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April 2, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword

A long walk for Zoé

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Oct. 25, 2020  On Sunday afternoon, a group of citizens gathered in Bryson for a charity walk in support of one of

Local activist demands Pontiac name change

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2020  Local activist and perennial political candidate Roger Fleury held a protest outside of the MRC’s office in Campbell’s

Lab changes only temporary, say authorities

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2020  The transfer of certain local microbiology samples from the Pontiac Community Hospital’s laboratory to Gatineau is only a temporary

Bristol Dryland delayed to January

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Oct. 28, 2020  Though the Bristol Dryland dog race will not be taking place this year, organizer Denis Rozon is aiming to

A spooky time

Halloween is a time for scary things. Whether it’s the gruesome movies, sinister costumes or the fact that rent is due the next day, fear

Rural health care in crisis: part 3

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 21, 2020  Note: This is the fourth installment of a series on the crisis in rural health care that attempts to

Council hears about nuclear reactor project

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC  Oct. 21, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac council’s virtual meeting on Oct. 21, the mayors took in a presentation from Global First Power (GFP), which gave an overview of the company’s plan to build a “Micro Modular

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On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword on Halloween.  He ended up killing two people and injuring five before being arrested by

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A long walk for Zoé

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Oct. 25, 2020  On Sunday afternoon, a group of citizens gathered in Bryson for a charity walk in support of one of their neighbours.  Zoé Burnett is a local girl with Rett syndrome, a rare condition that

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Local activist demands Pontiac name change

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2020  Local activist and perennial political candidate Roger Fleury held a protest outside of the MRC’s office in Campbell’s Bay on Oct. 21.  Identifying himself as the Chief of the Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de

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Lab changes only temporary, say authorities

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2020  The transfer of certain local microbiology samples from the Pontiac Community Hospital’s laboratory to Gatineau is only a temporary measure due to a loss of staff, according to local health authorities.  THE EQUITY spoke

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Bristol Dryland delayed to January

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Oct. 28, 2020  Though the Bristol Dryland dog race will not be taking place this year, organizer Denis Rozon is aiming to have a modified event take place in January. Rozon said that the new date would

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Half a million for local infrastructure projects

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 21, 2020  At MRC Pontiac’s Council of Mayors meeting on Oct. 21, Economic Development Director Cyndy Phillips announced that 13 projects would be funded through the FRR program.   The decisions were made on Sept. 30

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A spooky time

Halloween is a time for scary things. Whether it’s the gruesome movies, sinister costumes or the fact that rent is due the next day, fear is in the air. Fear is an interesting thing. A small serving is oftentimes fine,

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Rural health care in crisis: part 3

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 21, 2020  Note: This is the fourth installment of a series on the crisis in rural health care that attempts to discuss as many facets of the issue as possible. If you haven’t read the previous

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