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June 11, 1975

A million dollars for roads in Pontiac County alone: The Minister of Transport of Quebec, Mr. Raymond Mailloux, has announced paving contracts for a total

June 4, 1975

Dredges being built at Norway Bay: Ontario Hydro commissioned the building of three huge barges.They will be welded together and railway tracks affixed to their

May 28, 1975

Olympiades de Pontiac at Fort Coulonge school: Two regional records were broken at the mini-olympics held in Fort Coulonge last week. The entire event was

May 21, 1975

Jack Horner, M.P. guest speaker at Orange Lodge banquet: One of the highlights of the Grand Orange Lodge of Quebec was when over 200 people

May 7, 1975

Police news: Portage bridge safety issue: At Portage du Fort, a routine inspection of the substructure of the bridge across the Ottawa River revealed cracks

April 30, 1975

Shawville Lionettes host 14th annual District Rally: The 14th Annual District A-4 Lionettes Rally was held on Sunday in the Shawville Community Hall which was

April 23, 1975

Ken Kelly speaks at Pontiac Historical meeting: The guest speaker at the April meeting of the Pontiac Historical Society was Mr. Ken Kelly of Ottawa.

April 16, 1975

Open House at McDowell Elementary School: On Monday evening, Open House was held at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School. Following their visits to the classrooms,

April 9, 1975

Davidson Mill expansion expected to create 148 new jobs in 1976: Tom Lefebvre, MP for Pontiac, announced on Friday before a gathering of reporters, that

April 2, 1975

CLSC of Fort Coulonge opens to the public: There is a nurse and social worker at the Health Unit in Fort Coulonge with time on

June 11, 1975

A million dollars for roads in Pontiac County alone: The Minister of Transport of Quebec, Mr. Raymond Mailloux, has announced paving contracts for a total of four million dollars covering 136 miles in West Quebec, one quarter of which are

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June 4, 1975

Dredges being built at Norway Bay: Ontario Hydro commissioned the building of three huge barges.They will be welded together and railway tracks affixed to their tops along which dredging machinery will work to dig out the river bed near Arnprior

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May 28, 1975

Olympiades de Pontiac at Fort Coulonge school: Two regional records were broken at the mini-olympics held in Fort Coulonge last week. The entire event was organized and extremely well carried out by Jean Rock Bernard, who says he had 50

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May 21, 1975

Jack Horner, M.P. guest speaker at Orange Lodge banquet: One of the highlights of the Grand Orange Lodge of Quebec was when over 200 people sat down to a turkey dinner in Shawville. Roderick Brown, past Grand Master and Orange

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May 7, 1975

Police news: Portage bridge safety issue: At Portage du Fort, a routine inspection of the substructure of the bridge across the Ottawa River revealed cracks which were deemed to be sufficiently serious to close the bridge pending further investigation. Monday

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April 30, 1975

Shawville Lionettes host 14th annual District Rally: The 14th Annual District A-4 Lionettes Rally was held on Sunday in the Shawville Community Hall which was decorated in purple and gold. One hundred and fifteen Lionettes arrived around 11 a.m. in

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April 23, 1975

Ken Kelly speaks at Pontiac Historical meeting: The guest speaker at the April meeting of the Pontiac Historical Society was Mr. Ken Kelly of Ottawa. Mr. Kelly is Secretary to the Board of Governors of Heritage Canada. He showed slides

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April 16, 1975

Open House at McDowell Elementary School: On Monday evening, Open House was held at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School. Following their visits to the classrooms, parents had been invited to attend a meeting in the auditorium concerning the building of

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April 9, 1975

Davidson Mill expansion expected to create 148 new jobs in 1976: Tom Lefebvre, MP for Pontiac, announced on Friday before a gathering of reporters, that the E.B. Eddy Company was about to expand their program at their J.E. Boyle Division

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April 2, 1975

CLSC of Fort Coulonge opens to the public: There is a nurse and social worker at the Health Unit in Fort Coulonge with time on their hands. In a county where all information would lead one to think the services

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