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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor – October 25, 2023

Clarify and reassure Dear Editor, After reading the letters on incineration in last week’s Equity, (The burning question and Incinerate or not, THE EQUITY, October

Letters to the Editor – October 18, 2023

The burning question Dear Editor, Ms. Toller’s letter in last week’s Equity (Landfill for household waste? THE EQUITY Oct. 11, 2023) clearly stated once again

Letters to the Editor – October 4, 2023

The right to go to school Dear Editor, What is wrong with this picture? “Eligibility certification [is] preventing those wanting to attend school in English.”

Letters to the Editor – September 20, 2023

CISSSO’s centralized administration fails the Pontiac An open letter to Christian Dubé, Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Dear Minisiter, In 2015 the CSSS

Letters to the Editor – Nov. 22, 2023

Thank you Dear Editor, Thank you, Mr. Judd plus. I want my comment to go to the best of the best, Chris Judd. Yes, women have done it all, plus looked after our family. work, parents, plus volunteer. Family was

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Letters to the Editor – November 15, 2023

No clarity, no assurances Dear Editor, Is anything clearer about the proposed garbage incinerator for Litchfield, and is anyone assured that all is well in the world of rubbish burning following Warden Toller’s letter of October 25th? As spokesperson of

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Letters to the Editor – November 8, 2023

Garbage business Dear Editor, Lately I’ve been trying to wrap my head around an amount of money that is unfathomable to me. Four hundred and fifty million dollars just sounds like a bazillion. I have no regular life comparisons and

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Letters to the Editor – November 1, 2023

Haunted by garbage Dear Editor, It was the legendary Yogi Berra who once said “It’s like deja-vu all over again”. This best describes the current attempt by the MRC Pontiac to build a mega garbage incinerator. Those of us who

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Letters to the Editor – October 25, 2023

Clarify and reassure Dear Editor, After reading the letters on incineration in last week’s Equity, (The burning question and Incinerate or not, THE EQUITY, October 18, 2023), I felt compelled to clarify and reassure the writers. The MRC Council of

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Letters to the Editor – October 18, 2023

The burning question Dear Editor, Ms. Toller’s letter in last week’s Equity (Landfill for household waste? THE EQUITY Oct. 11, 2023) clearly stated once again her view of the Energy from Waste project. She feels that burning garbage is a

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Letters to the Editor – Oct. 11, 2023

Incinerator worries Dear Editor, To anyone who thinks an incinerator by a water source is a good idea, there is no such thing as a leakproof facility. There will be spills, runoff, air pollution. Not to mention off-gassing, if ashes

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Letters to the Editor – October 4, 2023

The right to go to school Dear Editor, What is wrong with this picture? “Eligibility certification [is] preventing those wanting to attend school in English.” Rev. Mary McDowell Wood, Shawville Where would you like your landfill? Dear Editor, The proposal

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Letters to the Editor – September 27, 2023

Money up in smoke Dear Editor, I have been reading the news items about the proposed garbage incinerator in the Pontiac with increasing amazement. Certainly people could be concerned about air pollution. The notion that these things emit gas that

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Letters to the Editor – September 20, 2023

CISSSO’s centralized administration fails the Pontiac An open letter to Christian Dubé, Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Dear Minisiter, In 2015 the CSSS du Pontiac was fused with five other hospitals to create the CISSS de l’Outaouais. Most

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