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Allowances

By Shelley Heaphy Wow. The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. I thought I’d look into this

The Way We Were

June 4,1997 25 Years Ago Murray looking to bring cup home: Shawville boy Terry Murray is in his first bid for the Stanley Cup and

Letters

Blue Green Algae is here in the Pontiac Dear Editor, Many thanks to THE EQUITY and reporter Brett Thoms for the article dated May 17,

We’ve got your back

Early in May, THE EQUITY heard from four firefighters who allege that a number of shortcomings in the Municipality of Pontiac fire department undermine public

Fragile with a chance of immortality

As tribute to Anna Stewart, a long-time Bryson social notes writer, her niece, Lynn Glover, created a series of ceramic sculptures featuring excerpts from her

First ever Pride event held in the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge June 11, 2022 The inaugural LGBTQ pride event was held in the Pontiac on Saturday at Le Patro in Fort-Coulonge. The event, which was hosted by Pontiac Pride, was titled the Youth and Community Pride festival. During

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New archaeology project announced
in the MoP

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge June 8, 2022 The Friends of Chat Falls, a heritage and environmental conservation group based in the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) MRC des Collines and others to start the work on a long-term archeology project in the

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Allowances

By Shelley Heaphy Wow. The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. I thought I’d look into this . . .

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The Way We Were

June 4,1997 25 Years Ago Murray looking to bring cup home: Shawville boy Terry Murray is in his first bid for the Stanley Cup and its safe to say . . .

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Letters

Blue Green Algae is here in the Pontiac Dear Editor, Many thanks to THE EQUITY and reporter Brett Thoms for the article dated May 17, 2022 on the “Growing Concern over potentially toxic algae.” Downey’s Bay, Ottawa River here in

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We’ve got your back

Early in May, THE EQUITY heard from four firefighters who allege that a number of shortcomings in the Municipality of Pontiac fire department undermine public safety. Two of the firefighters, who no longer work for the municipality, were willing to

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Fragile with a chance of immortality

As tribute to Anna Stewart, a long-time Bryson social notes writer, her niece, Lynn Glover, created a series of ceramic sculptures featuring excerpts from her columns in THE EQUITY. One of the pieces is currently displayed at . . .

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Grand opening of the new Stone School Shop

Zainab Al-Mehdar Portage-du-Fort June 3, 2022 ArtPontiac held its grand opening of the new Stone School Shop which brought in many people from all over town. The shop allows community members to enjoy and purchase a wide range of .

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Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

August 17, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Bromley Historical Society welcomes Renfrew County historian Dave Lemkay to speak on Pines in the Sand – Lemke Family Roots and Branches. This free public presentation takes place on Sunday, August 17, 2pm, at the Old Town Hall, 498 Micksburg Road, Osceola. His talk draws on his extensive family research from Germany to Petawawa Township, across North America and the world. Refreshments will be served.

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