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November 5, 2026

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Luxury

Dear Editor, Travellers to and through Shawville can now glide smoothly and quietly on the black velvet pavement supplied by the Quebec government. I was

A sweet surprise 

At least 10 years ago, I planted wild apple trees on my youngest son’s land with the help of family and friends.  Saturday, I decided

The stories that keep a place alive

Dear Editor, What happens to a community when the newspaper that has chronicled its life disappears? A local newspaper is more than a source of

Face the Future

Dear Editor, The future is coming, whether you like it or not. But the history of the future is yet unwritten. Things don’t stay the

Random messages

I opened my computer today and there was a message in the upper corner of my screen that said I have saved eight trees. I’m

Delivery Driver (Part-Time)

Location: Ottawa, the Ottawa Valley & The Pontiac Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays (2 days/week) Start Date: October 8th, 2026 Role Overview We are seeking a

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

Appetite for another writing competition?

Dear Editor, I am working on plans for a writing competition for the spring of 2027, probably mid-March. If things work out it would give local writers a second chance to show off their work, building on the success of

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Luxury

Dear Editor, Travellers to and through Shawville can now glide smoothly and quietly on the black velvet pavement supplied by the Quebec government. I was beginning to wonder if I would live long enough to see the potholes paved over,

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A sweet surprise 

At least 10 years ago, I planted wild apple trees on my youngest son’s land with the help of family and friends.  Saturday, I decided to walk the land, and to my surprise and delight, three trees had apples on

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The stories that keep a place alive

Dear Editor, What happens to a community when the newspaper that has chronicled its life disappears? A local newspaper is more than a source of news. It is a community’s collective memory. For decades, community newspapers have recorded the people

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Face the Future

Dear Editor, The future is coming, whether you like it or not. But the history of the future is yet unwritten. Things don’t stay the same, they never have. Change is the order of the universe. Solar electrical power is

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Random messages

I opened my computer today and there was a message in the upper corner of my screen that said I have saved eight trees. I’m all in favour of saving trees wherever possible, but I have no clue how that

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Delivery Driver (Part-Time)

Location: Ottawa, the Ottawa Valley & The Pontiac Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays (2 days/week) Start Date: October 8th, 2026 Role Overview We are seeking a dependable Delivery Driver to handle weekly delivery operations across Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. This

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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 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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