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November 19, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor – March 20, 2024

Hauling garbage Dear Editor, Large cities should handle their own waste, and reduce trucking. Use the best refuse management available. What is wrong with another

Letters to the Editor – March 6, 2024

Incinerator health risks Dear Editor, As a public health advocate deeply concerned about the implications of environmental pollution on human well-being, Voix du Pontiac –

Letters to the Editor – Feb. 21, 2024

Megawatts Dear Editor, In a recent article in THE EQUITY covering a presentation I made to Renfrew County on the proposed energy from waste project,

Letters to the Editor – Feb. 14, 2024

Outdated binaries Dear Editor, Thank you for your thoughtful editorial about the insanity of our merry-go-round world (Feb. 7, 2024). As you said, and I

Letters to the Editor – April 3, 2024

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

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Letters to the Editor – March 27, 2024

The burning issue and air quality Dear Editor, So how would the Pontiac and all of the Ottawa Valley be affected by emissions from a new incinerator? Air quality is influenced by various factors, including industrial activities, vehicular emissions, agricultural

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Letters to the Editor – March 20, 2024

Hauling garbage Dear Editor, Large cities should handle their own waste, and reduce trucking. Use the best refuse management available. What is wrong with another Trail Road-type site? What about the Greenbelt? At the same time, go farther . .

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Letters to the Editor – March 13, 2024

Cockamamie idea Dear Editor, The Pontiac continues to lurch from one pipedream to another. Every few years, it seems, a new, larger than life plan to bring great prosperity to the area is being promoted, either by some passing PT

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Letters to the Editor – March 6, 2024

Incinerator health risks Dear Editor, As a public health advocate deeply concerned about the implications of environmental pollution on human well-being, Voix du Pontiac – Pontiac Voice cannot stay silent about the project to build an incinerator in our community.

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Letters to the Editor – Feb. 21, 2024

Megawatts Dear Editor, In a recent article in THE EQUITY covering a presentation I made to Renfrew County on the proposed energy from waste project, there was an error I would like to correct (Warden Toller pitches Pontiac incinerator to

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Letters to the Editor – Feb. 14, 2024

Outdated binaries Dear Editor, Thank you for your thoughtful editorial about the insanity of our merry-go-round world (Feb. 7, 2024). As you said, and I paraphrase, many of us are inclined to bury our heads in distractions as the greater

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Letters to the Editor – February 7, 2024

Our Pontiac Haven Dear Editor CNL has recently been given the green light to go ahead with its radioactive waste mound upriver from us, while the MRC Pontiac’s Council approved spending $120,000 for Deloitte to create a business plan that

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Letters to the Editor – January 31, 2024

Congratulations Dear Editor, I have been a subscriber to THE EQUITY for several years now, courtesy of a generous gift from close friends on Leslie Lake. I want to recognize the positive recent changes that have significantly built on THE

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