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April 2, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Keep your compost

Dear Editor,This letter is full of stuff we already know, much of it is stuff I’ve written about in letters to the papers before. I

Waste committee wasted

Dear Editor, It was evident after the loud protest over the proposed garbage incinerator that members of the public wanted something better. The mayors instructed

What they don’t want you to know

Dear Editor, What they don’t want you to know.  You hear this phrase bounced around on the internet and on the campaign trail; someone attempting

Small but mighty

Dear Editor, In just four months, our small village of 300 has risen to the occasion and put a glaring provincial issue front and center.

Where are you, Mr. Trudeau?

Dear Editor,Justin Trudeau’s government (including our federal riding MP Sophie Chatel) – maintained years of silence on the issue of anglophone rights within the province

Have faith in your council

Dear Editor, I was invited to attend the June 2024 special meeting of the Alleyn et Cawood council with residents about the issue of a

Mayors must step up

Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting,

Time for a new WQSB commissioner in Ward 3

Dear Editor, After spending the last term as the Western Quebec School Board commissioner for Ward 3 (Shawville and environs), I have recently discovered that

Thank you

Dear Editor, This summer has been nothing short of extraordinary for our small community of Alleyn and Cawood, and I want to extend my deepest

Between now and next year

Dear Editor, The Shawville Fair was well organized, the music was good, the crowds were adequate. Kudos to those who made it so. Special mention

Keep your compost

Dear Editor,This letter is full of stuff we already know, much of it is stuff I’ve written about in letters to the papers before. I think it begs repeating now, for reasons I’ll get into later. Food scraps and other

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Waste committee wasted

Dear Editor, It was evident after the loud protest over the proposed garbage incinerator that members of the public wanted something better. The mayors instructed the warden to drop the project and stop talking about it. Several elected municipal councillors,

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What they don’t want you to know

Dear Editor, What they don’t want you to know.  You hear this phrase bounced around on the internet and on the campaign trail; someone attempting to install anxiety over some deep state secret or UFO technology that they are keeping

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Small but mighty

Dear Editor, In just four months, our small village of 300 has risen to the occasion and put a glaring provincial issue front and center. The 370% Evaluation Taskforce recently returned from the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) annual event

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Where are you, Mr. Trudeau?

Dear Editor,Justin Trudeau’s government (including our federal riding MP Sophie Chatel) – maintained years of silence on the issue of anglophone rights within the province of Quebec. Two weekends ago, he finally took a stand on the issue in a

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Have faith in your council

Dear Editor, I was invited to attend the June 2024 special meeting of the Alleyn et Cawood council with residents about the issue of a potential 370 per cent increase in their property evaluations. There was great concern and emotion

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Mayors must step up

Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting, expecting the presentation and adoption of a bylaw we proposed to eliminate the comparative factor

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Time for a new WQSB commissioner in Ward 3

Dear Editor, After spending the last term as the Western Quebec School Board commissioner for Ward 3 (Shawville and environs), I have recently discovered that I am unable to run for re-election in the upcoming school board elections. The rules

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Thank you

Dear Editor, This summer has been nothing short of extraordinary for our small community of Alleyn and Cawood, and I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who has supported our fight against the unfair property evaluation process. The

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Between now and next year

Dear Editor, The Shawville Fair was well organized, the music was good, the crowds were adequate. Kudos to those who made it so. Special mention goes to the after-hours cleanup crew. The day after, I walked past the fairgrounds expecting

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