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November 19, 2025

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Moral imperative

In contemplating the meaning of this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we offer two excerpts from Monday’s edition of CBC Radio’s The Current,

Where are you, Mr. Trudeau?

Dear Editor,Justin Trudeau’s government (including our federal riding MP Sophie Chatel) – maintained years of silence on the issue of anglophone rights within the province

Have faith in your council

Dear Editor, I was invited to attend the June 2024 special meeting of the Alleyn et Cawood council with residents about the issue of a

Mayors must step up

Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting,

Blood sport

There are places in the world where it is not safe to hold opinions that differ from those of the government. Where it is hazardous

Time for a new WQSB commissioner in Ward 3

Dear Editor, After spending the last term as the Western Quebec School Board commissioner for Ward 3 (Shawville and environs), I have recently discovered that

Thank you

Dear Editor, This summer has been nothing short of extraordinary for our small community of Alleyn and Cawood, and I want to extend my deepest

Horse racing

In the Olympics, the difference between gold, silver and bronze is often measured in fractions of seconds, centimetres and kilograms. This is the way this

Between now and next year

Dear Editor, The Shawville Fair was well organized, the music was good, the crowds were adequate. Kudos to those who made it so. Special mention

In a heartbeat

In Israel’s efforts to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past 11 months, of whom more

Moral imperative

In contemplating the meaning of this year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we offer two excerpts from Monday’s edition of CBC Radio’s The Current, presented by host Matt Galloway, that shed light on where we are on the question

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Where are you, Mr. Trudeau?

Dear Editor,Justin Trudeau’s government (including our federal riding MP Sophie Chatel) – maintained years of silence on the issue of anglophone rights within the province of Quebec. Two weekends ago, he finally took a stand on the issue in a

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Have faith in your council

Dear Editor, I was invited to attend the June 2024 special meeting of the Alleyn et Cawood council with residents about the issue of a potential 370 per cent increase in their property evaluations. There was great concern and emotion

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Mayors must step up

Dear Editor, On Sept. 18, the 370 per cent property evaluation task force and many residents of Alleyn and Cawood attended the MRC Pontiac meeting, expecting the presentation and adoption of a bylaw we proposed to eliminate the comparative factor

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Blood sport

There are places in the world where it is not safe to hold opinions that differ from those of the government. Where it is hazardous to your health to challenge the orthodoxy of those in power. Where some form of

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Time for a new WQSB commissioner in Ward 3

Dear Editor, After spending the last term as the Western Quebec School Board commissioner for Ward 3 (Shawville and environs), I have recently discovered that I am unable to run for re-election in the upcoming school board elections. The rules

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Thank you

Dear Editor, This summer has been nothing short of extraordinary for our small community of Alleyn and Cawood, and I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who has supported our fight against the unfair property evaluation process. The

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Horse racing

In the Olympics, the difference between gold, silver and bronze is often measured in fractions of seconds, centimetres and kilograms. This is the way this week’s federal by-election in the Montreal riding of Lasalle-Emard-Verdun played out. If it had been

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Between now and next year

Dear Editor, The Shawville Fair was well organized, the music was good, the crowds were adequate. Kudos to those who made it so. Special mention goes to the after-hours cleanup crew. The day after, I walked past the fairgrounds expecting

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In a heartbeat

In Israel’s efforts to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past 11 months, of whom more than 14,000 were children. Amid the devastation, order has been lost and chaos reigns, resulting

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