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April 2, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

Local lad chops hair for CHEO

This past Friday (Sept. 5), a young lad from the Shawville area donated his recently trimmed mane and a whopping $1,650 cheque to the Children’s

Body recovered from Ottawa River

CALEB NICKERSON ISLE AUX ALLUMETTES June 11, 2021  The body of a Chapeau man was recovered from the Ottawa River near Allumettes Island on June

Local lad chops hair for CHEO

This past Friday (Sept. 5), a young lad from the Shawville area donated his recently trimmed mane and a whopping $1,650 cheque to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).  Five-year-old Irving Rusenstrom is starting kindergarten this year and had

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Familiar face to return to THE EQUITY’s newsroom

Big changes in our little newsroom this week. While we’re sad to be losing our summer reporter Emma McGrath (she’s insisting on finishing her journalism degree … how dare she) we’re thrilled to be welcoming veteran Pontiac reporter Caleb Nickerson

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Body recovered from Ottawa River

CALEB NICKERSON ISLE AUX ALLUMETTES June 11, 2021  The body of a Chapeau man was recovered from the Ottawa River near Allumettes Island on June 11. Police were called to a section of the river near Allumettes Island, where civilians

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