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December 17, 2025

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Letter of thanks

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake.

Quebec government hurts workers

Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike.

Reusing, repurposing, recycling

Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We

Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday

This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along

Clarification

In a previous Letter to the Editor in THE EQUITY, Linda Lafortune stated a complaint was sent to the CMQ alleging I had violated 21

The loss of civility

Dear Editor, Democracy, at the core, includes the tenet that everyone is entitled to their opinion. At no time is this more sacred than in

The last row

I planted carrots in my garden this year, a little too thick. I thinned them as I went along and have had lots of yummy

Quyon – Jillian Young

This past Saturday, the back roads of Quyon were buzzing as the annual Car Rally took place. Participants were out following directions, answering trivia questions,

Letter of thanks

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake. Thanks to your quick action, a fire was discovered and prevented from spreading further. I

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Quebec government hurts workers

Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike. This repressive 1940s Duplessis-style governing is done to prevent “serious harm to the citizenry”. How

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Reusing, repurposing, recycling

Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We have the mechanisms in place for us to ship our plastic waste downriver to places

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Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday night. The final game of the World Series had the crowd pacing, shouting, and occasionally

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This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along with a crew of his superhero friends (all played by police officers from Sûreté du

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Clarification

In a previous Letter to the Editor in THE EQUITY, Linda Lafortune stated a complaint was sent to the CMQ alleging I had violated 21 clauses of the warden’s code of conduct. Now it has been brought to my attention

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The loss of civility

Dear Editor, Democracy, at the core, includes the tenet that everyone is entitled to their opinion. At no time is this more sacred than in the moment when someone is approaching the voting booth.  We all have something we can

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Groups fostering trust with politicians go far

Dear Editor, Community volunteer organizations can do wonders when they work cooperatively with politicians. It is the philosophy of the Citizens of the Pontiac (CoP) that citizens shouldn’t rely only on busy elected officials to initiate every program that could

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The last row

I planted carrots in my garden this year, a little too thick. I thinned them as I went along and have had lots of yummy small carrots. But, as the temperature keeps dropping I know I am going to have

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Quyon – Jillian Young

This past Saturday, the back roads of Quyon were buzzing as the annual Car Rally took place. Participants were out following directions, answering trivia questions, and searching for clues, with the theme this year being Quyon’s 150th Anniversary. After all

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