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February 25, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Important things

Dear Editor, My late father-in-law was a pilot, among other occupations. He had a saying that makes good sense to me. He said there are

Facing this together

Dear Editor, The Pontiac has faced its share of uphill struggles over the years. The closing of major forestry sector employers, severe droughts which handicapped

Incident à la crématorium

Cher éditeur, Le 19 mars, nous avons eu un incident à notre crématorium de Shawville alors d’un essai de nouveux équipements. L’équipement n’a aucun lien

Facts

Dear Editor, These are the facts in regards to the article written last week that need to be addressed: Connie Renaud and Shirley Russell are

What is next?

Dear Editor, On March 1, I attended the protest at Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville over the closure of the obstetrics ward for the next

Maybe it’s time

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me how it is any advantage to anyone for the government to underfund the local hospital? Few people .

Hidden danger of CO

Dear Editor, I recently attended a workshop on the dangers of CO. It was meant for firefighters, who of course are faced with CO, among

Stolen camera

To the individual who stole the trail camera and battery pack on the 12th Line in Bristol. You think you got away with a trail

Faced with challenges

Dear Editor, It is with much discussion and deliberation that the Quyon Ensemble Jamfest Committee has decided to cancel Jamfest 2020 as well as future

Disappointed

Dear Editor, On Jan. 29, 33 families applied for Pre-K education at Dr. S. E. McDowell School in Shawville. Half of these families are told

Important things

Dear Editor, My late father-in-law was a pilot, among other occupations. He had a saying that makes good sense to me. He said there are two important things; the fuel left in your tank, and the runway ahead of you.

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Facing this together

Dear Editor, The Pontiac has faced its share of uphill struggles over the years. The closing of major forestry sector employers, severe droughts which handicapped our agricultural sector, 100-year floods which uprooted many families, the list goes on and on.

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Incident à la crématorium

Cher éditeur, Le 19 mars, nous avons eu un incident à notre crématorium de Shawville alors d’un essai de nouveux équipements. L’équipement n’a aucun lien avec notre usine de crémation et notre système de livraison de propane n’était pas un

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Facts

Dear Editor, These are the facts in regards to the article written last week that need to be addressed: Connie Renaud and Shirley Russell are the only two co-founders of Ski Pontiac. Ski Pontiac was founded in year 2010 for

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What is next?

Dear Editor, On March 1, I attended the protest at Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville over the closure of the obstetrics ward for the next six months. There was probably . . .

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Maybe it’s time

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me how it is any advantage to anyone for the government to underfund the local hospital? Few people . . .

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Hidden danger of CO

Dear Editor, I recently attended a workshop on the dangers of CO. It was meant for firefighters, who of course are faced with CO, among many other dangers, when they are actively fighting fire. But there . . .

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Stolen camera

To the individual who stole the trail camera and battery pack on the 12th Line in Bristol. You think you got away with a trail camera that was brand new and never used but in actual fact you didn’t see

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Faced with challenges

Dear Editor, It is with much discussion and deliberation that the Quyon Ensemble Jamfest Committee has decided to cancel Jamfest 2020 as well as future events. We have worked very hard on past years to ensure that this event be

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Disappointed

Dear Editor, On Jan. 29, 33 families applied for Pre-K education at Dr. S. E. McDowell School in Shawville. Half of these families are told that there isn’t space for their child. Government funding only . . .

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