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Letters to the Editor – September 20, 2023

CISSSO’s centralized administration fails the Pontiac An open letter to Christian Dubé, Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Dear Minisiter, In 2015 the CSSS

Marking time

Long before the company formerly known as Facebook appropriated the term “Meta” as its moniker, it meant something more. Or, at least, it was supposed

Fresh air

Summer in the Pontiac had many encouraging highlights. From Canada Day celebrations to community barbecues, from baseball tournaments to fishing derbies, people were out in

The smell test

Missing from the discussion on whether to build a garbage incinerator in the Pontiac has been a factual information base. Last week’s decision by Pontiac

Trickle-down democracy

We are not the first to think that 14,000 people governed by 18 municipal councils is a bit of over-representation. In MRC Pontiac, some municipal

Best bargain going

You occasionally hear someone say how much they wish there was a Tim Horton’s or a McDonalds here in the Pontiac. We couldn’t disagree more.

Letters to the Editor – September 20, 2023

CISSSO’s centralized administration fails the Pontiac An open letter to Christian Dubé, Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Dear Minisiter, In 2015 the CSSS du Pontiac was fused with five other hospitals to create the CISSS de l’Outaouais. Most

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Marking time

Long before the company formerly known as Facebook appropriated the term “Meta” as its moniker, it meant something more. Or, at least, it was supposed to. Meta meant the explicit details within the margins. The family birthdays written in the

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Letters to the Editor – September 13, 2023

Something smells Dear Editor, As a former land owner and developer in the Pontiac at Clarendon Point, I have one question to ask regarding the ‘proposed’ road ruining and smoke emitting garbage Incinerator, planned for the MRC. That ONE question

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Fresh air

Summer in the Pontiac had many encouraging highlights. From Canada Day celebrations to community barbecues, from baseball tournaments to fishing derbies, people were out in the fresh air enjoying the best the Pontiac has to offer. The weather was strange

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The smell test

Missing from the discussion on whether to build a garbage incinerator in the Pontiac has been a factual information base. Last week’s decision by Pontiac County mayors to go ahead with the development of a business plan on the project

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Letters to the Editor – August 23, 2023

Revel in the good life Dear Editor, Imagine living in a country where the political parties are so divided that members of one party can’t bring themselves to say anything positive about the other. Imagine if one party had lost

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Trickle-down democracy

We are not the first to think that 14,000 people governed by 18 municipal councils is a bit of over-representation. In MRC Pontiac, some municipal councillors represent as few people as could fit in a school bus. There are, no

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Best bargain going

You occasionally hear someone say how much they wish there was a Tim Horton’s or a McDonalds here in the Pontiac. We couldn’t disagree more. Every time you buy anything at a multinational chain, you are sending your money to

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Letters to the Editor – August 9, 2023

Most grateful Dear Editor, On Friday, July 28, my husband Eugene and I were travelling west on Hwy 148, just west of Shawville, when a giant oak tree fell across our trailer which was carrying our lawn mower during a

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