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November 5, 2026

What goes around does come back around

What goes around does come back around

Dear Editor,

I recently saw a couple of Facebook comments regarding an article from THE EQUITY from way-back-when on the road repairs on Highway 8 / Centre Street and how very needed those repairs were. It was in regard to the current repairs. The response was along the lines of THE EQUITY is good for historical value. Or something like that.

Yesterday I was doing some long awaited paper “moving around and ending up in another corner” job, and came across a couple of THE EQUITY articles I had kept and that totally follow the sentiment expressed above. Hats off to the person(s) clipping articles from past decades (and, by extension, The Pontiac Archives)!

I am sorry if this brings up some bad memories, but I’m hoping time has blunted the inconveniences, if not some of the effects.

From Apr. 7, 1921:

“The vaccination restrictions imposed last January by the Quebec authorities on residents of, or people visiting the city of Ottawa, owing to the alarming spread of small pox in the city at that tie (sic), were removed on Friday last. The disease is said to be well under control and the number of cases has greatly diminished. While the order was in force, a great many people voluntarily underwent the ordeal of vaccination and others who neglected to do so had to submit to it on the train or return to the city.”

From Aug. 18, 2021:

“By Sept. 1, Quebec will implement a vaccine passport system province wide. The Quebec health minister Christian Dube announced the plan and provided details on its implementation during an Aug. 10 press conference [ . . . ] Quebecers can download a free-to-use app that will use a unique QR code to identify them as double vaccinated. [ . . . ] High-occupancy spaces such as stadiums and high-contact locations such as bars will require the passport.”

This was not the only time that I have seen an item from “The Way We Were” showing resemblances between an issue of 100 or more years ago and a current one. Another instance that comes to mind was, surprise, surprise, about trade with the United States.

Sharon Davies, Shawville

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