For tax fairness Dear Editor, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to THE EQUITY for your continued coverage of the property assessment crisis facing Alleyn and Cawood. Your dedication to keeping the community informed has been invaluable in our

The new math Dear Editor, After the unanimous vote by MRC Pontiac mayors against the proposed incineration project, it is surprising and somewhat perplexing how tenaciously Warden Toller is holding on to the possibility of such a project. As reported

Highway help Dear Editor, I would like to thank everyone who stopped along Hwy 148 on Sunday of the long weekend to offer help when my car overheated. I especially would like to thank J.S. (Jean Sebastien) of Bristol. He

A night to remember? Dear Editor, The upcoming Pontiac MRC meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 15 could very well be one of the most important sessions in the history of the region. Not for what might be approved, but for

Outside the box Dear Editor, The common sense approach to development as reflected in your editorial is, in my view, right on the mark (What does Pontiac need? THE EQUITY, Apr. 17, 2024). For starters, the search for practical ideas

Bravo mayors Dear Editor, The warden should have vacated the chair during the Monday Apr. 29 special sitting of MRC mayors. As she herself admits, the purpose of the meeting was to propose her own resolution which constitutes a bias

Loyalty to municipality Dear Editor, During the Apr. 17 meeting of the Council of Mayors, there was a discussion of the garbage incinerator. Warden Toller stated that, in terms of decision-making and votes, what happens at local municipal council meetings

More questions than answers Dear Editor, The last of the Pontiac MRC public information meetings on the incinerator has come and gone. So, where are we now? In my opinion, we’re not a lot further ahead in knowing what we

JT’s travellin’ road show Dear Editor, While a number of Pontiac MRC councils have (to their credit) already turned their backs on the incinerator proposal, the majority, as of Apr. 4, still cling to the idea. Last week’s ‘information’ meeting

The incinerator Dear Editor, I believe that virtually all politicians start out with the best interests of their voters in mind. But at some point, usually after completing a term or two, maybe after graduating to become Mayors, many reach