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May 28, 2026

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Opinion

A note of thanks

To all the staff at the Shawville Hospital, I want to express my thanks and appreciation for the wonderful treatment, support and care you all

A note of thanks

To all the staff at the Shawville Hospital, I want to express my thanks and appreciation for the wonderful treatment, support and care you all

Blind eye

Dear Editor, It is doubtful that many constituents of William Amos, MP for Pontiac County, will be reassured by his recent letter to you regarding

Blind eye

Dear Editor, It is doubtful that many constituents of William Amos, MP for Pontiac County, will be reassured by his recent letter to you regarding

Another fair come and gone

Take a deep breath Shawville, you’ve earned it. With the closure of another successful Shawville Fair, congratulations are in order. First of all, the legions

Time to put on our citizen hats

As citizens in a country like Canada, we get to enjoy a number of perks: universal healthcare, reasonably affordable post-secondary education and, compared to our

Opinion – Ole Hendrickson

Plans to dump nuclear waste along the Ottawa River must be halted. Many Ottawa Valley residents have heard about the proposed giant mound of radioactive

Reusable straws are just a start

Dear Editor, I’m not the most conscientious recycler at my household, so I know how it feels to be nudged toward doing what we know

A note of thanks

To all the staff at the Shawville Hospital, I want to express my thanks and appreciation for the wonderful treatment, support and care you all showed me during my stay there. I am proud to say I come from the

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A note of thanks

To all the staff at the Shawville Hospital, I want to express my thanks and appreciation for the wonderful treatment, support and care you all showed me during my stay there. I am proud to say I come from the

Read More »

Blind eye

Dear Editor, It is doubtful that many constituents of William Amos, MP for Pontiac County, will be reassured by his recent letter to you regarding the proposed disposal of nuclear waste at Chalk River, adjacent to the Ottawa River. He

Read More »

Blind eye

Dear Editor, It is doubtful that many constituents of William Amos, MP for Pontiac County, will be reassured by his recent letter to you regarding the proposed disposal of nuclear waste at Chalk River, adjacent to the Ottawa River. He

Read More »

Another fair come and gone

Take a deep breath Shawville, you’ve earned it. With the closure of another successful Shawville Fair, congratulations are in order. First of all, the legions of volunteers who chipped in with their hard work and spare time deserve the lion’s

Read More »

Time to put on our citizen hats

As citizens in a country like Canada, we get to enjoy a number of perks: universal healthcare, reasonably affordable post-secondary education and, compared to our southern neighbours, a far less toxic political climate. In exchange for these perks, we have

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Opinion – Ole Hendrickson

Plans to dump nuclear waste along the Ottawa River must be halted. Many Ottawa Valley residents have heard about the proposed giant mound of radioactive waste at Chalk River Laboratories. Fewer residents know about another plan to ‘entomb’ old reactors,

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Reusable straws are just a start

Dear Editor, I’m not the most conscientious recycler at my household, so I know how it feels to be nudged toward doing what we know is the right thing to do. So here’s another little nudge, for myself and everybody

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