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Over $800 raised for Centraide Outaouais

Over $800 raised for Centraide Outaouais

Caleb Nickerson FORT COULONGE Oct. 12, 2017 On Thursday, over 65 people came out to…

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Over $2,000 for the Shawville R.A.

Over $2,000 for the Shawville R.A.

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Oct. 12, 2017 A fundraising event held in July by Shawville Ford…

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Shawville skating covered by local Lions Club

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE Oct. 11, 2017 Saturday night public skating will now be free of…

October 10, 2017Comments Off on Shawville skating covered by local Lions ClubRead More

Last of the PPJ bike tours

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CALUMET ISLAND Oct. 7, 2017 The final Jamboree PPJ bike tour took place…

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MRC council gets update on biomass project

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Oct. 3, 2017 At the council of mayors meeting on Oct.…

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A legacy carved in stone by Caleb Nickerson

A legacy carved in stone by Caleb Nickerson

Ask any craftsman or artist why they create the things they do and you’re likely to get a wide variety of responses. Some do it to express themselves…

October 10, 2017Comments Off on A legacy carved in stone by Caleb NickersonRead More

Sisters battle breast cancer together by CALEB NICKERSON

Sisters battle breast cancer together by CALEB NICKERSON

She believed she could, so she did. The phrase is inscribed on bracelets tied to the wrists of sisters Mary Ellen Hughson and Rebecca Hollingsworth. To a casual…

October 3, 2017Comments Off on Sisters battle breast cancer together by CALEB NICKERSONRead More

Fire prevention week: check your extinguishers

Fire prevention week: check your extinguishers

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2017 Every year on the week within which Oct. 9 falls, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) holds Fire Prevention Week, a campaign…

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Changing of the guard by CALEB NICKERSON

Changing of the guard by CALEB NICKERSON

Like it says in the book of Ecclesiastes, “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity … A time to plant and time to…

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Editorials

Thanks everyone!

We aren’t going to lie, we were a little nervous about how it would go. After all, this hasn’t been done…

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It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We…

October 10, 2017Comments Off on It’s debate week!Read More

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Encouraging local arts and culture

Encouraging local arts and culture

Caleb Nickerson PORTAGE DU FORT Oct. 10, 2017 With…

Artists show work inspired by the Dumoine

Artists show work inspired by the Dumoine

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Oct. 7, 2017 An art project…

New art highlights crossroads of culture

New art highlights crossroads of culture

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 7, 2017 The seventh and…

High school reunion 50 years in the making

High school reunion 50 years in the making

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CALUMET ISLAND Sept. 16, 2017 A group…

Preparing for winter in Pontiac

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Oct. 18, 2017 Unlike the summer…

Time sharing SPIRITUAL GROWTH by Esther Colpitts

I have raspberry plants that bloom in September/October. It…

Be prepared for farm visits by Chris Judd

Many farms have been visited and will receive requests…

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy

Lead by example was a thought that occurred to…

MoP mayoral candidates hash it out in Luskville

MoP mayoral candidates hash it out in Luskville

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 15, 2017 Municipality of Pontiac…

Chamber hosts candidates forum

Chamber hosts candidates forum

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Oct. 10, 2017 On Oct.…

Dagg says snow removal “number one” priority

Dagg says snow removal “number one” priority

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CLARENDON Oct. 18, 2017 A new contender…

Armstrong paving roads to mayoral re-election

Armstrong paving roads to mayoral re-election

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CLARENDON Oct. 18, 2017 The current mayor…

Shawville LYSE LACOURSE 819-647-5932 lyse380@gmail.com

People celebrating their birthdays this upcoming week are: Jennifer…

Sheenboro DORIS RANGER 819-689-2132 dranger50@hotmail.com

Our deepest sympathies go out to the Beatrice Chartrand…

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

The Waltham Council has posted the results of the…

Quyon JILL YOUNG 819-918-0623 jillianyoung6@gmail.com

Congratulations to Leigh Dolan and Matt Greer who were…

Shawville’s three-pitch and fastball scorcher

Shawville’s three-pitch and fastball scorcher

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Sept. 22-24, 2017 The Shawville and…

G-Hogs Shawville 3-Pitch Champs

G-Hogs Shawville 3-Pitch Champs

The G-Hogs took home the Shawville 3-Pitch league championship…

Quyon team wins the Pontiac Minor Fastball Championship

Quyon team wins the Pontiac Minor Fastball Championship

It’s the time of year where champions are crowned…

Home team takes the championship

Home team takes the championship

Caleb Nickerson, THE EQUITY On Thursday night the Shawville…

Chris Judd

We need some vision in our leaders

I once attended a series of land use planning meetings across the Pontiac which finished at our MRC with the Quebec Land Use Planning Committee hosting the…

October 10, 2017Comments Off on We need some vision in our leaders

The Way We Were

The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Oct. 14, 1992 25 Years Ago Senators retire Finnigan’s No. 8 jersey: Former Senator Ray Kinsella, Frank Finnigan Jr., and Ottawa Senators President Bruce Firestone unveiled the…

October 17, 2017Comments Off on The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Warden debate Dear Editor, I was pleased to attend last’s week warden debate at Pontiac High School (PHS), as hosted by THE EQUITY. It was standing room…

October 17, 2017Comments Off on Letters to the Editor

Opinions

Changed on the inside

My daughter-in-law to be, Darcy, took in a stray tom cat in the fall that seemed to be near death. His ear was torn from fighting, his…

October 10, 2017Comments Off on Changed on the inside

Under the Pines