Dear Editor, Upon reading this week’s edition of THE EQUITY I was appalled to see this headline on the front page, “COVID-19 Update: Valu-mart employee tests positive, Outaouais region shifts into the orange zone.” Should we not be supporting local

Dear Editor, At the last regular meeting of the Council of Mayors of the MRC (Feb. 17, 2021), which I took pleasure in re-listening to some passages to make sure I understood what had been said (it happens very quickly

Dear Editor, I wish to thank THE EQUITY for the opportunity to respond to the story regarding land clearing along Goldmine and Sixth Line. Healthy forests once covered a large area of the planet, continuously producing oxygen and filtering H20.

Dear Editor, Before we go all in as cheerleaders for the current round of proposals for the Industrial Park, let’s have a closer look at some aspects not mentioned in the MRC resolution and discussions:

Dear Editor, I could not believe my eyes what I read in your last two editions (Feb. 3 and 10 ) with regards to the biomass file that has been in the works at the MRC level for the last

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to articles in the last two issues of THE EQUITY pertaining to the usage of the C.N. Rail bed. Both articles refer to it as going to be at least a dual usage

Dear Editor, I’ve heard and read discussion about a plan to promote a “bio park” at the so-called industrial park in Litchfield. It sounds as if it could be a boon for the economy and, as usual, many ongoing jobs

Dear Mr. Trudeau and members of the federal cabinet, The Ottawa River is a Canadian Heritage River that flows past Parliament Hill. It has untold value as a beautiful natural and historical treasure. The river is sacred for the Algonquin

Dear Editor, The Pontiac Timber Producer Board is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, situated in Shawville, Que. We represent 3,650 private woodlot owners in the Pontiac. Our mission is the production and marketing of wood volumes harvested from Pontiac’s private forests,

Dear Editor, This time last year, COVID came to Canada. Just before that, coincidentally, we had stocked up on toilet paper. Then, suddenly, toilet paper was rationed (after irrational panic buying), and I began to worry that word would get