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Second beaver found floating in Gatineau River with brick tied to body 23 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
A Chelsea man discovered a dead beaver floating in the Gatineau River with a brick tied to its tail Aug.22, just days after another beaver was found with a similar brick downstream. Pick up next week...
Part-time residents forced to make winter trip to vote 22 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
Cottagers and part-time residents in Lac Ste-Marie are going to have a tougher time voting in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Click to continue
Bussiere warns fellow candidates: being mayor “a lot of work” 22 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
It’s a tough job, but somebody in La Peche has to be mayor. And if the rumours are true, there could be at least two candidates vying for the top council job in the Nov. 3 election. So far, current ma...
Blinded by the La Peche lights 22 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
It’s a Wednesday at Kaffe 1870 and Andrew Ryan opens a patio umbrella, but the Alcove resident isn’t trying to hide from the sun’s rays. At about 11 p.m., one of Wakefield’s new streetlights is blazin...
Farmer Roseme – ‘too busy being a great prof’ 22 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
By Tonia Kelly “Oh, so you’re taking a course from the egg-man,” remarked the clerk in the Carleton University book store – that was back in 1995, and as a late bloomer, I was slowly pecking away at a...
Cheers for banned company to fix dam? – Don’t think so 22 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm
The Editor, So the Low Down reported cheers all around for Chelsea council’s decision about the Hollow Glen Dam – really? Are Chelsea residents actually cheering that CIMA+, a company banned from bidd...
A ‘thank you’ to an Artful codger 22 Aug 2013 | 11:34 pm
The Editor, Never had the pleasure of meeting Art Mantell in person, but after moving to the Outaouais in the mid-80s and being a regular reader of (and contributor to) the West Quebec Post, and then ...
Let’s hope Medusa tragedy not shared by Wakefest 22 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
The Editor, Regarding the photo on the front page accompanying the article, “Pirate Radio: tune into 99.9 FM all weekend long for Wakefest pirate radio station” (Aug. 14 edition): has the photographer...
More brewpubs means less home poisonings 16 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
We Hillers like our beer. We out drink the rest of the province tossing back flats of 50. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a microbrewery in the Hills? A good beer we could all call our own? A clea...
The Flaps play the Sheep tonight 16 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C2P79AUiqY Check vibe out with the Flaps tonight at the Black Sheep Inn. Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
