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November 19, 2025

Opinion

Stay at home

More than a few times this week I’ve thought back to earlier in the year, when many of us were oblivious to the danger presented

Important things

Dear Editor, My late father-in-law was a pilot, among other occupations. He had a saying that makes good sense to me. He said there are

Facing this together

Dear Editor, The Pontiac has faced its share of uphill struggles over the years. The closing of major forestry sector employers, severe droughts which handicapped

Incident à la crématorium

Cher éditeur, Le 19 mars, nous avons eu un incident à notre crématorium de Shawville alors d’un essai de nouveux équipements. L’équipement n’a aucun lien

Facts

Dear Editor, These are the facts in regards to the article written last week that need to be addressed: Connie Renaud and Shirley Russell are

The case for precaution

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world

Here’s to you ladies!

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe.

What is next?

Dear Editor, On March 1, I attended the protest at Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville over the closure of the obstetrics ward for the next

Maybe it’s time

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me how it is any advantage to anyone for the government to underfund the local hospital? Few people .

Stay at home

More than a few times this week I’ve thought back to earlier in the year, when many of us were oblivious to the danger presented by a virus picking up steam across the ocean. Ignorance was truly blissful, if the

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Important things

Dear Editor, My late father-in-law was a pilot, among other occupations. He had a saying that makes good sense to me. He said there are two important things; the fuel left in your tank, and the runway ahead of you.

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Facing this together

Dear Editor, The Pontiac has faced its share of uphill struggles over the years. The closing of major forestry sector employers, severe droughts which handicapped our agricultural sector, 100-year floods which uprooted many families, the list goes on and on.

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Incident à la crématorium

Cher éditeur, Le 19 mars, nous avons eu un incident à notre crématorium de Shawville alors d’un essai de nouveux équipements. L’équipement n’a aucun lien avec notre usine de crémation et notre système de livraison de propane n’était pas un

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Facts

Dear Editor, These are the facts in regards to the article written last week that need to be addressed: Connie Renaud and Shirley Russell are the only two co-founders of Ski Pontiac. Ski Pontiac was founded in year 2010 for

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The case for precaution

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world suggests we cannot prevent it, we are told there is much we can do to

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Here’s to you ladies!

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe. Here in the Pontiac, there is no shortage of females heavily involved in making the

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What is next?

Dear Editor, On March 1, I attended the protest at Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville over the closure of the obstetrics ward for the next six months. There was probably . . .

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Maybe it’s time

Dear Editor, Can someone explain to me how it is any advantage to anyone for the government to underfund the local hospital? Few people . . .

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