Far from the full story
May 26, 2026
The front page of this newspaper does not offer a glowing review of life in municipal politics in the Pontiac. Far from it. This week,
The front page of this newspaper does not offer a glowing review of life in municipal politics in the Pontiac. Far from it. This week,
Editor, I have been watching the events unfolding at the MRC, and can’t understand their logic. Specifically, the decision of the MRC Pontiac Council of
Editor, There are many issues on peoples’ minds these days, from the cost of living to the Iran war and climate change. Donald Trump is
Dear Editor, I’ve seen a few things in my life that I can’t explain because I don’t understand them. That doesn’t impact my day-to-day life
Dear Editor, I have been a resident for 11 years now on the Eardley-Masham road in Luskville and I have only seen the Ministry of
It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof. Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s
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.
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
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
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
The front page of this newspaper does not offer a glowing review of life in municipal politics in the Pontiac. Far from it. This week, we got news that Waltham’s director general resigned, Bristol’s, according to the mayor, is on
Editor, I have been watching the events unfolding at the MRC, and can’t understand their logic. Specifically, the decision of the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors (COM) to order MRC employees back to working full-time in the office. Here are
Editor, There are many issues on peoples’ minds these days, from the cost of living to the Iran war and climate change. Donald Trump is the propagator of a number of things that worry people. He has threatened Canadian sovereignty.
Dear Editor, I’ve seen a few things in my life that I can’t explain because I don’t understand them. That doesn’t impact my day-to-day life very much. I still have to keep on keeping on, until my body or mind
Dear Editor, I have been a resident for 11 years now on the Eardley-Masham road in Luskville and I have only seen the Ministry of Transport do subpar pothole repairs on this road. I have never seen a road so
It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof. Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s Auto went public about it, sharing a screenshot of the email received from the Office
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
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
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
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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