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January 7, 2026

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Opinion

An insult to all Canadians

Dear Editor, Well, it appears that Justin Trudeau has done it again; on the new National Day of Reconciliation where was he? Apparently, he decided

Editorial: Truth be told

This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living

Composting

Dear Editor, By the time you read this … The federal election will be over and done and everything will be all right for the

Good for a change

For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and

Oops, we did it again

It was like a Jerry Seinfeld episode, an election about nothing. Then it started to revolve around the pandemic, with criticism of Trudeau for calling

Apathetic? Not I

Dear Editor, No, Mr. Hager, I am not apathetic about Canadian government, nor about government in the Federal riding of Pontiac. I am cynical about

It’s on us

The lacklustre shemozzle that was last week’s leadership debate was not so much the fault of its organizers as it was a reflection of a

What an a-fair

In the span of a little over six weeks, the Shawville Fair board of directors, volunteers and sponsors have done the seemingly impossible: They’ve built

An insult to all Canadians

Dear Editor, Well, it appears that Justin Trudeau has done it again; on the new National Day of Reconciliation where was he? Apparently, he decided that a beach in Tofino, B.C. was a better place to be. This is an

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Editorial: Truth be told

This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living in Canada, consider how we might repair the incomprehensible damage done, and begin to foster

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Composting

Dear Editor, By the time you read this … The federal election will be over and done and everything will be all right for the next four years. I hope you got just the government that you wanted and all

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Good for a change

For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and engaging in other forms of exercise in support of “a dream as big as our

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Oops, we did it again

It was like a Jerry Seinfeld episode, an election about nothing. Then it started to revolve around the pandemic, with criticism of Trudeau for calling an election while a fourth wave was washing over the country, and of O’Toole for

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Apathetic? Not I

Dear Editor, No, Mr. Hager, I am not apathetic about Canadian government, nor about government in the Federal riding of Pontiac. I am cynical about party politics, and this B.S. election, which will cost, not serve the citizens of Canada,

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It’s on us

The lacklustre shemozzle that was last week’s leadership debate was not so much the fault of its organizers as it was a reflection of a pointless election. We still haven’t heard anything resembling a good explanation for why the election

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What an a-fair

In the span of a little over six weeks, the Shawville Fair board of directors, volunteers and sponsors have done the seemingly impossible: They’ve built a five-day extravaganza for the people of the Pontiac. To put things into perspective, planning

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The federal election matters to the Pontiac

Dear Editor, I’d like to thank letter writer Robert Wills for his suggestion that voting for a minority government is the best thing to do. However, I disagree with his analysis that the federal election matters not much to the

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