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May 28, 2026

Current Conditions in Shawville 21.3°C

Opinion

Time keeps on happening

Dear Editor, Tick tock, y’all, time just keeps on happening. I count the hours until I’m one year older, about a dozen times a day.

Something needs to change

Dear Editor, People are struggling more than ever, and yet it feels like the government continues to make life harder instead of helping the people

The promise of place

A summer feature is far from novel in the newspaper world. Usually they’re stuffed full with gardening how-tos and lawn care tips, reviews of the

First responders get demoted

The province of Quebec has effectively benched its first responders.  Since September, new rules from Santé Québec mean that dispatchers have stopped deploying first responders

How big is your ego?

Dear Editor, How big is your ego?  How much territory do you identify as your own responsibility?  You may identify as king or queen of

Of roads and trash

Editor, On Sunday, a friend and I travelled to Ottawa to take part in the guitar show. He travels regularly to the city, and has

What you see is what you get

Editor, Trying to understand the erratic and highly questionable actions of the American president must include a closer look at the economic policies his regime

Normalizing the extreme

Spring flooding, it seems, is our new normal. After several decades of relative steadiness from the river levels, waterfront communities throughout the Ottawa River watershed

Calling all writers

Dear Editor, I would like to raise the awareness of the writing competition at Shawville Fair. The Shawville Fair has been operating since the late

Time keeps on happening

Dear Editor, Tick tock, y’all, time just keeps on happening. I count the hours until I’m one year older, about a dozen times a day. So today is the day, an anniversary I share with a few notables such as

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Something needs to change

Dear Editor, People are struggling more than ever, and yet it feels like the government continues to make life harder instead of helping the people who are barely surviving. Housing prices have become completely unrealistic. Families who work full-time jobs

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The promise of place

A summer feature is far from novel in the newspaper world. Usually they’re stuffed full with gardening how-tos and lawn care tips, reviews of the best snack shacks, the hottest summer reads, and barbecue recipes for the grill. It’s all

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First responders get demoted

The province of Quebec has effectively benched its first responders.  Since September, new rules from Santé Québec mean that dispatchers have stopped deploying first responders to calls in which there is no evident immediate danger to the caller’s life.  According

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How big is your ego?

Dear Editor, How big is your ego?  How much territory do you identify as your own responsibility?  You may identify as king or queen of your castle, be it a small apartment or a spacious mansion, looking after your family

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OpenAI sends its ‘deepest condolences’

Big Tech’s MO has long been to ask for forgiveness rather than permission.  Last week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a letter to the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., apologizing for his company’s failure to flag a user’s account with

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Of roads and trash

Editor, On Sunday, a friend and I travelled to Ottawa to take part in the guitar show. He travels regularly to the city, and has found that crossing over to Ontario means driving on scenic well-paved roads – better paved

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What you see is what you get

Editor, Trying to understand the erratic and highly questionable actions of the American president must include a closer look at the economic policies his regime follows. To make America great again, he has made threatening gestures such as attacking the

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Normalizing the extreme

Spring flooding, it seems, is our new normal. After several decades of relative steadiness from the river levels, waterfront communities throughout the Ottawa River watershed have now seen significant floods in 2017, 2019, 2023, and now 2026.  For many, the

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Calling all writers

Dear Editor, I would like to raise the awareness of the writing competition at Shawville Fair. The Shawville Fair has been operating since the late 1850s and this year is the fourth year for our writing competition. The contest is

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