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November 19, 2025

Opinion

Health care

Dear Editor, We recently had the opportunity to deal with healthcare services in West Quebec and I conclude that we’re very fortunate to have the

Honouring Aggie

Dear Editor, A special retirement dinner was held at the Voyageur Restaurant to honour Aggie Morin. The party was organized plus there were two special

Rosaleen Dickson

Dear Editor, For someone growing up in Quyon in the 1950s, the two publications my family depended on for news were the Ottawa Journal for

Bonspiel brings community together

For the 43rd time, the Shawville Community Bonspiel has wrapped up and the coveted toilet seat trophy was awarded to the winning team. Although, let’s

Quality

Dear Editor, As a new resident of Otter Lake and a former journalist of a community newspaper in Ontario, I am delighted to see the

Necessity of local newspapers

The past several years have been tumultuous for the journalism industry, especially those working in print publications. Across the country, large rounds of layoffs have

Can $5 million be better spent?

Last week finally brought a hotly anticipated announcement about the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge, also known as the Red-Covered Bridge, in Mansfield. Pontiac MNA André Fortin

Don’t accept this blindly

Last week marked the beginning of the sign-up period for free money – but what has it cost you? Loblaws has started issuing the gift

Shawville LYSE LACOURSE 819-647-5932 lyse380@gmail.com

Happy birthday to the following people celebrating this upcoming week: Jacob Rogers, Tena Caldwell, Tina Hillier, Bruce Tubman, Elea Barber-Campeau, Julien Gagnon, Maurice White, Everett McDowell, Karen Kluke, Bert Moore, Lisa Murphy, Danny Lalonde, Faron Telford, Hollis Findlay, Terry Lyn

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Health care

Dear Editor, We recently had the opportunity to deal with healthcare services in West Quebec and I conclude that we’re very fortunate to have the services we have, especially at the hospital in Shawville. I’m sure that healthcare is not

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Honouring Aggie

Dear Editor, A special retirement dinner was held at the Voyageur Restaurant to honour Aggie Morin. The party was organized plus there were two special carrot cakes made by Lucienne LaSalle Bryson Post Mistress. There was laughter, good talks and

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Rosaleen Dickson

Dear Editor, For someone growing up in Quyon in the 1950s, the two publications my family depended on for news were the Ottawa Journal for world, national and sports (of most interest to me) news and THE EQUITY for local

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Bonspiel brings community together

For the 43rd time, the Shawville Community Bonspiel has wrapped up and the coveted toilet seat trophy was awarded to the winning team. Although, let’s be honest, hardly anyone participates in the bonspiel for the trophy. The event is a

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Quality

Dear Editor, As a new resident of Otter Lake and a former journalist of a community newspaper in Ontario, I am delighted to see the quality and coverage of local news in your publication. I look forward to reading it

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Necessity of local newspapers

The past several years have been tumultuous for the journalism industry, especially those working in print publications. Across the country, large rounds of layoffs have affected hundreds of reporters and staff. The most recent example came in November of last

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Can $5 million be better spent?

Last week finally brought a hotly anticipated announcement about the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge, also known as the Red-Covered Bridge, in Mansfield. Pontiac MNA André Fortin and MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller were front and centre to announce $5.1 million in

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Don’t accept this blindly

Last week marked the beginning of the sign-up period for free money – but what has it cost you? Loblaws has started issuing the gift cards in response to the bread price-fixing scheme. As of Jan. 8, people have been

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Portability problem with Canada Health Act Quebec

Dear Editor, After reading an article in the Montreal Gazette I want to show residents of the Pontiac how we are denied health services out of province. Quebec residents who seek medical services in another province usually find that physicians

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