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July 9, 2026

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Solar electricity

Dear Editor, As I walk past the CAP building on my way to the Pontiac Museum, I notice that the roof is covered with solar

Rain on our parades

Last month in France, some 40 people drowned in the span of six days while trying to cool off their bodies during a deadly heat

Happy Canada Day, Pontiac

This Canada Day, we are sharing an editorial first published in this newspaper on July 1, 1987. At the time, many editorials were printed without

Subjunctivision

Dear Editor, A former neighbour, Christopher of Waterfall, told me about a book he’d read. This was decades ago, when ideas were commonly disseminated through

Clarendon’s pioneers

Dear Editor, On Sat., Aug, 8, Nancy Conroy will be leading a tour of the early pioneers in Clarendon at Shawville Village Cemetery on Main

So, separation again, eh?

Dear Editor, Twice within my residency in Quebec (53 years and counting), we’ve endured the confidence-shaking test of a referendum on separation from Canada. Right

Food security, at what cost?

Just a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney shared his government’s strategy to build food security in this country, the Liberals quietly snuck through a

Bread and circuses

This past Sunday, the grounds of the White House were taken over for one of the most gaudy and depressing spectacles in recent memory, a

My Jell-O egg salad adventure

Dear Editor, I would like to start off by saying how much I enjoy THE EQUITY and have for many years. Over that time I’ve

Planned obsolescence

Dear Editor, Years ago, Ralph Nader led a movement to expose the practice of “planned obsolescence”. That means, a product is built so that it

Solar electricity

Dear Editor, As I walk past the CAP building on my way to the Pontiac Museum, I notice that the roof is covered with solar panels. Solar panels can be of the type that generates electrical power, or they can

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Rain on our parades

Last month in France, some 40 people drowned in the span of six days while trying to cool off their bodies during a deadly heat wave. Some people didn’t know how to swim. In some places, swimming wasn’t safe. When

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Happy Canada Day, Pontiac

This Canada Day, we are sharing an editorial first published in this newspaper on July 1, 1987. At the time, many editorials were printed without a name attached to them, meant to reflect the general opinion of the newspaper rather

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Subjunctivision

Dear Editor, A former neighbour, Christopher of Waterfall, told me about a book he’d read. This was decades ago, when ideas were commonly disseminated through books.  This book, which I never saw myself, contained a concept called subjunctivision. It went

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Clarendon’s pioneers

Dear Editor, On Sat., Aug, 8, Nancy Conroy will be leading a tour of the early pioneers in Clarendon at Shawville Village Cemetery on Main St.. Many people in Shawville have ancestors that are buried in that cemetery. At the

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So, separation again, eh?

Dear Editor, Twice within my residency in Quebec (53 years and counting), we’ve endured the confidence-shaking test of a referendum on separation from Canada. Right now, it’s the oil-drenched cowboys of Alberta who are seeking a better deal by threatening

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Food security, at what cost?

Just a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney shared his government’s strategy to build food security in this country, the Liberals quietly snuck through a bill that will radically change how pesticides are regulated, or rather, deregulated.  Bill C-30, passed

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Bread and circuses

This past Sunday, the grounds of the White House were taken over for one of the most gaudy and depressing spectacles in recent memory, a series of high-profile cage fights entitled UFC Freedom 250.   While mixed martial arts matches

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My Jell-O egg salad adventure

Dear Editor, I would like to start off by saying how much I enjoy THE EQUITY and have for many years. Over that time I’ve seen photos of people with their Equity in hand while they are on an adventure

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Planned obsolescence

Dear Editor, Years ago, Ralph Nader led a movement to expose the practice of “planned obsolescence”. That means, a product is built so that it breaks down in such a way that its repair is more costly than purchasing a

Read More »

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