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January 14, 2026

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The Equity

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the MacDougall family on the loss of Roland on May 22, at the age of 92. Our sympathies to the Howard

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to my Quyon social notes writer predecessor Jill McBane and her family, as her father Rolly MacDougall passed away on May

A good year

Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off,

Thank you

Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet

Discontent with the bully

Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received

Live and learn

I was anxious to get some house plants out onto my deck. It’s spring, right? Out they went. The wind caught my Elephant Ears plant

Quyon – Jillian Young

Congratulations to Casey Henderson and Vicki Twolan on the arrival of their baby boy, Macklin. He is a little brother for Kip. Wishing the whole

Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes are extended this week to Gerard Labelle, who is celebrating his birthday on May 29. Enjoy your special day, Gerard. Our heartfelt sympathy,

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the MacDougall family on the loss of Roland on May 22, at the age of 92. Our sympathies to the Howard family on the loss of Abby Lee on May 23, at the age of 46.

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to my Quyon social notes writer predecessor Jill McBane and her family, as her father Rolly MacDougall passed away on May 22. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all as you grieve this loss. Congratulations

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Like saying goodbye to a family member

Our neighbour and fellow community newspaper, THE EQUITY in Shawville, has been sold after 72 years in the hands of the Dickson family. The news conjures mixed emotions in this fellow newspaper publisher; I can almost feel the wrenching of

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A good year

Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off, food prices are guaranteed to rise. This is especially true of those items that don’t

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Thank you

Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet Keeping On, Keeping On to the Shawville Museum. Thank you for that. And thank you

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Discontent with the bully

Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received at the hands of U.S. authorities. The G7 leaders are supposed to work together to

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Pontiac County Recipes — Swedish Pastry

As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. It

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Live and learn

I was anxious to get some house plants out onto my deck. It’s spring, right? Out they went. The wind caught my Elephant Ears plant and it was upended, twice. I took it back in and repotted it. Another obviously

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Congratulations to Casey Henderson and Vicki Twolan on the arrival of their baby boy, Macklin. He is a little brother for Kip. Wishing the whole family all the best with their sweet little bundle of blue. The Quyon Legion hosted

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes are extended this week to Gerard Labelle, who is celebrating his birthday on May 29. Enjoy your special day, Gerard. Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Suzanne Girard (nee Amyotte) and family and friends of Fort

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