Letters to the Editor – October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023
The burning question Dear Editor, Ms. Toller’s letter in last week’s Equity (Landfill for household waste? THE EQUITY Oct. 11, 2023) clearly stated once again
The burning question Dear Editor, Ms. Toller’s letter in last week’s Equity (Landfill for household waste? THE EQUITY Oct. 11, 2023) clearly stated once again
When I think of Quebec’s proposed tuition changes, I think of my friend Benjamin, a former housemate from Bishop’s University. He comes from the Lower
Increasingly in our society, the norm is becoming “instant outrage” in so many situations. They are banning books: people get outraged. They are not banning
Like most of us, I learned with a mixture of astonishment and sadness of the forthcoming dismantling of Davidson Sawmills, feelings that I admit were
Incinerator worries Dear Editor, To anyone who thinks an incinerator by a water source is a good idea, there is no such thing as a
For some in this world, having fertile soil capable of producing food would be unimaginable. Access to fresh, drinkable water would be a blessing. Electric
The right to go to school Dear Editor, What is wrong with this picture? “Eligibility certification [is] preventing those wanting to attend school in English.”
This is National Newspaper Week, and it arrives at a time when newspapers are in crisis. Communities across the country are waking up to the
Money up in smoke Dear Editor, I have been reading the news items about the proposed garbage incinerator in the Pontiac with increasing amazement. Certainly
A local farmer once told me the story of how his ancestors came to be here. As I remember it, his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was awarded a
The burning question Dear Editor, Ms. Toller’s letter in last week’s Equity (Landfill for household waste? THE EQUITY Oct. 11, 2023) clearly stated once again her view of the Energy from Waste project. She feels that burning garbage is a
When I think of Quebec’s proposed tuition changes, I think of my friend Benjamin, a former housemate from Bishop’s University. He comes from the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, with some French-Canadian ancestry from Quebec, he was largely a unilingual
Increasingly in our society, the norm is becoming “instant outrage” in so many situations. They are banning books: people get outraged. They are not banning books: people are outraged. People get outraged because they heard other people are outraged and
Like most of us, I learned with a mixture of astonishment and sadness of the forthcoming dismantling of Davidson Sawmills, feelings that I admit were already very much in evidence following the loss of another sawmill, in Jovalco. Are we,
Incinerator worries Dear Editor, To anyone who thinks an incinerator by a water source is a good idea, there is no such thing as a leakproof facility. There will be spills, runoff, air pollution. Not to mention off-gassing, if ashes
For some in this world, having fertile soil capable of producing food would be unimaginable. Access to fresh, drinkable water would be a blessing. Electric lights would seem like a miracle. In parts of the world, things that seem commonplace
The right to go to school Dear Editor, What is wrong with this picture? “Eligibility certification [is] preventing those wanting to attend school in English.” Rev. Mary McDowell Wood, Shawville Where would you like your landfill? Dear Editor, The proposal
This is National Newspaper Week, and it arrives at a time when newspapers are in crisis. Communities across the country are waking up to the news that their local paper has closed up shop, once and for all. Just as
Money up in smoke Dear Editor, I have been reading the news items about the proposed garbage incinerator in the Pontiac with increasing amazement. Certainly people could be concerned about air pollution. The notion that these things emit gas that
A local farmer once told me the story of how his ancestors came to be here. As I remember it, his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was awarded a plot of land after the area was surveyed in the 1830s. The man set off
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