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25 Years Ago

June 7, 2000

Charest leads roasters in tribute to MNA Middlemiss: It was a roast for MNA Robert Middlemiss, but the PQ government took the hardest hits of

May 31, 2000

Pontiac water checked often: The tragic situation in Walkerton, Ont. has sparked interest around the world and people are beginning to wonder about the safety

May 24, 2000

Wagon train rolls with nary a hitch: The wagon masters and cowboys, teamsters and outriders steered the eight covered wagons from Chapeau to St. Joseph’s,

May 17, 2000

Parc Mont Solitude buds with youth: Parc Mont Solitude is providing young entrepreneurs with homes for their businesses, giving its own business a wider range

May 10, 2000

Quyon, Onslow step back: Snowshoes, furs, old photographs, and other pioneer-day paraphernalia were scattered in front of the stage at the Quyon Lion’s Hall for

May 3, 2000

McDowell school alive with heritage: What do the people of Pontiac, the Montreal Canadiens, the Canadian beaver and the Hilton Mines all have in common?

April 26, 2000

Fire kills 37 cattle, destroys dairy barn: A barn fire Thursday night claimed 37 dairy cows and destroyed the barn of Mike and Lynn Wilson

April 19, 2000

Artist redoing Stations of the Cross: No one knows who painted the oil-on-canvas paintings of the 14 stations of the cross depicting the final hours

April 12, 2000

Pontiac High joins World Vision famine: Pontiac High School students climbed on the bandwagon with about 150,000 students across Canada to support World Vision’s 30-hour

April 5, 2000

Gift from the heart: The people of Fort Coulonge opened up their hearts and veins to those in need of blood.The March 14 Hema Quebec

June 7, 2000

Charest leads roasters in tribute to MNA Middlemiss: It was a roast for MNA Robert Middlemiss, but the PQ government took the hardest hits of the evening from guest roaster and Quebec Liberal Party leader Jean Charest. Revealing an off-the-cuff

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May 31, 2000

Pontiac water checked often: The tragic situation in Walkerton, Ont. has sparked interest around the world and people are beginning to wonder about the safety of their own water supplies. In Quebec, each town providing a water supply has to

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May 24, 2000

Wagon train rolls with nary a hitch: The wagon masters and cowboys, teamsters and outriders steered the eight covered wagons from Chapeau to St. Joseph’s, then back to Chapeau, then off to Desjardinsville before putting their steeds, and in the

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May 17, 2000

Parc Mont Solitude buds with youth: Parc Mont Solitude is providing young entrepreneurs with homes for their businesses, giving its own business a wider range of tourist attractions. John and Bernice Brusenbach have taken in Sean Mannion’s rafting company, Adventures

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May 10, 2000

Quyon, Onslow step back: Snowshoes, furs, old photographs, and other pioneer-day paraphernalia were scattered in front of the stage at the Quyon Lion’s Hall for the re-enactment of old council meetings Thursday morning. The show was organized by the Quyon/Onslow

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May 3, 2000

McDowell school alive with heritage: What do the people of Pontiac, the Montreal Canadiens, the Canadian beaver and the Hilton Mines all have in common? They’re the titles of the projects of grade five students at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary

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April 26, 2000

Fire kills 37 cattle, destroys dairy barn: A barn fire Thursday night claimed 37 dairy cows and destroyed the barn of Mike and Lynn Wilson and their three children on their five-generation farm. This is the third barn the Wilsons

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April 19, 2000

Artist redoing Stations of the Cross: No one knows who painted the oil-on-canvas paintings of the 14 stations of the cross depicting the final hours of Jesus’ life, but they were weathered and dark. They had been hanging on the

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April 12, 2000

Pontiac High joins World Vision famine: Pontiac High School students climbed on the bandwagon with about 150,000 students across Canada to support World Vision’s 30-hour famine last weekend. By noon Saturday, they had raised over $4,000 for needy children around

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April 5, 2000

Gift from the heart: The people of Fort Coulonge opened up their hearts and veins to those in need of blood.The March 14 Hema Quebec blood donor clinic drew out 191 donors, exceeding their goal of 150. “We’re really amazed

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