 2001

Luskville woman acquitted of murder: After two days of deliberation, a jury acquitted Rita Graveline of second-degree murder Saturday.  The 52-year-old Luskville woman was charged

February 28, 2001

Graveline trial starts: The trial of Rita Graveline, the Luskville woman who shot her husband in August 1999, started Feb. 19 in Hull Court. Defence

February 21, 2001

Citizens snuff Danford Lake fire: Danford Lake was hit by its first blaze since it lost its fire services contract with neighbouring Kazabazua last month.

February 14, 2001

Collines police request new affiliation: After providing public security for just over four years, the MRC des Collines police force may soon be a thing

February 7, 2001

Bank starts transition with sign change: This weekend the Bank of Montreal in Shawville will begin making the transition to the National Bank with a

January 24, 2001

Local woman performs good deed: It’s not often you hear about the good deeds of people, but they do happen. Linda Schultz did her good

January 17, 2001

Doctor delivers Pontiac’s first baby of year Jan. 3: After practising medicine for eight years, Dr. Lucie Mutchmore assumed there would come a time when

January 10, 2001

Police find evidence of biker gangs in Pontiac: A routine police patrol check has revealed the presence of one of North America’s most powerful motorcycle

January 3, 2001

Police report quiet season: The holiday season was a quiet one for the Sûreté du Québec and went smoothly. There were no tragic incidences in

March 14, 2001

Bristol Auto Body expands to used cars: After 13 years of service, Bristol Auto Body on Bristol’s Front Road has expanded into used car sales. Cecil Hodgins, owner of Bristol Auto Body, said that selling used cars will be a

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March 7, 2001

Luskville woman acquitted of murder: After two days of deliberation, a jury acquitted Rita Graveline of second-degree murder Saturday.  The 52-year-old Luskville woman was charged with second-degree murder for the shooting of her husband, Michael Graveline, 51, in August 1999.

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February 28, 2001

Graveline trial starts: The trial of Rita Graveline, the Luskville woman who shot her husband in August 1999, started Feb. 19 in Hull Court. Defence lawyer Marino Mendo is using battered wife syndrome to defend his client, who is charged

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February 21, 2001

Citizens snuff Danford Lake fire: Danford Lake was hit by its first blaze since it lost its fire services contract with neighbouring Kazabazua last month. However, about 15 men, some from Otter Lake and Kazabazua, were able to use the

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February 14, 2001

Collines police request new affiliation: After providing public security for just over four years, the MRC des Collines police force may soon be a thing of the past. The 34 unionized members signed a letter to Public Security Minister Serge

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February 7, 2001

Bank starts transition with sign change: This weekend the Bank of Montreal in Shawville will begin making the transition to the National Bank with a new banner being placed on the front of the bank. The banking machine will be

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January 24, 2001

Local woman performs good deed: It’s not often you hear about the good deeds of people, but they do happen. Linda Schultz did her good deed for the day, on Thursday, when she happened to be walking through the Canadian

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January 17, 2001

Doctor delivers Pontiac’s first baby of year Jan. 3: After practising medicine for eight years, Dr. Lucie Mutchmore assumed there would come a time when she would be the attending physician for the first birth of the year. Well, on

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January 10, 2001

Police find evidence of biker gangs in Pontiac: A routine police patrol check has revealed the presence of one of North America’s most powerful motorcycle gangs in Pontiac. Two officers of the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec discovered clothing bearing

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January 3, 2001

Police report quiet season: The holiday season was a quiet one for the Sûreté du Québec and went smoothly. There were no tragic incidences in the Pontiac region on New Year’s Eve and there were only a few accidents around

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