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September 17, 2026

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PSPP’s referendum

Editor, The leader of the PQ, PSPP, has put Quebec sovereignty at the top of his political agenda and aspirations in this provincial election. This

Why bother

Dear Editor, Why bother to separate garbage from recycling, and organics from both? These are questions I encounter from time to time. Some insist that

One too many plans

I decided on a number of projects at the start of this year that ended up costing me more than I expected. The ensuing stress

Things are not important

I finally got cleaning behind some furniture and came upon a favourite toy of my kittens. They were close by so I threw down the

When clouds block our view

My daughter-in-law decided she would stay up to see the total eclipse of the moon recently. Next day, when I asked her how it went

Electoral Epidemic

Dear Editor, There seems to be an epidemic plaguing municipalities in the MRC Pontiac, with about a third of them having major issues around their

Reflections on the BAPE hearings

Dear Editor, On June 26, 2026 we, a handful of citizens living in Portage-du-Fort, formally requested that the Quebec government conduct a full environmental review

PSPP’s referendum

Editor, The leader of the PQ, PSPP, has put Quebec sovereignty at the top of his political agenda and aspirations in this provincial election. This is curious because the PQ is arising from the ashes of defeat in the last

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Why bother

Dear Editor, Why bother to separate garbage from recycling, and organics from both? These are questions I encounter from time to time. Some insist that the recycling “all gets thrown into the garbage anyway”. I don’t have the resources to

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One too many plans

I decided on a number of projects at the start of this year that ended up costing me more than I expected. The ensuing stress took away what I thought, at the time, would me happy. One idea was reasonable,

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Your provincial voting information, in English

In light of the news that provincial voting information being mailed out to Quebec residents will appear only in French, with English information available online by scanning a QR code, THE EQUITY is publishing the English version of this information,

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Things are not important

I finally got cleaning behind some furniture and came upon a favourite toy of my kittens. They were close by so I threw down the little fluffy ball waiting for the fun to begin. Off they went. Then I heard

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When clouds block our view

My daughter-in-law decided she would stay up to see the total eclipse of the moon recently. Next day, when I asked her how it went she said in a disappointed voice, ‘I was watching and then the clouds came over

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Electoral Epidemic

Dear Editor, There seems to be an epidemic plaguing municipalities in the MRC Pontiac, with about a third of them having major issues around their council tables, or between new councils and DGs. If this was a medical outbreak that

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Reflections on the BAPE hearings

Dear Editor, On June 26, 2026 we, a handful of citizens living in Portage-du-Fort, formally requested that the Quebec government conduct a full environmental review of the proposed Samonix Salmon farm. Other individuals living in the Pontiac did the same.

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