Dear Editor, The world has reacted with frenzy over the plight of about 2,000 children separated from their parents after illegally entering the USA. My heart goes out to those children and families. However, I wonder what has to happen

Dear Editor, After visiting the farmers’ market at the Shawville fair grounds on July 7: Q: Why was the Saturday farmers market moved from the usual spacious building, complete with washrooms, to the poultry barn? A: Because some of the

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Mr. Greg Hayes for his actions on Friday morning on his way to work. Greg, a volunteer fireman, was on his way to his business meeting (wearing a suit as he is a

Dear Editor, My name is Lorraine Beauparlant and I was born on Sept. 28, 1957 at the Pontiac Community Hospital. I was given up for adoption four days later and sent to Orphelinat Sainte-Thérèse de Hull et Crèche de Miséricorde

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)