She first appeared in The Beaver

There's an interesting little side piece in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix's tale of how Avril Lavigne's home town of Napanee are basking in the joy of being the place she came from:

"Lavigne's first taste of fame came in the pages of the Napanee weekly, The Beaver, following her 1999 appearance on stage with then-idol Shania Twain"

So, it turns out - surprise, surprise - Avril is little more than another Alanis Morrisette in more ways than just pumping out music that's assumed to be alternative because she stares in the video; she's also has Pop Skeletons in her stylist-designed punk closet.
Also:

"What has impressed local residents is that you rarely hear a mention of Lavigne's music without a mention of Napanee"

This might be less unlikely than it sounds, really - of course, you hear her name all the time, and this was the first time I've ever heard of Napanee. But then, I've never heard her music mentioned, either. Does she actually have any of her own?