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February 25, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

It came from the 5th dimension

Dear Editor, Every conversation these days comes to be about the Coronavirus, and how our lives have been altered, out of deference for its dangers.

Thanks for the memories

Dear Editor, I have been a follower of your weekly piece “The Way We Were” since I moved here in 1972 after . . .

Helping Canadians

Dear Editor, From the beginning of this crisis, we have rallied as communities and come together as a country to fight COVID-19.  In these extraordinary

Unfinished business

Dear Editor, Before we were so rudely interrupted by a silent viral buzz-killer, we were on the verge of coming to grips with our garbage

Canada cares

Dear Editor, I am thrilled with the announcement by the Federal Government of support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. If there is something that we

Struggling for answers to COVID-19

Dear Editor, Letter writer Mick Armitage (letter to the editor, May 6) asks what the government will do if people will not take the covid-19

Government ban misleading

Dear Editor, “Missing the mark” (May 6,THE EQUITY) is a well-written editorial, informative and objective. Information coming from the government regarding the subject misleading, “assault-style,”

One hundred years and counting

Dear Editor, Sand Bay is a friendly community surrounded by nature, forest and sandy beach with its waterfront on the Ottawa River. This gem has

It came from the 5th dimension

Dear Editor, Every conversation these days comes to be about the Coronavirus, and how our lives have been altered, out of deference for its dangers. If you’re one of those who doesn’t believe in the reality of COVID then you

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Letter Response to article and editorial

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to both the article and editorial where the editor is criticizing the MRC Pontiac for the time it has taken to publish the names of committee members who sit on official MRC committees.

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Helping Canadians

Dear Editor, From the beginning of this crisis, we have rallied as communities and come together as a country to fight COVID-19.  In these extraordinary times, no Canadian should have to worry about paying their bills, rent or putting food

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Unfinished business

Dear Editor, Before we were so rudely interrupted by a silent viral buzz-killer, we were on the verge of coming to grips with our garbage habits. Single-use plastics were being phased out, replaced with re-usable or biodegradable containers. Suddenly, single-use

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Canada cares

Dear Editor, I am thrilled with the announcement by the Federal Government of support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. If there is something that we have learned from the Covid crisis, it is the need to come up with global

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Struggling for answers to COVID-19

Dear Editor, Letter writer Mick Armitage (letter to the editor, May 6) asks what the government will do if people will not take the covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available. In the event of a vaccine or cure being developed

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Government ban misleading

Dear Editor, “Missing the mark” (May 6,THE EQUITY) is a well-written editorial, informative and objective. Information coming from the government regarding the subject misleading, “assault-style,” it is the style look they are banning, not the function. The Prime Minister is

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One hundred years and counting

Dear Editor, Sand Bay is a friendly community surrounded by nature, forest and sandy beach with its waterfront on the Ottawa River. This gem has a long, steadfast history with its rural roots and beloved pioneers. Protecting its heritage, identity,

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