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August 6, 2026

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Language police

Dear Editor, I feel bad for Jeremy Williams and Erin Davis, for the pain and grief they are going through with the OQLF language police

Who will pay? 

Dear Editor, In late winter, there was a spill of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid on the snowmobile trail that uses Yach Road in Thorne.

Castro indicted by the U.S.

Editor, The American indictment against former Cuban president Raul Castro is reprehensible. To charge him with murder because the Cuban air force shot down a

Where is the logic?

Editor, I have been watching the events unfolding at the MRC, and can’t understand their logic. Specifically, the decision of the MRC Pontiac Council of

A challenge for our youth

Editor, There are many issues on peoples’ minds these days, from the cost of living to the Iran war and climate change. Donald Trump is

Live and learn

Dear Editor, I’ve seen a few things in my life that I can’t explain because I don’t understand them. That doesn’t impact my day-to-day life

The road MTQ  neglects

Dear Editor, I have been a resident for 11 years now on the Eardley-Masham road in Luskville and I have only seen the Ministry of

New eyes to see

Two days after my eye surgery, the cloud I had peered through for over a year, was gone.  It felt wonderful and it got me

Summer in the seventies

The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for

Language police

Dear Editor, I feel bad for Jeremy Williams and Erin Davis, for the pain and grief they are going through with the OQLF language police harassing their business. I love their sign! Back around 2012 when I was developing Clarendon

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Who will pay? 

Dear Editor, In late winter, there was a spill of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid on the snowmobile trail that uses Yach Road in Thorne. That part of Yach Road is normally not plowed for wheeled vehicles in winter. The

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Castro indicted by the U.S.

Editor, The American indictment against former Cuban president Raul Castro is reprehensible. To charge him with murder because the Cuban air force shot down a marauding airplane 30 years ago dropping anti-Castro leaflets on the city of Havana, after the

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Where is the logic?

Editor, I have been watching the events unfolding at the MRC, and can’t understand their logic. Specifically, the decision of the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors (COM) to order MRC employees back to working full-time in the office. Here are

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A challenge for our youth

Editor, There are many issues on peoples’ minds these days, from the cost of living to the Iran war and climate change. Donald Trump is the propagator of a number of things that worry people. He has threatened Canadian sovereignty.

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Live and learn

Dear Editor, I’ve seen a few things in my life that I can’t explain because I don’t understand them. That doesn’t impact my day-to-day life very much. I still have to keep on keeping on, until my body or mind

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The road MTQ  neglects

Dear Editor, I have been a resident for 11 years now on the Eardley-Masham road in Luskville and I have only seen the Ministry of Transport do subpar pothole repairs on this road. I have never seen a road so

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New eyes to see

Two days after my eye surgery, the cloud I had peered through for over a year, was gone.  It felt wonderful and it got me thinking. God calls us to love others as He loves us, but when we hurt,

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Summer in the seventies

The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for example, the Shawville Canada Day parade had over 100 entries. These photos were pulled from

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