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January 7, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Job well done

Dear Editor, The article, “Grant paves the way for new Ski Pontiac trail,” by Stephen Riccio, dated Nov. 11, 2020 was very informative and above

Interesting times

Dear Editor, The expression “May you live in interesting times” may or may not have originated in China. Regardless, we must by now appreciate the

Don’t fall for email scams

Dear Editor, I almost fell for it. This is embarrassing, because I’ve been on the internet, including shopping online, for 25 years or more. I

Cans on the roadside

Dear Editor, I’ve noticed lots of traffic on the back roads lately and I’ve also noticed a lot of discarded cans, mostly beer cans. Along

Re: Small nuclear reactors

Dear Editor, After reading the Nov. 4 article about Global First Power’s project to build micro modular reactors, I have many concerns. The federal government

Alexander Smart

Dear Editor, I grew up in Starks Corners and am a daughter of the late Orval and Winnifred Smart. This past August, we took some

Hold on for a wild ride

Dear Editor, This month, and probably the next two, promise to be very interesting times which will be cited and remembered for decades to come.

Forestry and plantations

Editor’s note: a version of this letter that was published in last week’s edition contained several transcription errors, and as a result, we are republishing

Job well done

Dear Editor, The article, “Grant paves the way for new Ski Pontiac trail,” by Stephen Riccio, dated Nov. 11, 2020 was very informative and above all most exciting. The new Ski Pontiac administration who took over in the fall of

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Interesting times

Dear Editor, The expression “May you live in interesting times” may or may not have originated in China. Regardless, we must by now appreciate the irony of those words. The COVID pandemic surely qualifies as ‘interesting’. Looking at the latest

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Don’t fall for email scams

Dear Editor, I almost fell for it. This is embarrassing, because I’ve been on the internet, including shopping online, for 25 years or more. I should have spotted the signs but I was one cup of coffee over my limit

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Cans on the roadside

Dear Editor, I’ve noticed lots of traffic on the back roads lately and I’ve also noticed a lot of discarded cans, mostly beer cans. Along a one kilometer stretch of road I picked up . . .

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Re: Small nuclear reactors

Dear Editor, After reading the Nov. 4 article about Global First Power’s project to build micro modular reactors, I have many concerns. The federal government is funding private companies to develop these small modular reactors. These SMRs would generate between

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Alexander Smart

Dear Editor, I grew up in Starks Corners and am a daughter of the late Orval and Winnifred Smart. This past August, we took some grandchildren to Shawville to see the home place. One of our granddaughters Hannah and her

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Hold on for a wild ride

Dear Editor, This month, and probably the next two, promise to be very interesting times which will be cited and remembered for decades to come. Fall is here and winter just two steps behind with that, come extra chances to

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Letter sent to The Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, President The Hon. Joyce Murray, Vice-Chair The Hon. Bardish Chagger, Member The Hon. Catherine McKenna, Member The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Member The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson, Member Treasury Board of Canada

Dear Mr. Duclos and Members of the Treasury Board, We write to you as women, community and Aboriginal leaders in science, medicine, law and environmental protection to request your urgent attention to the need for Canada to uphold its legal

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Forestry and plantations

Editor’s note: a version of this letter that was published in last week’s edition contained several transcription errors, and as a result, we are republishing the corrected copy. The Equity apologizes for any confusion. Dear Editor, Concerning Robert Wills’ letter

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