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November 26, 2025

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Creative Movement

This week marked a return of one of our favourite programs to offer caregivers and tots in the Shawville area. Creative Movement is a fun

Year in review

Now that THE EQUITY’s 2022 Year and Review has wrapped up, it’s a good time to reflect on the exercise of overviewing the year gone

Feeling at home on the ice

Staying active was always the perogative for Annick Lance’s family but what she didn’t realize was through trying different sports her daughter would find her

Creative Movement

This week marked a return of one of our favourite programs to offer caregivers and tots in the Shawville area. Creative Movement is a fun dance program designed to allow your child to creatively move to music in a large,

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Year in review

Now that THE EQUITY’s 2022 Year and Review has wrapped up, it’s a good time to reflect on the exercise of overviewing the year gone by. Over the past year, we’ve seen events of local, national and international significance. THE

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The Way We Were – Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Jan. 14,1998 – 25 Years Ago Pontiac survives ice storm: In what is being called the ice storm of the century, area residents last week battled the extremes of the unpredictable and relentless winter weather, a mix of drizzle, freezing

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Feeling at home on the ice

Staying active was always the perogative for Annick Lance’s family but what she didn’t realize was through trying different sports her daughter would find her passion. Lance explained that when her daughter, Zoé Lafontaine put on her first ice skates

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Québec solidaire health critic tours Pontiac

Brett Thoms Pontiac Jan. 12, 2023 Vincent Marissal, MNA for the riding of Rosemont in Montreal and Québec solidaire’s (QS) healthcare critic in the National Assembly visited three healthcare facilities in the Pontiac as a part of a province-wide fact

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New Logo for Shawville? Shawville 150 rolls ahead

Brett Thoms Shawville January 28, 2023 Shawville continues the planning for its 150th anniversary celebrations this year. The committee responsible for planning the events held its second meeting last Thursday. Sticking to the theme of making all the usual municipal

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Celebrating 20 years: Portage Mayor Lynne Cameron

Zainab Al-Mehdar Portage-du-Fort Jan. 10, 2023 Unexpectedly finding her way into local politics, Lynne Cameron, mayor of Portage-du-Fort, was recently recognized for her time and contribution to her municipality. Growing up in this community gave her pride to be the

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