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January 14, 2026

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Presley family on the loss of Gilbert on Tuesday, July 1, at the age of 86. He was the husband

False advertising

Dear Editor, There’s a lot of talk these days about so-called artificial intelligence creating false impressions. I don’t watch television, but I probably see many

Oh, Canada Day in Pontiac

From Danford Lake to Sand Bay, and Swisha to Quyon, communities in all corners of the Pontiac celebrated Canada’s birthday on July 1. THE EQUITY

Thanks for what

Dear Editor, Thank you for reminding your readers of our MP Ms. Chatel’s promise to lift all federal internal trade barriers by Canada Day. On

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Donald McKenny, as he passed away last week. Thoughts and prayers are with his wife Maureen, children

Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Canada Day. Love and best wishes are extended to Lorna Perry Turner and Tanya Fox who are celebrating their

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

There is another special warning about the weather. The humidity for most of this week will be high so please be careful with exercise, drink

Who’s in control?

Thursday evening, I realized that what had started as a tickle in my throat the day before, was a full blown chest cold. The night

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Presley family on the loss of Gilbert on Tuesday, July 1, at the age of 86. He was the husband of Gail and the father of Terry and Greg. The Municipality of Shawville will be

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False advertising

Dear Editor, There’s a lot of talk these days about so-called artificial intelligence creating false impressions. I don’t watch television, but I probably see many of the same ads on YouTube. The ads I see that are AI-generated are obviously

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Oh, Canada Day in Pontiac

From Danford Lake to Sand Bay, and Swisha to Quyon, communities in all corners of the Pontiac celebrated Canada’s birthday on July 1. THE EQUITY traveled far and wide to capture some of these celebrations. See anyone you know?

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Thanks for what

Dear Editor, Thank you for reminding your readers of our MP Ms. Chatel’s promise to lift all federal internal trade barriers by Canada Day. On this it appears that the Liberal government (of which she is a member) has achieved

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Donald McKenny, as he passed away last week. Thoughts and prayers are with his wife Maureen, children Michael, Harold, and Sarah, and all of his loved ones at this sad time. May

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Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Canada Day. Love and best wishes are extended to Lorna Perry Turner and Tanya Fox who are celebrating their birthdays on July 4. Enjoy your special day girls. Best wishes and love is wished

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

There is another special warning about the weather. The humidity for most of this week will be high so please be careful with exercise, drink lots of water and stay out of the sun. Stay safe and well. Recently, Shawville

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Who’s in control?

Thursday evening, I realized that what had started as a tickle in my throat the day before, was a full blown chest cold. The night was difficult with both small amounts of rest and restless periods of coughing, tossing and

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