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January 14, 2026

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Autumn hints

Dear Editor, Hard frost is coming soon, so be sure to empty your rain barrels and lay them on their side or upside down for

Social inequality

Dear Editor, I’m writing to bring attention to a pressing issue in Pontiac: social inequality stemming from erroneous property appraisals. Recently-published data on the MRC

Keep your compost

Dear Editor,This letter is full of stuff we already know, much of it is stuff I’ve written about in letters to the papers before. I

Waste committee wasted

Dear Editor, It was evident after the loud protest over the proposed garbage incinerator that members of the public wanted something better. The mayors instructed

Quyon – Jillian Young

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We celebrated on Sunday, with the day beginning with a lovely service at Wesley United Church. The

Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving weekend with their family and friends. On Sunday evening we enjoyed a lovely turkey dinner with our family.

Treat other people the way you want to be treated

Dear Editor, Having read the letter by Rick Bradshaw in last week’s paper (https://theequity.ca/waste-committee-wasted/), I need to respond. He has made many untrue statements about the performances of myself as warden and our newly-hired waste management coordinator. To criticize the

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Autumn hints

Dear Editor, Hard frost is coming soon, so be sure to empty your rain barrels and lay them on their side or upside down for the winter. Even just a smidgeon of water in the rain barrel can ruin it

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Is the new Centre Street crosswalk enough?

On Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, a school bus was on its way from Pontiac High School down Centre Street in Shawville to pick up students at McDowell Elementary. The bus, already carrying some PHS students, stopped at the crosswalk on

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Citizens of the Pontiac: Take back your power

Dear Editor, Recently the people of the Pontiac seem to find themselves in a bit of a pickle. Tax evaluations have been presented for 2025-2027 based on inaccurate and unfair assessments. Because of this a “370% Evaluation Taskforce”, numerous petitions

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Social inequality

Dear Editor, I’m writing to bring attention to a pressing issue in Pontiac: social inequality stemming from erroneous property appraisals. Recently-published data on the MRC Pontiac website reveals discrepancies, with some properties overvalued and some undervalued. I’d like to discuss

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Keep your compost

Dear Editor,This letter is full of stuff we already know, much of it is stuff I’ve written about in letters to the papers before. I think it begs repeating now, for reasons I’ll get into later. Food scraps and other

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Waste committee wasted

Dear Editor, It was evident after the loud protest over the proposed garbage incinerator that members of the public wanted something better. The mayors instructed the warden to drop the project and stop talking about it. Several elected municipal councillors,

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Quyon – Jillian Young

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We celebrated on Sunday, with the day beginning with a lovely service at Wesley United Church. The church had been decorated beautifully by the UCW, and it was just gorgeous. We then

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Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving weekend with their family and friends. On Sunday evening we enjoyed a lovely turkey dinner with our family. Warm anniversary wishes are extended to Theresa and Barry Harkins, who are celebrating their anniversary

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