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You and I and our health

Well, it seems that there was a need in our great newspaper for a column on health care in the Pontiac and I was invited

The Way We Were

Sept. 17,1997 25 Years Ago $2,200 raised in 16th Terry Fox Run: For Leah Beardsley, finishing the Terry Fox Run course once wasn’t enough this

Let’s keep it that way

Dear Editor, I know that you publish all letters to the editor but apparently Ms. Barber from Luskville, Que. is not so sure. She says

Like pulling teeth

The announcement of the closure of the Centre Dentaire Shawville at the end of the month is troubling news for many residents of the area

Unwinding

For a lot of families the month of September is filled with new routines, challenges and very busy lives. This can be due to the

HillHaus Dômes open for business

Perched on a hill above lake Danielson in Thorne, a new tourist destination is now officially open for business. HillHaus Dômes Pontiac, named for the

Kidney Walk returns

Brett Thoms Shawville September 18, 2022 Randy Russell, resident of Sand Bay, wants to make sure that people turn out for the Pontiac Kidney walk

PQ candidate talks health care, Bill 96, other issues

Brett Thoms Shawville September 14, 2022 The Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate for the riding of Pontiac, Jolaine Paradis-Châteauneuf, stopped by THE EQUITY office to discuss her candidacy. Paradis-Châteauneuf is a social worker with the CISSSO in Gatineau. She works in

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You and I and our health

Well, it seems that there was a need in our great newspaper for a column on health care in the Pontiac and I was invited to try my hand. So, before I sat down to write this, I asked myself

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The Way We Were

Sept. 17,1997 25 Years Ago $2,200 raised in 16th Terry Fox Run: For Leah Beardsley, finishing the Terry Fox Run course once wasn’t enough this year. The Bristol 16-year-old first completed the course Sunday astride her hackney pony, Mr. T’s

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Let’s keep it that way

Dear Editor, I know that you publish all letters to the editor but apparently Ms. Barber from Luskville, Que. is not so sure. She says in her letter on Sept. 7, “ My note: I doubt that this will be

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Like pulling teeth

The announcement of the closure of the Centre Dentaire Shawville at the end of the month is troubling news for many residents of the area and is a symptom of the systemic problems in the way Canada handles dental care.

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Unwinding

For a lot of families the month of September is filled with new routines, challenges and very busy lives. This can be due to the return to school or the beginning of daycare. This month has all the feel of

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HillHaus Dômes open for business

Perched on a hill above lake Danielson in Thorne, a new tourist destination is now officially open for business. HillHaus Dômes Pontiac, named for the German heritage of the area, provides luxury accommodation in large, white mound shaped buildings in

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Kidney Walk returns

Brett Thoms Shawville September 18, 2022 Randy Russell, resident of Sand Bay, wants to make sure that people turn out for the Pontiac Kidney walk on October 2 at the Shawville Fairgrounds. Russell has a disease called polycystic kidneys, which

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