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Of roads and trash

Editor, On Sunday, a friend and I travelled to Ottawa to take part in the guitar show. He travels regularly to the city, and has

His eye is on the sparrow

My birdfeeder is just outside my front window, so I see the birds as they come to feed. Some are so pretty, like the Cardinals

What you see is what you get

Editor, Trying to understand the erratic and highly questionable actions of the American president must include a closer look at the economic policies his regime

A shake up

The house only shook for about 6 seconds, but it changed my naïve thinking. Houses aren’t as solid as they appear. Something more powerful lies

Ottawa River reaches 2023 flood levels

Over the weekend, some 70 residents were evacuated from their homes in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, and on Monday, the neighbouring municipality of Fort-Coulonge declared a state of

A sneak attack

The phone rang. I didn’t recognize the number but it was a local call I thought. I said hello. “I am upgrading your Internet service,”

Calling all writers

Dear Editor, I would like to raise the awareness of the writing competition at Shawville Fair. The Shawville Fair has been operating since the late

Hooray for Hungary! 

Dear Editor, Victor Orban, would-be dictator for the past 16 years, has been soundly defeated in an election. Best of all, he had the humility

Misunderstandings

Talking is easy right? Well in a sense yes. We use our words and express a thought or an idea. But in reality, the problem

An apology from the Pontiac Journal

Dear team at THE EQUITY and readers, Please accept my deepest apologies. In our Mar. 11, 2026 article titled “Shawville abattoir nears opening after final

Of roads and trash

Editor, On Sunday, a friend and I travelled to Ottawa to take part in the guitar show. He travels regularly to the city, and has found that crossing over to Ontario means driving on scenic well-paved roads – better paved

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His eye is on the sparrow

My birdfeeder is just outside my front window, so I see the birds as they come to feed. Some are so pretty, like the Cardinals and Goldfinches. Then I see the little Sparrows. Plain. Ordinary. But in Matthew 10, though

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What you see is what you get

Editor, Trying to understand the erratic and highly questionable actions of the American president must include a closer look at the economic policies his regime follows. To make America great again, he has made threatening gestures such as attacking the

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A shake up

The house only shook for about 6 seconds, but it changed my naïve thinking. Houses aren’t as solid as they appear. Something more powerful lies beneath its foundation. Which made also made me think. Someone more powerful holds life. Holds

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Ottawa River reaches 2023 flood levels

Over the weekend, some 70 residents were evacuated from their homes in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, and on Monday, the neighbouring municipality of Fort-Coulonge declared a state of emergency. River levels are expected to stabilize and begin receding by mid-week.

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A sneak attack

The phone rang. I didn’t recognize the number but it was a local call I thought. I said hello. “I am upgrading your Internet service,” the recording said, “free.” That sounded okay, so I pressed the number 1 as requested.

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Calling all writers

Dear Editor, I would like to raise the awareness of the writing competition at Shawville Fair. The Shawville Fair has been operating since the late 1850s and this year is the fourth year for our writing competition. The contest is

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Hooray for Hungary! 

Dear Editor, Victor Orban, would-be dictator for the past 16 years, has been soundly defeated in an election. Best of all, he had the humility and integrity to concede defeat. I’m hopeful that this will stick, and that it portends

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Misunderstandings

Talking is easy right? Well in a sense yes. We use our words and express a thought or an idea. But in reality, the problem begins right there. Our perception of what is being said is coloured by what we’ve

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An apology from the Pontiac Journal

Dear team at THE EQUITY and readers, Please accept my deepest apologies. In our Mar. 11, 2026 article titled “Shawville abattoir nears opening after final repairs,” journalist Tashi Farmilo used significant portions of an article written by THE EQUITY journalist

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