Dear Editor, On June 23, I had to visit the emergency department of the regional hospital in Shawville and was treated by Dr. Maria Kungurov. She saved my life. I am very grateful for the services of this hospital which

Dear Editor, Having moved here from Ontario over a year ago, I had no idea what to expect. But I am grateful and very pleased. A huge thunderstorm passed over our little house north of Otter Lake on Route 301

In Praise of Cardboard Dear Editor, I recently had the experience of unpacking and assembling a set of kitchen cupboards, from that Swedish company. Their assembly system, once you get the hang of it, is elegant engineering. One thing that

Dear Editor, I’m trying to retrain myself to avoid purchasing and throwing away single-use plastic items. Here’s something I’ve come across, that makes a good second-use of a plastic item — rain barrels, made from re-purposed olive shipping containers. These

Dear Editor, Last week, I attended the Pontiac High School production Fiddler on the Roof. Following the applause from a full house, the director, Gordy Graham, graciously congratulated and thanked all who were involved in this wonderful production. Very often

Dear Editor, I found the article about Chris Hayes and his Stanley Cup ring very interesting. Although I’m two years older, we share several experiences. We both grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in small towns (Chapeau and Quyon)

Cher éditeur, La Municipalité de Mansfield-et-Pontefract se défendra contre la poursuite de l’entreprise Location Martin-Lalonde Inc. lorsqu’elle en aura pris connaissance. Au moment d’écrire ce communiqué, la municipalité n’avait pas reçu l’avis officiel de la poursuite. Dans un bulletin de

Dear Editor, This is some clarification to MP Will Amos’s response to Caleb Nickerson regarding this piece of legislation. Let’s be 100 per cent honest about what this bill really is and what it means to the thousands of voting

Dear Editor, It was announced a few weeks ago that by the end of the year, a multi-species slaughterhouse including a cutting and vacuum packaging plant, is expected to open in Shawville. Les viandes du Pontiac and the company’s promoter,

Dear Editor, We are a group of young people who want to bring new ideas to our community. We want to work to improve the quality of life in our region by drawing on good ideas from elsewhere. We are