There is a need in the Pontiac for a solution to our collective waste management challenge. Together, we produce about 5,000 tons of household waste each year. This waste is composed of compostable material (food scraps, leaves, paper) and recyclable

There was a day when what was known as Highway 8 ran through the middle of towns all the way up the Pontiac, forming the main streets of Luskville, Quyon, Shawville, Bryson, Campbell’s Bay and Fort Coulonge, among others. In

On the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in the midst of an escalation of provocations and retaliations that has for a year been leading predictably to a regional war, our feelings of gratitude for the life of peace

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

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

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

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

The CAQ government appears to have uttered its last words on the question of bonuses for Pontiac’s imaging techs. It is sticking to its ill-conceived plan to offer them smaller bonuses to continue to work here than are being offered

Once again, it’s time for Shawville Fair, the biggest event on the Pontiac calendar, now in its 168th year!It is a place where families and friends reunite each year, where old acquaintances are renewed and new friendships are struck up.