Mayors must step up
September 24, 2024
Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting,
Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting,
There are places in the world where it is not safe to hold opinions that differ from those of the government. Where it is hazardous
Dear Editor, After spending the last term as the Western Quebec School Board commissioner for Ward 3 (Shawville and environs), I have recently discovered that
Dear Editor, This summer has been nothing short of extraordinary for our small community of Alleyn and Cawood, and I want to extend my deepest
In the Olympics, the difference between gold, silver and bronze is often measured in fractions of seconds, centimetres and kilograms. This is the way this
Dear Editor, The Shawville Fair was well organized, the music was good, the crowds were adequate. Kudos to those who made it so. Special mention
In Israel’s efforts to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past 11 months, of whom more
Dear Warden Toller,I am writing this letter in the hope that you, with the assistance and strong backing of the MRC council, can help citizens
Dear Editor,I have been reading in THE EQUITY of the unfair taxation system in Alleyn and Cawood. I appreciate how utterly dismaying the rising tax
The CAQ government appears to have uttered its last words on the question of bonuses for Pontiac’s imaging techs. It is sticking to its ill-conceived
Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting, expecting the presentation and adoption of a bylaw we proposed to eliminate the comparative factor
There are places in the world where it is not safe to hold opinions that differ from those of the government. Where it is hazardous to your health to challenge the orthodoxy of those in power. Where some form of
Dear Editor, After spending the last term as the Western Quebec School Board commissioner for Ward 3 (Shawville and environs), I have recently discovered that I am unable to run for re-election in the upcoming school board elections. The rules
Dear Editor, This summer has been nothing short of extraordinary for our small community of Alleyn and Cawood, and I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who has supported our fight against the unfair property evaluation process. The
In the Olympics, the difference between gold, silver and bronze is often measured in fractions of seconds, centimetres and kilograms. This is the way this week’s federal by-election in the Montreal riding of Lasalle-Emard-Verdun played out. If it had been
Dear Editor, The Shawville Fair was well organized, the music was good, the crowds were adequate. Kudos to those who made it so. Special mention goes to the after-hours cleanup crew. The day after, I walked past the fairgrounds expecting
In Israel’s efforts to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past 11 months, of whom more than 14,000 were children. Amid the devastation, order has been lost and chaos reigns, resulting
Dear Warden Toller,I am writing this letter in the hope that you, with the assistance and strong backing of the MRC council, can help citizens with the fact that the Quebec Minister of Transport plays hide and seek with the
Dear Editor,I have been reading in THE EQUITY of the unfair taxation system in Alleyn and Cawood. I appreciate how utterly dismaying the rising tax assessment is and will be for that municipality, and quite possibly others.I feel that many
The CAQ government appears to have uttered its last words on the question of bonuses for Pontiac’s imaging techs. It is sticking to its ill-conceived plan to offer them smaller bonuses to continue to work here than are being offered
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