Who will stand up?
February 3, 2026
Dear Editor, Robert Wills provides us with a good chuckle (letter, Liberty Valance) in describing the president of the United States as a “senile sociopath
Dear Editor, Robert Wills provides us with a good chuckle (letter, Liberty Valance) in describing the president of the United States as a “senile sociopath
Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of Vinton and Campbell’s Bay communities, who suffered the loss and injuries of
Congratulations to the Shawville Figure Skating Club wh participated in a competition the weekend of Jan. 22. Bravo! Congratulations to the Pontiac Community Players for
Groundhog Day happened this week and sure enough the sun was shining. Six more weeks of winter. My cousin lives in New Brunswick and their
Dear Editor, A few years ago I ran a small supply section for National Defence Canada. I was a contractor and I had to have
Dear Editor, I am a handicapped 92-year-old woman. Almost every time I go to the Royal Bank, I have a problem with the handicap spot.
Dear Editor, I grew up in Kentucky, where the gun culture is thick as molasses. I learned how to shoot a gun before I learned
My heater in the living room stopped working. I was cold. At first I thought it was me and put on another sweater. Then I
I’d like to give a big shout out to Sam Woermke and Farley Smith, as they and their Hull Olympiques teammates won the U13 BB
On Friday evening, the temperatures plunged into a cold snap. On Saturday morning, the temperature registered at -33C and -40C with the wind chill. We
Dear Editor, Robert Wills provides us with a good chuckle (letter, Liberty Valance) in describing the president of the United States as a “senile sociopath – a vulgar selfish blob of bad taste”. And sure enough we need reason to
Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of Vinton and Campbell’s Bay communities, who suffered the loss and injuries of loved ones, resulting from a tragic snowmobile accident this past week. Belated birthday wishes are
Congratulations to the Shawville Figure Skating Club wh participated in a competition the weekend of Jan. 22. Bravo! Congratulations to the Pontiac Community Players for a successful run of the play Boeing Boeing held this past week. Our sympathies to
Groundhog Day happened this week and sure enough the sun was shining. Six more weeks of winter. My cousin lives in New Brunswick and their little rodent is named Shubenacadie Sam. A Maritime groundhog. It makes me laugh at what
Dear Editor, A few years ago I ran a small supply section for National Defence Canada. I was a contractor and I had to have secret clearance among other requirements. Can someone please justify how Pierre Poilievre can still be
Dear Editor, I am a handicapped 92-year-old woman. Almost every time I go to the Royal Bank, I have a problem with the handicap spot. There is six inches of water or more inches of snow. I asked the bank
Dear Editor, I grew up in Kentucky, where the gun culture is thick as molasses. I learned how to shoot a gun before I learned to play a musical instrument. As a child, I thought the power to kill animals
My heater in the living room stopped working. I was cold. At first I thought it was me and put on another sweater. Then I checked. Sure enough it had quit. Almost bedtime, I thought, in the morning I will
I’d like to give a big shout out to Sam Woermke and Farley Smith, as they and their Hull Olympiques teammates won the U13 BB Championship at the Tournoi Provincial de la Lièvre in Buckingham this past weekend. The final
On Friday evening, the temperatures plunged into a cold snap. On Saturday morning, the temperature registered at -33C and -40C with the wind chill. We lost power for about an hour. It was so cold that our generator wouldn’t start.
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