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April 2, 2026

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Amos reprimanded by House speaker

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC June 16, 2021  Pontiac MP Will Amos was reprimanded by the House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota on June 7 for his

SOPFEU enacts open fire ban

CALEB NICKERSON QUEBEC June 16, 2021  Due to the dry weather, Quebec’s forest fire fighting organization, known by the acronym SOPFEU, is advising the public

“It’s over for the little guy’

Editor’s note: This editorial was first published in this paper on March 3 of this year, and is being republished because it’s still as relevant

Treasure hunt on Calumet

CALEB NICKERSON L’ÎLE DU GRAND CALUMET June 5, 2020  Families took to the roads of Île du Grand Calumet on Saturday to scour the sprawling

Hydro Quebec will be renovating one of the control buildings at the Wyman substation in order to bring the facilitiy into the digital age. The upgrades will allow some operations to be handled remotely and the work will last until December.

Bristol substation getting upgrades

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL June 1, 2020  Hydro Quebec is conducting work on the substation in Wyman in order to bring it into the digital age. 

Amos reprimanded by House speaker

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC June 16, 2021  Pontiac MP Will Amos was reprimanded by the House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota on June 7 for his second videoconferencing mishap, where he was caught urinating on camera.  Rota called the second incident

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SOPFEU enacts open fire ban

CALEB NICKERSON QUEBEC June 16, 2021  Due to the dry weather, Quebec’s forest fire fighting organization, known by the acronym SOPFEU, is advising the public that. . .

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Clarendon consults public on commercial camping bylaw

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON June 16, 2021  The Municipality of Clarendon is in the process of introducing a bylaw that will outline the regulations for commercial campgrounds in certain areas on their territory.  Director General Patricia Hobbs explained that this is

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A letter from your (former) editor

By the time you’re reading this, I will no longer be employed at THE EQUITY. . . Two weeks ago I decided to step away from my duties as editor and let someone else take the lead in our small newsroom.

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“It’s over for the little guy’

Editor’s note: This editorial was first published in this paper on March 3 of this year, and is being republished because it’s still as relevant as ever. This past week News Media Canada, the lobbying group representing Canada’s print media,

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Treasure hunt on Calumet

CALEB NICKERSON L’ÎLE DU GRAND CALUMET June 5, 2020  Families took to the roads of Île du Grand Calumet on Saturday to scour the sprawling region for clues, as part of a treasure hunt put on by a community organization

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Hydro Quebec will be renovating one of the control buildings at the Wyman substation in order to bring the facilitiy into the digital age. The upgrades will allow some operations to be handled remotely and the work will last until December.

Bristol substation getting upgrades

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL June 1, 2020  Hydro Quebec is conducting work on the substation in Wyman in order to bring it into the digital age.  The work, which will replace one of the substation’s control buildings, began in May .

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