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February 25, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

We’ll have to take care of this one ourselves Dear Editor, I’m talking about waste management. We’ve gotten to the point where nearly everything we

Letters to the Editor

Fed up in the Pontiac Dear Editor, Why shouldn’t the public question the transparency of our local government? From personal experience, we’ve found public participation

Let’s keep it that way

Dear Editor, I know that you publish all letters to the editor but apparently Ms. Barber from Luskville, Que. is not so sure. She says

Letters to the Editor

Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III Dear Editor, God Save the Queen, Elizabeth II! This was a common phrase in my life as a

Food and drink for thought

Dear Editor, I’ve been following the story of Lake Mead in the southwest US. Lake Mead was formed in the 1930s when the Hoover Dam

What is the point?

Dear Editor, With all due respect to Sandra Barber of Luskville, I am wondering what exactly is her point? Many knowledgeable people have written on

Letters

Blue Green Algae is here in the Pontiac Dear Editor, Many thanks to THE EQUITY and reporter Brett Thoms for the article dated May 17,

Let’s go to work Pontiac

Dear Editor, As investors arrive to the Pontiac contemplating opening various businesses and in particular forestry mills, a common question is asked of me. Will

Reckless driving
by children

Dear Editor, I am writing about an alarming experience that I had with reckless driving on Calumet Island. Two children (aged – 13?) were driving

Smell test failure

Dear Editor, There must be an (provincial) election in the wind. In the Quebec wind. Why would one say that? Well, on Friday, April 22

Letters to the Editor

We’ll have to take care of this one ourselves Dear Editor, I’m talking about waste management. We’ve gotten to the point where nearly everything we buy and use comes to us wrapped in plastic. I had a project for which

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Letters to the Editor

Fed up in the Pontiac Dear Editor, Why shouldn’t the public question the transparency of our local government? From personal experience, we’ve found public participation to be hindered by the very same government employees who should foster democratic participation. We’ve

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Let’s keep it that way

Dear Editor, I know that you publish all letters to the editor but apparently Ms. Barber from Luskville, Que. is not so sure. She says in her letter on Sept. 7, “ My note: I doubt that this will be

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Letters to the Editor

Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III Dear Editor, God Save the Queen, Elizabeth II! This was a common phrase in my life as a child in Quyon in the 1950s. My father and Uncle Joe were members of the

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Food and drink for thought

Dear Editor, I’ve been following the story of Lake Mead in the southwest US. Lake Mead was formed in the 1930s when the Hoover Dam blocked the flow of the Colorado River. It was very successful for decades, controlling the

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What is the point?

Dear Editor, With all due respect to Sandra Barber of Luskville, I am wondering what exactly is her point? Many knowledgeable people have written on the subject of residential schools in Canada and the discoveries of small bodies in graveyards

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Letters

Blue Green Algae is here in the Pontiac Dear Editor, Many thanks to THE EQUITY and reporter Brett Thoms for the article dated May 17, 2022 on the “Growing Concern over potentially toxic algae.” Downey’s Bay, Ottawa River here in

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Let’s go to work Pontiac

Dear Editor, As investors arrive to the Pontiac contemplating opening various businesses and in particular forestry mills, a common question is asked of me. Will there be people in the Pontiac who want to work? We know that throughout the

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Reckless driving
by children

Dear Editor, I am writing about an alarming experience that I had with reckless driving on Calumet Island. Two children (aged – 13?) were driving dirt bikes, extremely dangerously on the road, almost causing two accidents. I am hoping that

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Smell test failure

Dear Editor, There must be an (provincial) election in the wind. In the Quebec wind. Why would one say that? Well, on Friday, April 22 both myself, and my husband received our revised Quebec Provincial tax returns for 2021 with

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