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January 7, 2026

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Opinion

Mask up

Even days ago, it was pretty obvious what the topic of this week’s editorial would be. If you left the house and entered a public

It came from the 5th dimension

Dear Editor, Every conversation these days comes to be about the Coronavirus, and how our lives have been altered, out of deference for its dangers.

The case for decriminalization

Last week the head of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) called on this country’s lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs

We the people

Well, this year’s Canada Day celebrations have come and gone. It was a different one for sure, with all the new rules and regulations obstructing

Close, but no cigar

This past week, Quebec’s health ministry announced that they would be switching from . . .

New day, old problems

By getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather this week, it felt like I sweat out a good portion of the pounds that I gained

Thanks for the memories

Dear Editor, I have been a follower of your weekly piece “The Way We Were” since I moved here in 1972 after . . .

Not so fast

What’s it been? Three months since the pandemic turned everything upside down? The number of new cases is recently slowing in our region and across

Who watches the watchers?

This past week, an enormous amount of people took to the streets in Canada and around the world to protest police violence against minority groups,

Mask up

Even days ago, it was pretty obvious what the topic of this week’s editorial would be. If you left the house and entered a public space this weekend, you were obliged by provincial decree to cover your face with some

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It came from the 5th dimension

Dear Editor, Every conversation these days comes to be about the Coronavirus, and how our lives have been altered, out of deference for its dangers. If you’re one of those who doesn’t believe in the reality of COVID then you

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The case for decriminalization

Last week the head of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) called on this country’s lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use. CACP leader Adam Palmer also called for the . . .

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Letter Response to article and editorial

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to both the article and editorial where the editor is criticizing the MRC Pontiac for the time it has taken to publish the names of committee members who sit on official MRC committees.

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We the people

Well, this year’s Canada Day celebrations have come and gone. It was a different one for sure, with all the new rules and regulations obstructing all but the most determined of revellers. With any luck, the citizens of the Pontiac

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New day, old problems

By getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather this week, it felt like I sweat out a good portion of the pounds that I gained during the lockdown. Unfortunately I was . . .

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Not so fast

What’s it been? Three months since the pandemic turned everything upside down? The number of new cases is recently slowing in our region and across the province. Combined with loosening restrictions and the heat of summer weather . . .

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Who watches the watchers?

This past week, an enormous amount of people took to the streets in Canada and around the world to protest police violence against minority groups, specifically black people. The demonstrations were sparked on May 25, after a Minneapolis police officer

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