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November 19, 2025

Editorials

With friends like these

Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canada is a heck of a way for the US to treat its most important

Passengers on a runaway train

Congratulations, Campbell’s Bay, for taking steps to improve your town’s resilience to climate change, as described in our story on page three. All municipalities need

Realizing Pontiac’s potential

The inauguration of a US president. The search for a new leader for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties. Municipal and federal elections happening

Fake news

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that his company Meta (formerly known as Facebook) will stop fact-checking content. This does not come as a complete shock. It’s

New beginnings

A merger in the works between Pontiac Printshop and Calumet Media promises an exciting new chapter for our 142-year-old newspaper.

Brighten your corner

Generally speaking, we have the good fortune to live in one of the most peaceful parts of the planet. We are among the world’s most

That’s the way it is

We hear from some of our readers that they want to read nice stories and happy news. Fair enough.It’s a time year of when we

Another one bites the dust

Pontiac is largely a forest. So, you might think that of all the industries that could thrive here, forestry would be at the top of

Saving Grace

When Grace Early set off on the backroads of Alleyn and Cawood last Thursday, her plan was to rendez-vous with her husband, David Early, who

Lionettes legacy

A local institution is closing shop. The Quyon Lionettes, a community service group founded just over four decades ago, has decided to disband.It’s a natural

With friends like these

Trump’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canada is a heck of a way for the US to treat its most important trading partner, greatest ally, closest neighbour and best friend. In its efforts to protect Canada

Read More »

Passengers on a runaway train

Congratulations, Campbell’s Bay, for taking steps to improve your town’s resilience to climate change, as described in our story on page three. All municipalities need to follow your lead and, with the support offered by the provincial government, there should

Read More »

Realizing Pontiac’s potential

The inauguration of a US president. The search for a new leader for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties. Municipal and federal elections happening this year. There’s a lot going on in the world of politics.Candidates calculating how best

Read More »

Fake news

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that his company Meta (formerly known as Facebook) will stop fact-checking content. This does not come as a complete shock. It’s really just an admission of what we have all known for a long time, that

Read More »

New beginnings

A merger in the works between Pontiac Printshop and Calumet Media promises an exciting new chapter for our 142-year-old newspaper.

Read More »

Brighten your corner

Generally speaking, we have the good fortune to live in one of the most peaceful parts of the planet. We are among the world’s most privileged people in terms of the opportunities available to us to learn, to be healthy,

Read More »

That’s the way it is

We hear from some of our readers that they want to read nice stories and happy news. Fair enough.It’s a time year of when we all need to lighten up. We’ve made it through the trials and tribulations of a

Read More »

Another one bites the dust

Pontiac is largely a forest. So, you might think that of all the industries that could thrive here, forestry would be at the top of the list. Which is why news of the imminent closure of the sawmill in Rapides

Read More »

Saving Grace

When Grace Early set off on the backroads of Alleyn and Cawood last Thursday, her plan was to rendez-vous with her husband, David Early, who was returning home after doing some road work. But things went sideways, literally, when her

Read More »

Lionettes legacy

A local institution is closing shop. The Quyon Lionettes, a community service group founded just over four decades ago, has decided to disband.It’s a natural phenomenon as the members, some of whom have been involved through much of the group’s

Read More »

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