Giant Tiger
Current Issue

February 18, 2026

Current Conditions in Shawville -5.8°C

Caleb Nickerson

Jardin Éducatif cancels summer camp

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 21, 2020  On May 21, the  Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac put out a press release announcing that they would be cancelling

Legault lashes out

Last Wednesday, the Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) released the data from a poll they had conducted, which compared

Local businesses look to make a change

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2020  The Pontiac SADC hosted an online session with a dozen local business people last Tuesday to discuss strategies for

Long-serving politican passes away

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 15 2020  On Friday, long-time local politician and former MRC Pontiac Warden Raymond Durocher passed away at home at the age

Changing gears

This week, the provincial government undertook their reopening strategy, with some younger children on their way back to school (except for the greater Montreal area)

Jardin Éducatif cancels summer camp

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 21, 2020  On May 21, the  Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac put out a press release announcing that they would be cancelling their summer day camp for the 2020 season.  Program coordinator Martin Riopel said that they

Read More »

Fires keep Otter Lake department busy

CALEB NICKERSON OTTER LAKE May 20-21, 2020  Fire crews in Otter Lake were kept busy last week, with two sizable brush fires that consumed several acres of forest.  The first fire was called in at 4:41 p.m. on May 20,

Read More »

Legault lashes out

Last Wednesday, the Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) released the data from a poll they had conducted, which compared the amount of COVID-19 anxiety felt by francophones and anglophones. The survey found that one

Read More »

Local businesses look to make a change

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2020  The Pontiac SADC hosted an online session with a dozen local business people last Tuesday to discuss strategies for dealing with the changes caused by COVID-19.  The call was led by Catherine Fair and

Read More »

Long-serving politican passes away

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 15 2020  On Friday, long-time local politician and former MRC Pontiac Warden Raymond Durocher passed away at home at the age of 62. He leaves behind his wife, two children and three grandchildren (with a fourth

Read More »

Calumet mayor takes leave citing health reasons

CALEB NICKERSON CALUMET ISLAND  MAY11, 2020  Calumet Island Mayor Serge Newberry has stepped back from his duties for an unknown period of time to health concerns, his council learned in a brief virtual meeting last Monday. This comes close on

Read More »

Changing gears

This week, the provincial government undertook their reopening strategy, with some younger children on their way back to school (except for the greater Montreal area) and various other industries coming back online. The government has brought forth their case for

Read More »

How to Share on Facebook

Unfortunately, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has blocked the sharing of news content in Canada. Normally, you would not be able to share links from The Equity, but if you copy the link below, Facebook won’t block you!