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May 28, 2026

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Remebering Terry’s legacy

Dear Editor, The Terry Fox organizing committee would like to thank everyone who came out on Sept. 16 for the annual Run/Ride /Walk. Just over

Pool and park

Dear Editor, Provided the economics work I fully support the warden’s pool initiative, but for a different reason. I believe the future for the Ottawa

Think before you tweet

The countdown is on. Not only for Halloween or Christmas, but for the next federal election, now just under a year away. That’s not a

New date to be announced

Dear Editor, In support of the Pontiac Bakery’s win and celebration party we have decided to postpone the Dinner and the Arts fundraiser for the

Reaching our pot-ential

On Oct. 17, Canada will become a pioneer among developed nations and venture into uncharted territory. With the legalization of recreational cannabis, Canada will open

Money stays here

An open letter to all residents of the Pontiac, As a sitting board member and President of the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation it has once

Let me see

Dear Editor, Let me see if I have this straight … a refugee who comes to Canada, moves into Quebec, and integrates into Canadian society

What will CAQ policies look like?

With the recent landslide win by the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) in the provincial election, it’s time for the party to clarify some of it’s

Une rumeur

Une lettre ouverte à tous les résidents du Pontiac, En tant que membre du conseil d’administration et président de la Fondation de l’Hôpital communautaire du

Remebering Terry’s legacy

Dear Editor, The Terry Fox organizing committee would like to thank everyone who came out on Sept. 16 for the annual Run/Ride /Walk. Just over 100 people participated, which was down from last year, but the amount raised for cancer

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Pool and park

Dear Editor, Provided the economics work I fully support the warden’s pool initiative, but for a different reason. I believe the future for the Ottawa Valley on both sides of the river is tourism and residential development. They go hand

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Think before you tweet

The countdown is on. Not only for Halloween or Christmas, but for the next federal election, now just under a year away. That’s not a subject that most want to give much thought, as campaign signs from the most recent

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Our vote counts for nothing in the Pontiac

Dear Editor, I have attached an interesting chart which shows us that voters of the Pontiac MRC voted for absolutely nothing. My chart shows this via two scenarios. It shows that in the last election we produced 20.7 per cent

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New date to be announced

Dear Editor, In support of the Pontiac Bakery’s win and celebration party we have decided to postpone the Dinner and the Arts fundraiser for the Villa James Shaw Retirement Residence scheduled on Oct. 20. The new date will be announced

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Reaching our pot-ential

On Oct. 17, Canada will become a pioneer among developed nations and venture into uncharted territory. With the legalization of recreational cannabis, Canada will open up an industry that Statistics Canada estimates to be worth $5.7 billion annually. This could

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Money stays here

An open letter to all residents of the Pontiac, As a sitting board member and President of the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation it has once again come to my attention that the rumour questioning whether or not all monies donated

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Let me see

Dear Editor, Let me see if I have this straight … a refugee who comes to Canada, moves into Quebec, and integrates into Canadian society and after three years cannot speak French, but has learned only English, they face expulsion

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What will CAQ policies look like?

With the recent landslide win by the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) in the provincial election, it’s time for the party to clarify some of it’s promises from the campaign. The Caquists made several wide-ranging promises to voters that targeted everything

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Une rumeur

Une lettre ouverte à tous les résidents du Pontiac, En tant que membre du conseil d’administration et président de la Fondation de l’Hôpital communautaire du Pontiac, j’ai à nouveau remarqué qu’une rumeur se demande si toutes les sommes versées à

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