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May 28, 2026

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Language police

Dear Editor, I feel bad for Jeremy Williams and Erin Davis, for the pain and grief they are going through with the OQLF language police

Who will pay? 

Dear Editor, In late winter, there was a spill of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid on the snowmobile trail that uses Yach Road in Thorne.

Castro indicted by the U.S.

Editor, The American indictment against former Cuban president Raul Castro is reprehensible. To charge him with murder because the Cuban air force shot down a

Far from the full story

The front page of this newspaper does not offer a glowing review of life in municipal politics in the Pontiac. Far from it. This week,

Where is the logic?

Editor, I have been watching the events unfolding at the MRC, and can’t understand their logic. Specifically, the decision of the MRC Pontiac Council of

A challenge for our youth

Editor, There are many issues on peoples’ minds these days, from the cost of living to the Iran war and climate change. Donald Trump is

Live and learn

Dear Editor, I’ve seen a few things in my life that I can’t explain because I don’t understand them. That doesn’t impact my day-to-day life

The road MTQ  neglects

Dear Editor, I have been a resident for 11 years now on the Eardley-Masham road in Luskville and I have only seen the Ministry of

Policing the social network

It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof.  Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s

Language police

Dear Editor, I feel bad for Jeremy Williams and Erin Davis, for the pain and grief they are going through with the OQLF language police harassing their business. I love their sign! Back around 2012 when I was developing Clarendon

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Who will pay? 

Dear Editor, In late winter, there was a spill of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid on the snowmobile trail that uses Yach Road in Thorne. That part of Yach Road is normally not plowed for wheeled vehicles in winter. The

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Castro indicted by the U.S.

Editor, The American indictment against former Cuban president Raul Castro is reprehensible. To charge him with murder because the Cuban air force shot down a marauding airplane 30 years ago dropping anti-Castro leaflets on the city of Havana, after the

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Far from the full story

The front page of this newspaper does not offer a glowing review of life in municipal politics in the Pontiac. Far from it. This week, we got news that Waltham’s director general resigned, Bristol’s, according to the mayor, is on

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Where is the logic?

Editor, I have been watching the events unfolding at the MRC, and can’t understand their logic. Specifically, the decision of the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors (COM) to order MRC employees back to working full-time in the office. Here are

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A challenge for our youth

Editor, There are many issues on peoples’ minds these days, from the cost of living to the Iran war and climate change. Donald Trump is the propagator of a number of things that worry people. He has threatened Canadian sovereignty.

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Live and learn

Dear Editor, I’ve seen a few things in my life that I can’t explain because I don’t understand them. That doesn’t impact my day-to-day life very much. I still have to keep on keeping on, until my body or mind

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The road MTQ  neglects

Dear Editor, I have been a resident for 11 years now on the Eardley-Masham road in Luskville and I have only seen the Ministry of Transport do subpar pothole repairs on this road. I have never seen a road so

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Policing the social network

It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof.  Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s Auto went public about it, sharing a screenshot of the email received from the Office

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