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January 7, 2026

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Opinion

Must be sensible

Dear Editor, On Aug. 4, my son was involved in an ATV accident in Ile du Grand Calumet, Que. (Calumet Island). I need to send

Raving Mad

Dear Editor, There is summer event in Bryson that has no sign of letting up. It attracts hundreds of people and they come from elsewhere.

Province sour on weed sweets

The provincial government has taken its latest step towards becoming the most restrictive province when it comes to using legal cannabis. While the federal government

Gratified

Dear Editor, I have just read your extensive coverage of the recent inaugural Pontiac Quad Club Rally and was extremely gratified to see in both

Help wanted

Last week it was discovered that the Pontiac Community Hospital (PCH) would likely experience an interruption to their obstetrical services at the end of this

Response to article

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the article entitled “Mayor seeks transparency at MRC.” [Editor’s note: July 10 pg. 1 & 2] Mayor

Empty gestures

Last week, the Quebec government finally decided to avoid the hypocrisy argument that has plagued its attempts at banning religious symbols by taking down the

Deal with it now or leave it for later?

Dear Editor, Our waste management systems are in a bind and we don’t have very long to come up with ways of dealing with the waste we produce. Otherwise, we leave a legacy of random heaps of garbage for the

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Must be sensible

Dear Editor, On Aug. 4, my son was involved in an ATV accident in Ile du Grand Calumet, Que. (Calumet Island). I need to send my thanks to some people who were there and to voice my opinion to some

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Raving Mad

Dear Editor, There is summer event in Bryson that has no sign of letting up. It attracts hundreds of people and they come from elsewhere. Our first sign of the event was . . .

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Province sour on weed sweets

The provincial government has taken its latest step towards becoming the most restrictive province when it comes to using legal cannabis. While the federal government plans to legalize . . .

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Gratified

Dear Editor, I have just read your extensive coverage of the recent inaugural Pontiac Quad Club Rally and was extremely gratified to see in both word and picture that the trail system currently in place for the use of ATV

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Help wanted

Last week it was discovered that the Pontiac Community Hospital (PCH) would likely experience an interruption to their obstetrical services at the end of this week, lasting approximately a month. The reason is that there just aren’t enough nurses available

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Response to article

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the article entitled “Mayor seeks transparency at MRC.” [Editor’s note: July 10 pg. 1 & 2] Mayor Newberry has made some observations and criticisms of the current practice at the MRC. I

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Empty gestures

Last week, the Quebec government finally decided to avoid the hypocrisy argument that has plagued its attempts at banning religious symbols by taking down the crucifix that has hung in the legislature since the 1930s. For years the cross was

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