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August 6, 2025

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Awesome stunt, wrong venue

Dear Editor, I saw a young fellow on a motorbike — actually, I heard him first because it was one of those off-road bikes with

Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Dear Editor, This past December/January, our municipality had a special project going on and kept our municipal workers working well past their traditional lay off

Recognizing our public servants

Dear Editor, Last week we celebrated National Public Service week and we want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of

Insanity

Dear Editor, To anyone taking a quick tour of Quyon, it soon becomes evident that there is a wall of sand and stone running down

Do as they do in Rumsey

Dear Editor, With the extensive flooding along the Ottawa River this spring and two years ago, I was reminded of my childhood experiences of dealing

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Dear Editor, With the recent flooding in different parts of the Pontiac, I want to thank all the people who are volunteering their time

Awesome stunt, wrong venue

Dear Editor, I saw a young fellow on a motorbike — actually, I heard him first because it was one of those off-road bikes with not much of a muffler. He popped a wheelie from down the hill beyond my

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Conservatives announce real environment plan

Dear Editor, Canadians know that when it comes to the environment, Liberals are all talk and no action. Justin Trudeau’s Carbon Tax is not an environmental plan. Trudeau gave big polluters a special deal, while forcing families to pay more

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Ninety kilometres of the Route Verte at risk

Dear Editor, This past April, the MRC de Pontiac (MRC) initiated a plan to convert Cycloparc PPJ into an off-road vehicle (quad) trail. Cycloparc PPJ has been part of Quebec’s Route Verte since 2008. Because of this, the MRC was

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Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Dear Editor, This past December/January, our municipality had a special project going on and kept our municipal workers working well past their traditional lay off time, working with shovels, water pumps and dump trucks. It should have been no surprise

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Recognizing our public servants

Dear Editor, Last week we celebrated National Public Service week and we want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of so many thousands of public servants from across our region. We value the excellence of

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Insanity

Dear Editor, To anyone taking a quick tour of Quyon, it soon becomes evident that there is a wall of sand and stone running down a street just like the Great Wall of China. It was feverishly erected at a

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Do as they do in Rumsey

Dear Editor, With the extensive flooding along the Ottawa River this spring and two years ago, I was reminded of my childhood experiences of dealing with the backwater. I grew up in western Kentucky, in the small town of Calhoun.

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Six of one/half a dozen of the other?

Dear Editor, How long is the government of the land going to try and trick us into believing they are doing something about pollution and climate change? The government’s solution to pollution is the same as it always has been;

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Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Dear Editor, With the recent flooding in different parts of the Pontiac, I want to thank all the people who are volunteering their time to help those affected. I also want to thank members of the Canadian Armed Forces

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