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January 7, 2026

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Faced with challenges

Dear Editor, It is with much discussion and deliberation that the Quyon Ensemble Jamfest Committee has decided to cancel Jamfest 2020 as well as future

An undemocratic disgrace

In a move that’s shocking even by this government’s standards, Quebec’s CAQ government yet again invoked closure to pass through a controversial bill – this

Disappointed

Dear Editor, On Jan. 29, 33 families applied for Pre-K education at Dr. S. E. McDowell School in Shawville. Half of these families are told

Like a lead balloon

There are many problems that face Quebec today and one of the biggest is transportation. Maintaining the complex system of roads and repairing aging infrastructure

Looking for birth family

Dear Editor, I sent this letter looking for my birth family on June 22, 2018. I have since been given my family name at birth.

Excellent

Dear Editor, THE EQUITY’s Jan. 29 issue was an excellent issue. I have always enjoyed “The Way We Were.” I love history. I appreciated Bruce

I’d like to complain

Dear Editor, About the weather, of all things. Not that I feel hard done by, since this winter has, so far, been much easier than

A license to report

Last week, the Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel released their final report on the state of communications in Canada, which proposes massive . .

Collective responsibility

Life is a very fragile thing. There are an awful lot of things that have to go right for the lights to stay on, the

Faced with challenges

Dear Editor, It is with much discussion and deliberation that the Quyon Ensemble Jamfest Committee has decided to cancel Jamfest 2020 as well as future events. We have worked very hard on past years to ensure that this event be

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An undemocratic disgrace

In a move that’s shocking even by this government’s standards, Quebec’s CAQ government yet again invoked closure to pass through a controversial bill – this time eliminating school boards across the province. During the election, the CAQ promised to .

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Disappointed

Dear Editor, On Jan. 29, 33 families applied for Pre-K education at Dr. S. E. McDowell School in Shawville. Half of these families are told that there isn’t space for their child. Government funding only . . .

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Like a lead balloon

There are many problems that face Quebec today and one of the biggest is transportation. Maintaining the complex system of roads and repairing aging infrastructure like bridges is an absolutely monumental task. However bad the situation in the south of

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Looking for birth family

Dear Editor, I sent this letter looking for my birth family on June 22, 2018. I have since been given my family name at birth. My family name is Vermette. Should anyone have . . .

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Excellent

Dear Editor, THE EQUITY’s Jan. 29 issue was an excellent issue. I have always enjoyed “The Way We Were.” I love history. I appreciated Bruce Armitage’s letter regarding the . . .

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I’d like to complain

Dear Editor, About the weather, of all things. Not that I feel hard done by, since this winter has, so far, been much easier than last winter. It’s snow. I know, we had much more . . .

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A license to report

Last week, the Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel released their final report on the state of communications in Canada, which proposes massive . . .

Read More »

Collective responsibility

Life is a very fragile thing. There are an awful lot of things that have to go right for the lights to stay on, the roads to stay clear and for Miller High Life to have such a smooth, simple

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