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June 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A good year

Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off,

Thank you

Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet

Discontent with the bully

Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received

Language, please

Dear Editor, Let’s be clear about what we say and write, because someone might be listening. When flood waters rise, or a mighty wind or

UN good for?

Dear Editor, It is reassuring to see that not everyone on this planet is content to turn a blind eye to injustice. Based on your

Apartment access

Dear Editor, You may not have thought about this – I didn’t, until it was brought to my attention by a fellow member of the

Another perspective on artPontiac

Dear Editor, The Apr. 2 issue of THE EQUITY featured an article on artPontiac in which the current president described the past few years of

Not-so-secret ballots

Dear Editor, I hope y’all are voting, and also, I hope most of you are voting for the candidate I want to win this election.

Make your vote count

Dear Editor, Just days from now, we’ll have a chance to influence the leadership of our nation. In Quebec, the workings of the federal government

A good year

Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off, food prices are guaranteed to rise. This is especially true of those items that don’t

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Thank you

Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet Keeping On, Keeping On to the Shawville Museum. Thank you for that. And thank you

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Discontent with the bully

Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received at the hands of U.S. authorities. The G7 leaders are supposed to work together to

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Language, please

Dear Editor, Let’s be clear about what we say and write, because someone might be listening. When flood waters rise, or a mighty wind or ice storm knocks trees down on the wires, it can be a great inconvenience or

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UN good for?

Dear Editor, It is reassuring to see that not everyone on this planet is content to turn a blind eye to injustice. Based on your most recent editorial (Roméo, Louise and Lloyd, THE EQUITY, May 7, 2025), I am happy

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Apartment access

Dear Editor, You may not have thought about this – I didn’t, until it was brought to my attention by a fellow member of the Access Squad. The issue here is that the new apartment buildings springing up like mushrooms

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Another perspective on artPontiac

Dear Editor, The Apr. 2 issue of THE EQUITY featured an article on artPontiac in which the current president described the past few years of artPontiac as “tumultuous”, and artPontiac as an “organization in crisis” (Digital overhaul to help artPontiac

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Not-so-secret ballots

Dear Editor, I hope y’all are voting, and also, I hope most of you are voting for the candidate I want to win this election. But I hope you’re doing it for your reasons, not mine. We’ll never know, will

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Proportional Representation and Electoral Reform

Dear Editor, Proportional Representation and Electoral Reform are two big ideas that get flung about quite a lot during election seasons. Reduced to the simplest terms, the thought behind them is to change our current electoral procedures to some other

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Make your vote count

Dear Editor, Just days from now, we’ll have a chance to influence the leadership of our nation. In Quebec, the workings of the federal government are often subtle – not the showy functions such as bleeding our hospital services dry,

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LOCAL EVENTS
28 Jun

Festival de la Culbute Festival

June 28, 2025
All Day

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Culbute Locks, an industrial marvel in its day and an important part of our local heritage.
A day filled with celebration;
– The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show
– Music and dancing
– Food and drink
– and much more!
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada

28 Jun

PPHS Reunion

June 28, 2025
All Day

PPHS REUNION: August 2, 2025
REGISTRATION IS ON AND ACTIVE!
$60 per person (cocktails, dinner)
Come connect with your classmates. Space limited, so registration & payment a must.
E-transfer: pphsreunioncommittee@gmail.com
Cheque: Kathy Wickens (call 613-600-1455)
331 Somerville Drive, Perth, ON K7H 3C6

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