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Warden debate Dear Editor, I was pleased to attend last’s week warden debate at Pontiac High School (PHS), as hosted by THE EQUITY. It was

Thanks everyone!

We aren’t going to lie, we were a little nervous about how it would go. After all, this hasn’t been done before. For the first

It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We will be hosting a

Open letter to Mr. Will Amos

Dear Sir, I am writing because your leader Justin Trudeau is raising taxes on middle-class farmers and local businesses and you seem dead-set on remaining

Naive

Dear Editor, Pontiac Liberal MP William Amos published an open letter on Sept. 21 addressing constituents’ concerns about plans for a much-needed clean-up of the

Donation bin disgrace

Just a quick message for those who frequent the Giant Tiger in Shawville and use the Bouffe Pontiac food donation bin as a garbage bin:

Conscription

Dear Editor, I wanted to thank Chris Judd who is indeed “Outstanding in his field” as THE EQUITY’s agricultural columnist for his recent article on

Left standing with no note

Last Monday, I left my office at THE EQUITY to see my fog light cover lying on the ground in front of my car. As

Our County of Pontiac

Dear Editor, There were a couple of articles in THE EQUITY that spurred me to write this letter. The first was an editorial about Pontiac’s

Letters to the Editor

Warden debate Dear Editor, I was pleased to attend last’s week warden debate at Pontiac High School (PHS), as hosted by THE EQUITY. It was standing room only in the PHS auditorium – a great indicator that there is a

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Thanks everyone!

We aren’t going to lie, we were a little nervous about how it would go. After all, this hasn’t been done before. For the first time, Pontiac residents will elect their warden on Nov. 5 and THE EQUITY hosted an

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It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We will be hosting a debate in the Pontiac High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. and it’s your chance to

Read More »

Open letter to Mr. Will Amos

Dear Sir, I am writing because your leader Justin Trudeau is raising taxes on middle-class farmers and local businesses and you seem dead-set on remaining silent. What do these tax increases mean? If you’re a young person looking for your

Read More »

Naive

Dear Editor, Pontiac Liberal MP William Amos published an open letter on Sept. 21 addressing constituents’ concerns about plans for a much-needed clean-up of the Chalk River Laboratories site. His position on the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) proposal to permanently

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Donation bin disgrace

Just a quick message for those who frequent the Giant Tiger in Shawville and use the Bouffe Pontiac food donation bin as a garbage bin: Open your eyes! We constantly hear about the fact that the Pontiac has faced, and

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Conscription

Dear Editor, I wanted to thank Chris Judd who is indeed “Outstanding in his field” as THE EQUITY’s agricultural columnist for his recent article on conscription and the impacts of the World Wars on our Pontiac farming communities. Indeed, conscription

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Left standing with no note

Last Monday, I left my office at THE EQUITY to see my fog light cover lying on the ground in front of my car. As I bent down to pick it up, I noticed the bumper of my car all

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Our County of Pontiac

Dear Editor, There were a couple of articles in THE EQUITY that spurred me to write this letter. The first was an editorial about Pontiac’s race to the bottom. We are running to be the poorest county in Quebec (maybe

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