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May 7, 2026

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The courage of our convictions

Trying to change the course of history is never an easy thing. There is understandably much hesitance to move away from the familiar, the comfortable,

You too

Dear Editor, I watch a lot of YouTube videos, and one topic the Algorithm had offered to me recently, is Scammers Payback, a channel where

Spring into action

Now that the long-awaited thaw is finally here, the feeling of optimism among individuals and community groups around the region is hard to miss. A

Letters to the Editor

Disappointment on the waste management front Dear Editor, As environment councillor for Thorne, and a member of the waste management committee of MRC, I am

One Big Project

The announcements of the 29 projects through the regions and rurality fund are excellent news. Investment into projects that help build the economy and community

Letters to the Editor

A curious feature Dear Editor, A curious feature in being human is that more often than not one is not aware of their own flaws

Stop the clocks

It’s past time we stop moving the clocks back and forth for daylight saving time (DST) twice a year. It’s a myth that the need

Letters to the Editor – April 12, 2023

Mother Nature reigns supreme Dear Editor, We are only two of many who experienced over this past weekend the volatility that happens when Mother Nature is extremely angry at the world. Yes, we said that and meant to say so,

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The courage of our convictions

Trying to change the course of history is never an easy thing. There is understandably much hesitance to move away from the familiar, the comfortable, the way things have always been. Take climate change, for example. Through the period of

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Letters to the Editor – April 5, 2023

Do the right thing, before it becomes law Dear Editor, I don’t like to complain, unless I have some inkling of a way out of the plaintive situation. But here we are, sliding slowly into a comfortably numb world, and

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The federal government is not a household

Whenever a federal government of any partisan stripe passes a budget that runs a deficit, a common criticism is that the government is acting irresponsibly. The logic goes, if households or businesses ran their budgets like the federal government, they

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You too

Dear Editor, I watch a lot of YouTube videos, and one topic the Algorithm had offered to me recently, is Scammers Payback, a channel where a very savvy fellow calls a spurious Internet helpline, and using a voice altering device,

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Spring into action

Now that the long-awaited thaw is finally here, the feeling of optimism among individuals and community groups around the region is hard to miss. A sentiment common to pretty much every event we Equity reporters get to cover is the

Read More »

Letters to the Editor

Disappointment on the waste management front Dear Editor, As environment councillor for Thorne, and a member of the waste management committee of MRC, I am dedicated to the idea of reducing the costs of disposing of things citizens buy and

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One Big Project

The announcements of the 29 projects through the regions and rurality fund are excellent news. Investment into projects that help build the economy and community of the Pontiac is desperately needed. However, despite how grateful the recipients are for the

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Letters to the Editor

A curious feature Dear Editor, A curious feature in being human is that more often than not one is not aware of their own flaws and weakness until they are pointed out or taken advantage of by someone else in

Read More »

Stop the clocks

It’s past time we stop moving the clocks back and forth for daylight saving time (DST) twice a year. It’s a myth that the need for DST had anything to do with farmers. Farmers have long been accustomed to starting

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