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April 30, 2026

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Hydro bills

Zainab Al-Medhar Pontiac March 23, 2022 The cost of living in Quebec is rapidly increasing and although the government can not control all the costs,

High-speed internet on track for September

Brett Thoms Pontiac March 18 2022 The telecommunications company Xplornet currently has crews across the Pontiac building out fiber optic infrastructure, which is expected to

Collision claims man’s life

Zainab Al-Medhar Quyon March 19, 2022 On March 19, at 8:16 p.m., the MRC des Collines responded to a fatal accident near 1975 Lac-des-Loups Road

Sparks fly at Pontiac High

Zainab Al-Medhar Shawville March 23, 2022 The CWB welding foundation is a nationally registered charity that relies on the support of industry and community organizations

Women’s institute donate to Bouffe Pontiac

Zainab Al-Medhar Pontiac March 23, 2022 A member of the Women’s Institute, a long standing local advocacy group in Shawville, Rilla Graham told The Equity that the group of women rallied together and donated diapers to Bouffe Pontiac. During their

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Hydro bills

Zainab Al-Medhar Pontiac March 23, 2022 The cost of living in Quebec is rapidly increasing and although the government can not control all the costs, MNA André Fortin has stated that there is a bill that comes directly from the

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High-speed internet on track for September

Brett Thoms Pontiac March 18 2022 The telecommunications company Xplornet currently has crews across the Pontiac building out fiber optic infrastructure, which is expected to give most of the Pontiac access to high-speed internet by September. “We have eight or

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Collision claims man’s life

Zainab Al-Medhar Quyon March 19, 2022 On March 19, at 8:16 p.m., the MRC des Collines responded to a fatal accident near 1975 Lac-des-Loups Road north of Quyon. The victim was confirmed by police officials to be Guillaume Breton, 39,

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Celtic Concert at the Little Red Wagon

Brett Thoms Shawville March 19 2022 The house was packed on Saturday at the Little Red Wagon Winery as people gathered to attend a Celtic music concert performance by Dennis Alexander and Friends. The group of musicians was composed of

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Pontiac community shows support for Ukraine

Brett Thoms Pontiac March 19, 2022 Businesses, politicians, churches and community members from across the Pontiac have been expressing support for the people of Ukraine as the war in eastern Europe wages on. This support is coming in a variety

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Sparks fly at Pontiac High

Zainab Al-Medhar Shawville March 23, 2022 The CWB welding foundation is a nationally registered charity that relies on the support of industry and community organizations to address the welding skilled trade shortage in Canada. Through different programs and initiatives, the

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