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September 3, 2026

Opinion

Facing this together

Dear Editor, The Pontiac has faced its share of uphill struggles over the years. The closing of major forestry sector employers, severe droughts which handicapped

Incident à la crématorium

Cher éditeur, Le 19 mars, nous avons eu un incident à notre crématorium de Shawville alors d’un essai de nouveux équipements. L’équipement n’a aucun lien

Facts

Dear Editor, These are the facts in regards to the article written last week that need to be addressed: Connie Renaud and Shirley Russell are

The case for precaution

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world

Here’s to you ladies!

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe.

What is next?

Dear Editor, On March 1, I attended the protest at Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville over the closure of the obstetrics ward for the next

Maybe it’s time

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me how it is any advantage to anyone for the government to underfund the local hospital? Few people .

The trouble with trivialities

On Monday, a busload of Pontiac residents took the hour-plus drive – the same drive that expectant mothers from the region will soon have to

Hidden danger of CO

Dear Editor, I recently attended a workshop on the dangers of CO. It was meant for firefighters, who of course are faced with CO, among

Facing this together

Dear Editor, The Pontiac has faced its share of uphill struggles over the years. The closing of major forestry sector employers, severe droughts which handicapped our agricultural sector, 100-year floods which uprooted many families, the list goes on and on.

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Incident à la crématorium

Cher éditeur, Le 19 mars, nous avons eu un incident à notre crématorium de Shawville alors d’un essai de nouveux équipements. L’équipement n’a aucun lien avec notre usine de crémation et notre système de livraison de propane n’était pas un

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Facts

Dear Editor, These are the facts in regards to the article written last week that need to be addressed: Connie Renaud and Shirley Russell are the only two co-founders of Ski Pontiac. Ski Pontiac was founded in year 2010 for

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The case for precaution

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world suggests we cannot prevent it, we are told there is much we can do to

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Here’s to you ladies!

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe. Here in the Pontiac, there is no shortage of females heavily involved in making the

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What is next?

Dear Editor, On March 1, I attended the protest at Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville over the closure of the obstetrics ward for the next six months. There was probably . . .

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Maybe it’s time

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me how it is any advantage to anyone for the government to underfund the local hospital? Few people . . .

Read More »

The trouble with trivialities

On Monday, a busload of Pontiac residents took the hour-plus drive – the same drive that expectant mothers from the region will soon have to make – in order to protest the closure of the Pontiac Community Hospital’s obstetrics unit.

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Hidden danger of CO

Dear Editor, I recently attended a workshop on the dangers of CO. It was meant for firefighters, who of course are faced with CO, among many other dangers, when they are actively fighting fire. But there . . .

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