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January 14, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

Under the cover of darkness

While most people in this province were out enjoying the summer weather this past weekend, Quebec’s elected officials were busy debating two highly contentious bills

Murphy publishes fourth novel

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 15, 2019 Local author Luke Murphy released his latest novel, Rock-a-Bye Baby, on June 15 and it promises to be a

Local volunteers revered at MRC

CALEB NICKERSON Campbell’s Bay June 13, 2019 On June 13, dozens of people gathered at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay for the second annual

Media students wrap up safety vid

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 6, 2019 On Thursday, students from Pontiac High School (PHS)’s media class wrapped up filming for a bus safety training video

St. Anne’s publishes picture book

CALEB NICKERSON CALUMET ISLAND June 7, 2019 On Friday afternoon, students and staff at St. Anne’s Primary School on Grand Calumet Island gathered in the

Flooding frustration

CALEB NICKERSON LUSKVILLE June 10, 2019 More than 100 residents of the Municipality of Pontiac gathered at the Luskville Community Centre on Monday night for

Equity staff win photography awards at QCNA

CALEB NICKERSON GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE June 8, 2019 The newsroom at THE EQUITY had a successful evening at the Quebec Community Newspaper Association’s 39th annual Better Newspapers

Under the cover of darkness

While most people in this province were out enjoying the summer weather this past weekend, Quebec’s elected officials were busy debating two highly contentious bills during a marathon session that delayed the legislature’s summer recess. Bill 9, which would restructure

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Murphy publishes fourth novel

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 15, 2019 Local author Luke Murphy released his latest novel, Rock-a-Bye Baby, on June 15 and it promises to be a page-turning thriller. Though this is his fourth novel, and the second instalment of his Charlene

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Grads bid farewell to Dr. S.E. McDowell

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 14, 2019 On June 14, the newly minted Bryan Murray Gymnasium at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School was packed as the class of 2019 held their graduation ceremony. This is the first cohort of children to

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Local volunteers revered at MRC

CALEB NICKERSON Campbell’s Bay June 13, 2019 On June 13, dozens of people gathered at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay for the second annual volunteer recognition evening. The event is meant to recognize the contributions of volunteers from each

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Propane tank sparks fire at transfer station

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON June 14, 2019 Fire crews responded to a call at the local transfer station on Friday morning, after a ruptured propane tank exploded and set some compacted garbage alight. Thankfully no one was injured and damage to

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Media students wrap up safety vid

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 6, 2019 On Thursday, students from Pontiac High School (PHS)’s media class wrapped up filming for a bus safety training video they’ve been working on since February. The project originated earlier this year, explained Autobus LaSalle

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St. Anne’s publishes picture book

CALEB NICKERSON CALUMET ISLAND June 7, 2019 On Friday afternoon, students and staff at St. Anne’s Primary School on Grand Calumet Island gathered in the gymnasium to get their first look at a picture book that they had created collaboratively

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Flooding frustration

CALEB NICKERSON LUSKVILLE June 10, 2019 More than 100 residents of the Municipality of Pontiac gathered at the Luskville Community Centre on Monday night for bilingual information sessions hosted by the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). The evening was intended

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Equity staff win photography awards at QCNA

CALEB NICKERSON GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE June 8, 2019 The newsroom at THE EQUITY had a successful evening at the Quebec Community Newspaper Association’s 39th annual Better Newspapers Awards Gala on June 8 in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Qc., taking home several awards for photography. Community

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