A really bad idea
April 2, 2019
Dear Editor, Every decade or so, someone comes up with the bright idea that what Pontiac needs is a big garbage dump. Twice before, we’ve
Dear Editor, Every decade or so, someone comes up with the bright idea that what Pontiac needs is a big garbage dump. Twice before, we’ve
It would appear that Quebec’s government of the day is continuing its quest to solve problems that don’t exist. On Thursday, Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ)
Dear Editor, I’m more than embarrassed that Pontiac’s Member of Parliament, Will Amos, has decided to perpetuate the shameless explanations spouted by the Prime Minister’s
While spring is usually a time of relative upheaval and disarray, from melting snowdrifts and rainstorms to the first flower shoots poking their heads out
On March 11, Catherine Fournier, MNA for the Marie-Victorin district in Longueuil left the Parti Quebecois (PQ) caucus to sit as an independent. The 26-year-old,
Dear Editor, Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with asking how do we know what we know? It’s one of those university courses
Dear Editor, Previous Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose is demanding an apology from Mayor Joanne Labadie. For 17 months I have sat silently on
Dear Editor, Regarding the article of March 6 on the community centre delays: Pierre Tabet was given the contract to design, facilitate and oversee the
A couple of weeks ago, Pontiac MNA André Fortin rose in the Legislative Assembly to give an impassioned defence of recently fired CISSSO CEO Jean
Dear Editor, Something’s happening across the river, about an hour upstream from the Pontiac and we should take notice. Starting in the 1950s, ever since
Dear Editor, Every decade or so, someone comes up with the bright idea that what Pontiac needs is a big garbage dump. Twice before, we’ve fended off plans; first in Bristol, then near Danford Lake and now, there’s a scheme
It would appear that Quebec’s government of the day is continuing its quest to solve problems that don’t exist. On Thursday, Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled Bill 21, “An Act respecting the laicity of the State,”
Dear Editor, I’m more than embarrassed that Pontiac’s Member of Parliament, Will Amos, has decided to perpetuate the shameless explanations spouted by the Prime Minister’s Office on the SNC-Lavalin scandal. I simply don’t understand how anyone could believe the Prime
While spring is usually a time of relative upheaval and disarray, from melting snowdrifts and rainstorms to the first flower shoots poking their heads out of the ground, this year’s transition has been especially tumultuous at THE EQUITY. The newsroom
On March 11, Catherine Fournier, MNA for the Marie-Victorin district in Longueuil left the Parti Quebecois (PQ) caucus to sit as an independent. The 26-year-old, who had been elected to the National Assembly in a December 2016 by-election, took several
Dear Editor, Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with asking how do we know what we know? It’s one of those university courses easily dismissed by, ‘When am I ever going to need this in real life?’ The
Dear Editor, Previous Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose is demanding an apology from Mayor Joanne Labadie. For 17 months I have sat silently on many occasions, understanding that Madame Labadie, came into office without any municipal experience, even stating
Dear Editor, Regarding the article of March 6 on the community centre delays: Pierre Tabet was given the contract to design, facilitate and oversee the project in its entirety as per Resolution 16-12-3003. In other words, he was the project
A couple of weeks ago, Pontiac MNA André Fortin rose in the Legislative Assembly to give an impassioned defence of recently fired CISSSO CEO Jean Hébert. It was a puzzling choice by the opposition health critic to target one of
Dear Editor, Something’s happening across the river, about an hour upstream from the Pontiac and we should take notice. Starting in the 1950s, ever since the nuclear research facility at Chalk River has been operational, low intensity nuclear waste has
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