The Leader lives on
February 24, 2026
This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going
This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going
Dear Editor, Thank you Darcy Findlay for bringing hockey back to Shawville. Your teams on the ice and off the ice were amazing. The fan
Dear Editor, The American Supreme court has finally ruled on Trump’s tariffs actions, saying they are illegal. Tariffs must be legislated through Congress, not by
Dear Editor, Everything changes everything. One of my favourite pastimes is watching videos about ancient history. Way, way back history. The clickbait headlines often read,
The news these past few weeks has been filled with some truly awful stories, from the school shooting in B.C. to the murder of two
Dear Editor, On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost
Dear Editor, As a researcher of the Sparling family and the historic Irish Palatine settlements of Thorne Township, I am writing to engage the collective
Love your neighbour as yourself. We know this from the Bible. But covid taught us to be a little scared of our neighbours, and maybe
Dear Editor, Our present-day civilization takes pride in blowing things up to the point where they are meaningless, time and energy-wasting nonsense. Take football, for
Best not put money on it, but there seems to have been a change in how Hydro-Québec is managing the consequences of its decision to
This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going out of print this month, found a buyer just a week short of its planned
Dear Editor, Thank you Darcy Findlay for bringing hockey back to Shawville. Your teams on the ice and off the ice were amazing. The fan support from all over the Pontiac was great. Well done Darcy. Bert Murphy, Shawville
Dear Editor, The American Supreme court has finally ruled on Trump’s tariffs actions, saying they are illegal. Tariffs must be legislated through Congress, not by unilateral presidential decree. Unfortunately the president is now attacking and insulting the judges for being
Dear Editor, Everything changes everything. One of my favourite pastimes is watching videos about ancient history. Way, way back history. The clickbait headlines often read, “This changes everything.” Actually, everything changes everything that follows. We seem to be on a
The news these past few weeks has been filled with some truly awful stories, from the school shooting in B.C. to the murder of two children in a community just north of our region. On Monday a young girl died
Dear Editor, On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost a beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend in a tragic and unexpected way, on
Dear Editor, As a researcher of the Sparling family and the historic Irish Palatine settlements of Thorne Township, I am writing to engage the collective memory of your readers regarding a lost piece of our local heritage: the Craig Methodist
Love your neighbour as yourself. We know this from the Bible. But covid taught us to be a little scared of our neighbours, and maybe a little scared of ourselves. The pandemic transformed us all from agents of love and
Dear Editor, Our present-day civilization takes pride in blowing things up to the point where they are meaningless, time and energy-wasting nonsense. Take football, for instance. I don’t care a thing about it. I can’t imagine why anyone would go
Best not put money on it, but there seems to have been a change in how Hydro-Québec is managing the consequences of its decision to ignore its aging infrastructure in the upper Pontiac. For years, when extreme heat, cold or
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