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  • When is too much, too much?

    Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who doesn’t understand, and when you fix anything, take a little time and to do it right the first time, or you will keep patching and patching forever. The two most…

  • Rain on our parades

    Last month in France, some 40 people drowned in the span of six days while trying to cool off their bodies during a deadly heat wave. Some people didn’t know how to swim. In some places, swimming wasn’t safe. When imagining the desperation that would have led people to take these risks, the image of…

  • Quyon notes

    It was such a fun week in Quyon, with so many activities and events going on. On Tuesday, the Quyon Community Association put on a fantastic Canada Day parade, with many vibrant and festive entries taking part. It was wonderful to once again see the Ottawa Caledonian Pipes & Drums band leading the parade, and…

  • Shawville notes

    Our sympathies with the Kingdon family on the loss of Robert on June 23, at the age of 85. Our condolences to the Hodgins and Draper families on the loss of Terry-Lyn on June 29, at the age of 65. Our thoughts and prayers for the Potvin family on the loss of Earle on June…

  • Waltham notes

    This past week, we were in a severe heat wave. Some days, the temperature was 45 with the humidex. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we experienced severe thunderstorms with torrential rainfall and very strong winds. We lost power on Tuesday night into the wee hours of Wednesday morning and again Wednesday afternoon ‘til Thursday morning. There…

  • A different life

    I went West recently  to visit my brother and his invalid wife. Daily care-givers use a special lift to get her in and out of her wheelchair. That allows her to live a normal life. Normal? And I look on, thankful for my brother’s courage and her pretty smile that appears each time I come…

  • Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book – No bake delicious squares

    This week we are continuing our dive into the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in 1973. This week’s recipe is “No bake delicious squares,” a nice treat that doesn’t require the oven with all this heat.  As always, if you recognize a recipe from either your…

    Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book – No bake delicious squares

  • Le plus grand site d’enfouissement du Québec obtient une expansion d’urgence, les ingénieurs se mettent en grève, les provinces aident la SOPFEU pour les feux de forêt

    Le plus grand site d’enfouissement du Québec obtient une expansion d’urgence La semaine dernière, le gouvernement du Québec a approuvé l’agrandissement temporaire du site d’enfouissement de Lachenaie, à Terrebonne, juste au nord de Montréal, a rapporté CBC News.  L’installation, qui reçoit environ le tiers des déchets de Montréal, est la plus grande de la province…

  • Quebec’s largest landfill gets emergency expansion, engineers go on strike, provinces assist SOPFEU with forest fires

    Quebec’s largest landfill gets emergency expansion approved Last week Quebec’s government approved the temporary expansion of the Lachenaie landfill in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal, CBC News reported.  The facility, which takes roughly a third of Montreal’s trash, is the province’s largest and received emergency approval on June 30 to accept 1.2 million tonnes more…

  • Bienvenue à Reese Rusenstrom 

    THE EQUITY est heureuse d’annoncer que Reese Rusenstrom, originaire de Bristol, se joindra à l’équipe cet été en tant que stagiaire en marketing.  Reese vient de terminer la première de deux années du programme de gestion d’entreprise au Olds College en Alberta, où elle dit avoir développé un vif intérêt pour le marketing et les…

    Bienvenue à Reese Rusenstrom