Our healthcare situation
Dear Editor, Having once believed the Quebec healthcare system could not possibly be abused any further – after decades of Quebec Liberal penny-pinching, damaging reforms
Dear Editor, Having once believed the Quebec healthcare system could not possibly be abused any further – after decades of Quebec Liberal penny-pinching, damaging reforms
I hope all of the trick-or-treaters had a wonderful Halloween last Friday, despite the cold and rainy weather. It was great to see Quyon alive
I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the Halloween traditions. It is too bad that it rained, although it was badly needed. We hardly had any
Our thoughts and prayers for the Sparling and Walls families on the loss of Patricia on Oct. 27, at the age of 90. Our condolences
Feelings! Letting them take over can move you away from the direction you need to go. The weather gets colder, you stay inside, forget walking.


This story was written by Trevor Greenway, editor at The Low Down newspaper, where it was originally published. We have republished it with permission as


This reflection about the significance of Remembrance Day was written by WWII veteran and longtime Shawville resident Stanley Hogg before he passed away in 2016
Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake.
Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike.
Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We
Dear Editor, Having once believed the Quebec healthcare system could not possibly be abused any further – after decades of Quebec Liberal penny-pinching, damaging reforms that favoured big cities over rural communities, and the abolition of hospital boards – the
I hope all of the trick-or-treaters had a wonderful Halloween last Friday, despite the cold and rainy weather. It was great to see Quyon alive with community spirit for the big night. The Egan Mill had a decorated area for
I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the Halloween traditions. It is too bad that it rained, although it was badly needed. We hardly had any children trick or treating this year. We enjoyed the ones that were brave enough to
Our thoughts and prayers for the Sparling and Walls families on the loss of Patricia on Oct. 27, at the age of 90. Our condolences to the Maheral family on the loss of Cathy on Oct. 29, at the age
Feelings! Letting them take over can move you away from the direction you need to go. The weather gets colder, you stay inside, forget walking. Not good! No matter what, we need to push beyond that quiet little voice that


This story was written by Trevor Greenway, editor at The Low Down newspaper, where it was originally published. We have republished it with permission as the issues in the story impact Pontiac residents as well. A Wakefield doctor says she’s


This reflection about the significance of Remembrance Day was written by WWII veteran and longtime Shawville resident Stanley Hogg before he passed away in 2016 at the age of 93. Hogg’s reflection was shared with THE EQUITY by Campbell’s Bay
Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake. Thanks to your quick action, a fire was discovered and prevented from spreading further. I
Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike. This repressive 1940s Duplessis-style governing is done to prevent “serious harm to the citizenry”. How
Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We have the mechanisms in place for us to ship our plastic waste downriver to places
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