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November 26, 2025

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Parenting through tantrums

Whether we are exhausted, embarrassed, frustrated, or simply in a hurry, a toddler, school aged or tweenager’s tantrum can be difficult to deal with. It

The Way We Were

Feb. 4,1998 25 Years Ago Maple sugar bushes beaten by January ice storm: When the sap flows at the Maple Dale Farms this spring, owner

Another provocation

It should not have come as a big surprise last week when Quebec’s minister responsible for the French language, Jean-François Roberge, called for the resignation

So long for now

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac February 9, 2022 Today marks my last day working for The Equity, a bittersweet goodbye. I remember when I first started working

Community Bonspiel wraps up

The 46th annual Shawville Community Curling Bonspiel wrapped up on Sunday with speeches from the organizers, all participants claiming prizes and the awarding of the

Scholarship in honour of Maurice Beauregard

Zainab Al-Mehdar Campbell’s Bay February 1, 2022 Inspired by the late Maurice Beauregard’s love of serving and continuously advocating for the community, his family has

Parenting through tantrums

Whether we are exhausted, embarrassed, frustrated, or simply in a hurry, a toddler, school aged or tweenager’s tantrum can be difficult to deal with. It helps to remember that a child who is having a tantrum is calling out for

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The Way We Were

Feb. 4,1998 25 Years Ago Maple sugar bushes beaten by January ice storm: When the sap flows at the Maple Dale Farms this spring, owner Eric Campbell says “It will be like rain.” Campbell points upwards to the broken tops

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Another provocation

It should not have come as a big surprise last week when Quebec’s minister responsible for the French language, Jean-François Roberge, called for the resignation or firing of Ottawa’s recently-appointed anti-Islamophobia representative, Amira Elghawaby. Elghawaby’s alleged transgression came in 2019,

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So long for now

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac February 9, 2022 Today marks my last day working for The Equity, a bittersweet goodbye. I remember when I first started working here with everything being new I asked so many questions but people were always patient

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Community Bonspiel wraps up

The 46th annual Shawville Community Curling Bonspiel wrapped up on Sunday with speeches from the organizers, all participants claiming prizes and the awarding of the Toilet Seat Trophy to the overall winners. The team called The Four Lads, composed of

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Scholarship in honour of Maurice Beauregard

Zainab Al-Mehdar Campbell’s Bay February 1, 2022 Inspired by the late Maurice Beauregard’s love of serving and continuously advocating for the community, his family has created an annual graduation award for students in the Pontiac. The memorial award is called

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The cold didn’t stop Bryson from partying

Brett Thoms Bryson February 3-5, 2023 Despite the -30 degree weather, Bryson’s Winterfest, part of celebrations for the 150th year since the town was incorporated, went on. Celebrations kicked off Friday night with an outdoor hockey tournament and husky dog

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