

Behind the scenes with the Beer Tent volunteers
While the focus of the Shawville Fair is promoting Pontiac’s agricultural community and heritage, it’s no secret that the beer tent is a popular spot
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While the focus of the Shawville Fair is promoting Pontiac’s agricultural community and heritage, it’s no secret that the beer tent is a popular spot


The Parti Québécois (PQ) has announced its candidate for the Pontiac riding in the upcoming provincial elections will be Marcela Cazas. According to a statement


It’s been (rudely) brought to my attention recently that I’ve been reporting on this community for a decade. I arrived in Shawville to work as


On Sunday the Shawville arena was filled with the sounds of livestock as the Shawville 4-H Club held its annual achievement day. Club Leader Amanda


On Saturday, the grounds of the Club d’Âge d’Or in Fort-Coulonge were packed with people for a fundraiser barbeque in support of renovations for the


The children from the Municipality of Pontiac’s day camp showed off the results of their hard work with Wakefield artist Marc Walter on Wednesday (Aug.


Montreal and Laval paramedics reject agreement in principal Paramedics in the Montreal and Laval areas voted 60 per cent in favour of rejecting an agreement




A vernissage for a summer art collection took place at Café 349 in Shawville on Saturday afternoon. Nine artists from around the Ottawa Valley region


The Pontiac Conference Centre was filled on Saturday for the second Salon du Livre, a celebration of French-language arts and culture. This is the second


While the focus of the Shawville Fair is promoting Pontiac’s agricultural community and heritage, it’s no secret that the beer tent is a popular spot during the weekend’s festivities. From providing a welcome respite from the sun during the day,


The Parti Québécois (PQ) has announced its candidate for the Pontiac riding in the upcoming provincial elections will be Marcela Cazas. According to a statement Cazas issued on social media, she arrived in Quebec in 1985 from Bolivia, and worked


It’s been (rudely) brought to my attention recently that I’ve been reporting on this community for a decade. I arrived in Shawville to work as a reporter for THE EQUITY back in August 2016, one of the few members of


On Sunday the Shawville arena was filled with the sounds of livestock as the Shawville 4-H Club held its annual achievement day. Club Leader Amanda Tracy explained that the competition is a prerequisite for competing at the Shawville Fair, and


On Saturday, the grounds of the Club d’Âge d’Or in Fort-Coulonge were packed with people for a fundraiser barbeque in support of renovations for the building. Organizer Rosalie Boucher explained that they typically pause their activities in the hall for


The children from the Municipality of Pontiac’s day camp showed off the results of their hard work with Wakefield artist Marc Walter on Wednesday (Aug. 12) at the Luskville Community Centre. The group created a sort of a circular structure


Montreal and Laval paramedics reject agreement in principal Paramedics in the Montreal and Laval areas voted 60 per cent in favour of rejecting an agreement in principle that their union had reached with the provincial government last month, Radio-Canada reported.




A vernissage for a summer art collection took place at Café 349 in Shawville on Saturday afternoon. Nine artists from around the Ottawa Valley region took part, submitting works based on the theme “Summer Breezes”, which has been on display


The Pontiac Conference Centre was filled on Saturday for the second Salon du Livre, a celebration of French-language arts and culture. This is the second year that the event has been put on by Sand Bay author Sandra Lemire Wolf,
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