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April 2, 2026

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Opinion

Not the first time, not the last

Renée Nicole Good was a 37-year-old woman, a mother of three, a writer, someone who liked to sing. Her neighbours seemed to like her. She

Getting scary

Dear Editor,  One of my favourite homespun philosophers of this age said the following: “We have nothing to fear, except the scary stuff.” One thing

A Progressive government for Canada

Dear Editor,  Do Canadians benefit from having a third party to hang their hats on when it comes to federal politics? The Liberal-Conservative choice has

Good to see you back, Caleb

Dear Editor,  Glad to see that you’re back at THE EQUITY, Caleb. As a resident of Calumet Island during your last stint with this newspaper,

Our changing times

Dear Editor,  I’m amazed when I think about how there are now grown adults who have never operated a rotary dial telephone, never dug a

As we head into 2026

Dear Editor,  The mega-incinerator is in our rear view mirror, and I praise the mayors for their decision to scrap it. They may face other

Resisting the slop

The Merriam-Webster dictionary’s word of the year for 2025 was ‘slop’. No, not the food scraps thrown to a pig. But not far off. The

What are we to you?

We’ve recently discovered a massive collection of old film negatives from decades of reporting we’ve done here. We’re slowly working to digitize them. You’ll see

Not the first time, not the last

Renée Nicole Good was a 37-year-old woman, a mother of three, a writer, someone who liked to sing. Her neighbours seemed to like her. She had apparently never been charged with anything beyond a traffic ticket. Her ex-husband described her

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Getting scary

Dear Editor,  One of my favourite homespun philosophers of this age said the following: “We have nothing to fear, except the scary stuff.” One thing which frightens me is that the U.S. government is in the hands of pirates, who

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A Progressive government for Canada

Dear Editor,  Do Canadians benefit from having a third party to hang their hats on when it comes to federal politics? The Liberal-Conservative choice has failed to bring prosperity to Canadians struggling with the high cost of living. The forces

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Good to see you back, Caleb

Dear Editor,  Glad to see that you’re back at THE EQUITY, Caleb. As a resident of Calumet Island during your last stint with this newspaper, I very much appreciated your thorough coverage of the trials and tribulations our dear municipal

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Our changing times

Dear Editor,  I’m amazed when I think about how there are now grown adults who have never operated a rotary dial telephone, never dug a well, never patched a roof, and have never had a sweetheart in 3D. Some of

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As we head into 2026

Dear Editor,  The mega-incinerator is in our rear view mirror, and I praise the mayors for their decision to scrap it. They may face other variations of incineration proposals in the future. That is the main reason why I’m drawing

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Resisting the slop

The Merriam-Webster dictionary’s word of the year for 2025 was ‘slop’. No, not the food scraps thrown to a pig. But not far off. The modern-day slop is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in

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What are we to you?

We’ve recently discovered a massive collection of old film negatives from decades of reporting we’ve done here. We’re slowly working to digitize them. You’ll see some Christmas moments pulled from this archive shared across the bottom of this newspaper.  Sprinkled

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