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November 26, 2025

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Literacy: a tool to navigate the world

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville Sept. 10, 2022 Literacy is a powerful tool to help community members better communicate, and understand one another and the world around

Golfing for a cause

Zainab Al-Mehdar Vinton Sept. 10, 2022 Kicking off the Seventh annual Golf Tournament 72 golfers geared up at Mickey Creek Golf Course in Vinton on

Daylight heist at MoP depanneur

CHARLES DICKSON LUSKVILLE Sept. 10, 2022 Police are looking for a white, French-speaking male following a robbery at the Depanneur du Pontiac on Hwy 148

Candidates take questions at forum

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge September 6, 2022 The radio station CHIP-FM held a candidates’ forum at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge. Five candidates, including Québec

Learning about agriculture

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville Sept 2, 2022 On Friday morning, schools from all over the Pontiac were at the fair bright and early for an agriculture

What else is possible?

Now that it’s over, it appears the Shawville Fair was a huge success. After missing one year and running a scaled down version the next,

Candidates talk inflation

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 7, 2022 With less than one month to go before the provincial election, THE EQUITY will reach out to each party

Literacy: a tool to navigate the world

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville Sept. 10, 2022 Literacy is a powerful tool to help community members better communicate, and understand one another and the world around them. In order to celebrate this the Western Quebec Literacy Council held their first literacy

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Golfing for a cause

Zainab Al-Mehdar Vinton Sept. 10, 2022 Kicking off the Seventh annual Golf Tournament 72 golfers geared up at Mickey Creek Golf Course in Vinton on Saturday to compete. The event, organized by the Bryson Revitalization Committee, served as a fundraiser

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Daylight heist at MoP depanneur

CHARLES DICKSON LUSKVILLE Sept. 10, 2022 Police are looking for a white, French-speaking male following a robbery at the Depanneur du Pontiac on Hwy 148 late Saturday afternoon. Julie Proulx was on duty at the convenience store, located at the

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Candidates take questions at forum

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge September 6, 2022 The radio station CHIP-FM held a candidates’ forum at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge. Five candidates, including Québec solidaire (QS) candidate Mike Owen Sebagenzi, incumbent Liberal Party of Quebec (QLP) MNA André Fortin,

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Candidates on healthcare and climate change

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 13, 2022 This week, as a part of our ongoing election series, THE EQUITY canvassed the candidates of all the parties running in the riding on their policy positions on healthcare and climate change. Starting with

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Learning about agriculture

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville Sept 2, 2022 On Friday morning, schools from all over the Pontiac were at the fair bright and early for an agriculture tour around the fair. The fair board invited 12 presenters in agriculture, like farmers, to

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What else is possible?

Now that it’s over, it appears the Shawville Fair was a huge success. After missing one year and running a scaled down version the next, it’s fair to say that the Fair came back with a roar given how many

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Candidates talk inflation

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 7, 2022 With less than one month to go before the provincial election, THE EQUITY will reach out to each party campaigning in Pontiac to hear what they have to say about important issues. Each week

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