Letters to the Editor – August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023
Most grateful Dear Editor, On Friday, July 28, my husband Eugene and I were travelling west on Hwy 148, just west of Shawville, when a
Most grateful Dear Editor, On Friday, July 28, my husband Eugene and I were travelling west on Hwy 148, just west of Shawville, when a
Why is that? Dear Editor, I’m fairly certain that if I were to drive my car on the PPJ trail, or speed through stop signs
Is a referendum in order? Dear Editor, There is dissension in the Pontiac as to the wisdom of embarking on a project to host an
So, what’s the better plan? Dear Editor, In response to the idea of building and operating a high-temperature waste incinerator, some have claimed there are
Leader in waste management Dear Editor, It is important to address some of the points made in last week’s Equity by Jen Montague (Garbage in,
Radioactive waste Dear Editor, Sophie Kuijper Dickson’s excellent coverage of why the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan consented to the NSDF (THE EQUITY, June 28) includes this
Big Decision Ahead Dear Editor, We have a problem, a slow-growing problem with no really good solution. We have trash, stuff we bought but don’t
Ruffled feathers Dear Mr. Dickson: Since June 12, 2023 and your subsequent edition of THE EQUITY, June 14, 2023, I suspect there is even more
An Opportunity for MRC Pontiac to be a leader in Energy from Waste Dear Editor, MRC Pontiac has been interested in energy from waste since
The importance of Blackflies Dear Editor: I have a small Dragonfly operation in Thorne, and blackflies are the bait which attracts them in droves. Blackflies
Most grateful Dear Editor, On Friday, July 28, my husband Eugene and I were travelling west on Hwy 148, just west of Shawville, when a giant oak tree fell across our trailer which was carrying our lawn mower during a
Why is that? Dear Editor, I’m fairly certain that if I were to drive my car on the PPJ trail, or speed through stop signs and go over the hill on rear wheels only, leave a black trail of rubber
Is a referendum in order? Dear Editor, There is dissension in the Pontiac as to the wisdom of embarking on a project to host an incinerator to deal with residual waste (what’s left after organics and recyclable materials are sorted
So, what’s the better plan? Dear Editor, In response to the idea of building and operating a high-temperature waste incinerator, some have claimed there are better ways of dealing with trash, citing several potential dangerous side effects of incineration. I
Leader in waste management Dear Editor, It is important to address some of the points made in last week’s Equity by Jen Montague (Garbage in, garbage out, July 5, 2023) concerning the proposed Energy from Waste (EFW) facility by MRC
Radioactive waste Dear Editor, Sophie Kuijper Dickson’s excellent coverage of why the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan consented to the NSDF (THE EQUITY, June 28) includes this eye-popping statement from Pikwakanagan Councillor Don Bilodeau: “Plus, it’s low-level radioactive, so it dissipates quickly.
Big Decision Ahead Dear Editor, We have a problem, a slow-growing problem with no really good solution. We have trash, stuff we bought but don’t want and can’t use. The packaging that comes with every single thing we buy, the
Ruffled feathers Dear Mr. Dickson: Since June 12, 2023 and your subsequent edition of THE EQUITY, June 14, 2023, I suspect there is even more ammunition in my “war chest” (my pun) to expand on. First and foremost, I wonder
An Opportunity for MRC Pontiac to be a leader in Energy from Waste Dear Editor, MRC Pontiac has been interested in energy from waste since 2011 when it declared itself a “willing host.” Research in Europe was done at the
The importance of Blackflies Dear Editor: I have a small Dragonfly operation in Thorne, and blackflies are the bait which attracts them in droves. Blackflies help keep the back country from being totally over-run by citiots who come to the
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