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May 21, 2026

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Your Province This Week

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

This is our first week of the 8 p.m. curfew for the province of Quebec. I’m sure Ontario will be next. It’s almost eerie looking

2020 a success?

Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when

A small price to pay

The Christmas holidays are an odd paradox. In theory, it’s supposed to be a time to relax and get together with family and friends, perhaps

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

I’m sad to see that Sloan’s Grocery is closed. It was such a convenient stop to pick up drinks, tickets, food and all kinds of

The way we were (Nov. 25)

25 Years Ago Shawville House League action: Lots of scoring in the Novice division this past weekend. Both Shawville Novice teams enjoyed a great weekend.

Winter is coming

And just like that, the shovels and plows have emerged for the foreseeable future. A great dollop of snow has been dumped in our laps

On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

This is our first week of the 8 p.m. curfew for the province of Quebec. I’m sure Ontario will be next. It’s almost eerie looking out after 8 p.m. and not seeing any traffic or people walking around. Thank goodness

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2020 a success?

Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when people reflect back on the year that is almost gone and take stock of how

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Business owners react to red zone restrictions

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Dec. 23, 2020 As COVID-19 cases in Quebec continue to surge, Premier François Legault announced on Dec. 15 that the entire province will enter the red zone. Effective Dec. 16, all non-essential businesses will have to close

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Public safety report delivered to council

CALEB NICKERSON MRC PONTIAC Dec. 9, 2020 Over the last year, local police have been doing their best to educate the public on various fraud schemes and cracking down on truckers flouting the law, according to the latest public safety

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A small price to pay

The Christmas holidays are an odd paradox. In theory, it’s supposed to be a time to relax and get together with family and friends, perhaps with some good food and conversation thrown in. In reality, the stress of hosting that

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

I’m sad to see that Sloan’s Grocery is closed. It was such a convenient stop to pick up drinks, tickets, food and all kinds of little incidentals. People are really going to miss this store. A new butcher shop has

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The way we were (Nov. 25)

25 Years Ago Shawville House League action: Lots of scoring in the Novice division this past weekend. Both Shawville Novice teams enjoyed a great weekend. In the lone Novice Billy T’s game, the boys went to town on the visiting

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Winter is coming

And just like that, the shovels and plows have emerged for the foreseeable future. A great dollop of snow has been dumped in our laps and the only thing we can do is deal with it.  Honestly, it might be

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On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword on Halloween.  He ended up killing two people and injuring five before being arrested by

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