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February 25, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Opportunity for change

Dear Editor, Choosing our best representatives for the next four years is a big responsibility. Now is the time to persuade the decision makers that

Surprise

Dear Editor, Surprise, surprise — on Aug. 14, a payment for $500 was deposited into my bank account. This borrowed money is simply a bribe

Elections, like it or not

Dear Editor, So, we have an election that nobody felt was necessary, which will be inconvenient and expensive. This is when we need to apply

Opportunistic

Dear Editor, Calling an election in the midst of a pandemic when there is no obvious legislative need to do that, years before the usual

In response to a letter to the editor

Dear Editor I am writing to address the concerns expressed by Lawrence Stafford about the number of “semi ’s loaded to the hilt” carrying timber

Minority government

Dear Editor, Political observers indicate that we will soon be entering into a federal election season. Here’s one way in which Canada has a governmental

Pontiac friends

Dear Editor, For the last six months or so, I’ve sat watching out of my picture window or in the breeze way at Highway 148.

Reason to hope

Dear Editor, This past year has been hard on mental health, among my friend-circle and, so it seems, North America and the rest of the

Canada’s news industry is dying

Dear editor, These days, when I open my newspaper I’m always wondering whether it’s the last time I’ll get to read my favourite column or

Opportunity for change

Dear Editor, Choosing our best representatives for the next four years is a big responsibility. Now is the time to persuade the decision makers that we really do want clean water to drink and swim in. We do not want

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Surprise

Dear Editor, Surprise, surprise — on Aug. 14, a payment for $500 was deposited into my bank account. This borrowed money is simply a bribe from the Liberal Government to buy my vote. I am disgusted. I do not want

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Elections, like it or not

Dear Editor, So, we have an election that nobody felt was necessary, which will be inconvenient and expensive. This is when we need to apply ironscopic vision to the situation.

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Opportunistic

Dear Editor, Calling an election in the midst of a pandemic when there is no obvious legislative need to do that, years before the usual four year interval between elections, clearly shows the opportunistic side of this Liberal Government. It

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In response to a letter to the editor

Dear Editor I am writing to address the concerns expressed by Lawrence Stafford about the number of “semi ’s loaded to the hilt” carrying timber to Mont Laurier. Everyone shares this frustration including myself as I see the trucks turning

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Minority government

Dear Editor, Political observers indicate that we will soon be entering into a federal election season. Here’s one way in which Canada has a governmental structural advantage over the United States, multi-party campaigns and the possibility of a functioning minority

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Pontiac friends

Dear Editor, For the last six months or so, I’ve sat watching out of my picture window or in the breeze way at Highway 148. Because of COVID-19 and the quarantine, like everyone else, it left me with very little

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Reason to hope

Dear Editor, This past year has been hard on mental health, among my friend-circle and, so it seems, North America and the rest of the world. Although the pandemic hasn’t carved a very deep notch locally, the restrictions we’ve been

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Canada’s news industry is dying

Dear editor, These days, when I open my newspaper I’m always wondering whether it’s the last time I’ll get to read my favourite column or get a story about what’s happening in our community. Due to years of government inaction

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