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November 26, 2025

Caleb Nickerson

Fortin dissects economic update

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Nov. 25, 2020  On Nov. 12, the CAQ government delivered their economic update, with Finance Minister Eric Girard projecting Quebec’s deficit will

Winter is coming

And just like that, the shovels and plows have emerged for the foreseeable future. A great dollop of snow has been dumped in our laps

Local Navy vet recalls days at sea

CALEB NICKERSON For the past 20 years or so, Mark Keller has been a staple at the Remembrance Day ceremonies in his hometown of Ladysmith.

Negative spin

Earlier this month, the local health authority announced they would be implementing a ministerial directive that was enacted by the health minister at the beginning

CISSSO seeks to increase hours

EMILY HSUEH and CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Nov. 11, 2020  A motion imposed by the local health authority means that nurses, nurse attendants and beneficiary attendants

Lions give back to the community

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE  Nov. 5, 2020  The Shawville Lions Club made donations to two local community initiatives on Nov. 5, as they have for several

Water tower fix on the horizon

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020  Shawville residents may soon be able to drink their tap water without boiling it, as work on the town’s

Quyon marks Remembrance Day

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Nov. 8, 2020  As is tradition, the residents of Quyon marked Remembrance Day on the Sunday before Nov. 11. Though this year’s

Fortin dissects economic update

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Nov. 25, 2020  On Nov. 12, the CAQ government delivered their economic update, with Finance Minister Eric Girard projecting Quebec’s deficit will grow to $15 billion for 2020-2021. This is the second update that Girard has given

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Winter is coming

And just like that, the shovels and plows have emerged for the foreseeable future. A great dollop of snow has been dumped in our laps and the only thing we can do is deal with it.  Honestly, it might be

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Local Navy vet recalls days at sea

CALEB NICKERSON For the past 20 years or so, Mark Keller has been a staple at the Remembrance Day ceremonies in his hometown of Ladysmith. This year’s celebrations were a little different, but Keller said things were more or less

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Santa Claus parade to go ahead, with changes

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 18, 2020 The Shawville Santa Claus parade will likely go ahead this year, as long as the region retains its orange zone designation. However, as Shawville councillor Patty Moffatt explained in an interview with THE EQUITY,

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Negative spin

Earlier this month, the local health authority announced they would be implementing a ministerial directive that was enacted by the health minister at the beginning of the pandemic, which allows the CISSSO to force part-time workers to adopt a full-time

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CISSSO seeks to increase hours

EMILY HSUEH and CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Nov. 11, 2020  A motion imposed by the local health authority means that nurses, nurse attendants and beneficiary attendants at the hospitals in Gatineau and Hull will be forced to work full-time and in

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Health care transport costs up 60 per cent

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC  Nov. 11, 2020  The cost of transportation to and from Pontiac health care facilities has increased by around 60 per cent over the last five years, according to data acquired by THE EQUITY through an access to

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Lions give back to the community

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE  Nov. 5, 2020  The Shawville Lions Club made donations to two local community initiatives on Nov. 5, as they have for several years.  The club presented a cheque for $750 to the Blessed Cupboard Food Bank and

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Water tower fix on the horizon

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020  Shawville residents may soon be able to drink their tap water without boiling it, as work on the town’s water tower is set to be completed in the next couple weeks.  The tower had

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Quyon marks Remembrance Day

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Nov. 8, 2020  As is tradition, the residents of Quyon marked Remembrance Day on the Sunday before Nov. 11. Though this year’s ceremony was sparsely attended due to public health guidelines, the event was streamed live to

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