We must try to do more
August 8, 2017
Dear Editor, Most of us live in small communities, villages or towns. It is disappointing to see them deteriorate from year to year. Sure, we
Dear Editor, Most of us live in small communities, villages or towns. It is disappointing to see them deteriorate from year to year. Sure, we
On Sunday over 150 people piled aboard boats and formed a flotilla on the Ottawa River to protest a proposed disposal site for radioactive materials
Dear Editor, I read with great interest last week’s editorial feature in THE EQUITY, concerning the state of healthcare in this region and the province
Dear Editor, A recent report on Member of Parliament expenditures highlighted that Pontiac Liberal MP Will Amos has some of the highest single hospitality expenditures
The latest data is in, and the MRC Pontiac has climbed two spots on Quebec’s socio-economic rankings of MRCs. The oft-repeated statistic that the Pontiac
Dear Editor, Job opportunities for young people are available across the country, in every region. Right here in the Pontiac, I am happy that many
Dear Editor, The 10.5 million dollar government payout to Omar Khadr only reinforces how much we are a country of contradictions, double standards and hypocrisy.
Dear Editor, On June 25, I was present at Shawville United Church when, with other papers, I was given, as were other persons present, a
Dear Editor, Thorne council has recently decided to extend voting to cottagers, via registered mail. Any landowner or resident of Thorne has always been able
Dear Editor, I’m sure there will continue to be reaction to the Omar Khadr story. We might start by asking what a 15-year-old Canadian was
Dear Editor, Most of us live in small communities, villages or towns. It is disappointing to see them deteriorate from year to year. Sure, we have no large employers now, that means we, as citizens must try to do more
On Sunday over 150 people piled aboard boats and formed a flotilla on the Ottawa River to protest a proposed disposal site for radioactive materials at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) property in Chalk River, Ont. The near surface disposal
Dear Editor, I read with great interest last week’s editorial feature in THE EQUITY, concerning the state of healthcare in this region and the province of Quebec as a whole. I am not opposed to centralization, with the caveat that
Dear Editor, A recent report on Member of Parliament expenditures highlighted that Pontiac Liberal MP Will Amos has some of the highest single hospitality expenditures out of all 338 Members of Parliament. (http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/larry-potter-and-the-139364-timbits-a-year-in-mp-entertainment-expenses/wcm/de0e3f99-c0f0-44dc-bd8e-44cbee51a914) Large dollar claims aside, Amos has also
The latest data is in, and the MRC Pontiac has climbed two spots on Quebec’s socio-economic rankings of MRCs. The oft-repeated statistic that the Pontiac is the second-poorest MRC in the province is no longer true – we’re the fourth-poorest.
Dear Editor, Job opportunities for young people are available across the country, in every region. Right here in the Pontiac, I am happy that many employers are creating opportunities for young Canadians with funding from Canada Summer Jobs. In total,
Dear Editor, The 10.5 million dollar government payout to Omar Khadr only reinforces how much we are a country of contradictions, double standards and hypocrisy. Clearly Canadians are overwhelmingly opposed to the settlement as seen in opinion polls. Yet the
Dear Editor, On June 25, I was present at Shawville United Church when, with other papers, I was given, as were other persons present, a document, “Special Events Fees (revised)” prepared by the Finance Committee. The fees suggested do serious
Dear Editor, Thorne council has recently decided to extend voting to cottagers, via registered mail. Any landowner or resident of Thorne has always been able to vote, but in the past, one had to actually show up to vote. With
Dear Editor, I’m sure there will continue to be reaction to the Omar Khadr story. We might start by asking what a 15-year-old Canadian was doing fighting in Afghanistan. At the same time we might also ask what the Americans
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