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May 7, 2026

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Opinion

Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Dear Editor, This past December/January, our municipality had a special project going on and kept our municipal workers working well past their traditional lay off

Recognizing our public servants

Dear Editor, Last week we celebrated National Public Service week and we want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of

Under the cover of darkness

While most people in this province were out enjoying the summer weather this past weekend, Quebec’s elected officials were busy debating two highly contentious bills

Insanity

Dear Editor, To anyone taking a quick tour of Quyon, it soon becomes evident that there is a wall of sand and stone running down

Do as they do in Rumsey

Dear Editor, With the extensive flooding along the Ottawa River this spring and two years ago, I was reminded of my childhood experiences of dealing

Celebrating local news

Every year, staff members from English language newspapers throughout Quebec gather to celebrate the best local news of the year. The Quebec Community Newspaper Association

The heavy lifting continues

While the water levels of the Ottawa River are creeping back to normal, those by the shore are not out of the woods yet. Many

Conservatives announce real environment plan

Dear Editor, Canadians know that when it comes to the environment, Liberals are all talk and no action. Justin Trudeau’s Carbon Tax is not an environmental plan. Trudeau gave big polluters a special deal, while forcing families to pay more

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Ninety kilometres of the Route Verte at risk

Dear Editor, This past April, the MRC de Pontiac (MRC) initiated a plan to convert Cycloparc PPJ into an off-road vehicle (quad) trail. Cycloparc PPJ has been part of Quebec’s Route Verte since 2008. Because of this, the MRC was

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The province needs to get out of its own way

Residents of Allumettes Island and the Municipality of Pontiac had a chance to vent their frustrations about a lack of responsiveness in the wake of the floods that have pummelled the Pontiac over the last three years. The first meeting

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Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Dear Editor, This past December/January, our municipality had a special project going on and kept our municipal workers working well past their traditional lay off time, working with shovels, water pumps and dump trucks. It should have been no surprise

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Recognizing our public servants

Dear Editor, Last week we celebrated National Public Service week and we want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of so many thousands of public servants from across our region. We value the excellence of

Read More »

Under the cover of darkness

While most people in this province were out enjoying the summer weather this past weekend, Quebec’s elected officials were busy debating two highly contentious bills during a marathon session that delayed the legislature’s summer recess. Bill 9, which would restructure

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Insanity

Dear Editor, To anyone taking a quick tour of Quyon, it soon becomes evident that there is a wall of sand and stone running down a street just like the Great Wall of China. It was feverishly erected at a

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Do as they do in Rumsey

Dear Editor, With the extensive flooding along the Ottawa River this spring and two years ago, I was reminded of my childhood experiences of dealing with the backwater. I grew up in western Kentucky, in the small town of Calhoun.

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Celebrating local news

Every year, staff members from English language newspapers throughout Quebec gather to celebrate the best local news of the year. The Quebec Community Newspaper Association hosts the awards gala each year that gives journalists a chance to pick each other’s

Read More »

The heavy lifting continues

While the water levels of the Ottawa River are creeping back to normal, those by the shore are not out of the woods yet. Many folks who have been hit by flooding are still waiting on insurance companies to process

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