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June 18, 2026

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Sophie Kuijper Dickson

Dance show brings mermaids to Mansfield

The Corriveau School of Dance’s annual year-end performance brought the magical underwater The Little Mermaid to the stage at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge over three sold-out

Policing the social network

It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof.  Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s

Quebec announces BAPE period for Samonix

The Quebec government’s environmental review and public consultation agency  (BAPE) has announced that the public information period for the Samonix fish farm proposed for the

The promise of place

A summer feature is far from novel in the newspaper world. Usually they’re stuffed full with gardening how-tos and lawn care tips, reviews of the

Dance show brings mermaids to Mansfield

The Corriveau School of Dance’s annual year-end performance brought the magical underwater The Little Mermaid to the stage at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge over three sold-out nights last week. The 1989 Disney film’s cast of characters leaped and twirled and flipped

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Policing the social network

It seems there’s been a blitz of complaints made to Quebec’s language watchdog recently about local businesses’ French or lack thereof.  Ladysmith auto shop Jer’s Auto went public about it, sharing a screenshot of the email received from the Office

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Quebec announces BAPE period for Samonix

The Quebec government’s environmental review and public consultation agency  (BAPE) has announced that the public information period for the Samonix fish farm proposed for the Pontiac Industrial Park in Litchfield will be from May 27 to June 26. During this

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The promise of place

A summer feature is far from novel in the newspaper world. Usually they’re stuffed full with gardening how-tos and lawn care tips, reviews of the best snack shacks, the hottest summer reads, and barbecue recipes for the grill. It’s all

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What even goes on in the TNO Lac-Nilgaut?

THE EQUITY sat down with two MRC Pontiac employees who spend a great deal of time thinking about and caring for the vast territory, known as the TNO Lac-Nilgaut, that stretches hundreds of kilometers north of this county’s main population

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