Current Issue

August 13, 2026

The Equity

What to do on Christmas Break

How many more sleeps until Santa comes? With Christmas a few days away and school ending today, those of us lucky enough to get to

On life-support

We have all heard the old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It would seem our provincial government has been under the illusion

Lottes of music

It is challenging, getting Matthew Lottes to discuss his achievements. The gifted musician and accomplished teacher is quick to deflect attention toward others, lauding the

PHS Panthers give back

Submitted by PHS Teacher Brenda Davis Earlier this month, PHS wrapped up its annual holiday food drive. In total PHS donated $350 and 792 pounds

Grand reopening of red covered bridge

Zainab Al-Mehdar Mansfield Dec. 16 Recognized as the longest covered bridge in Quebec and the second-longest in Canada, the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand bridge is now officially open

Hundreds gather over Bill 21

Zainab Al-Mehdar MRC des Collines Dec. 22 Hundreds of people gathered in Chelsea on Dec. 14 to express their outrage and show their solidarity for

What to do on Christmas Break

How many more sleeps until Santa comes? With Christmas a few days away and school ending today, those of us lucky enough to get to spend that time at home, with our kids, start to wonder, what are we going

Read More »

On life-support

We have all heard the old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It would seem our provincial government has been under the illusion that this could be applied to our health care system. It’s not a very pragmatic

Read More »

Lottes of music

It is challenging, getting Matthew Lottes to discuss his achievements. The gifted musician and accomplished teacher is quick to deflect attention toward others, lauding the other gifted people with whom he collaborates. “I prefer to be away from the centre

Read More »

Pontiac 4H Club members awarded at banquet

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Dec. 17 The Pontiac 4H Club hosted their annual award banquet at the Jack Graham Centre in Bristol on Dec. 4 to celebrate the year’s accomplishments as young farmers and showpersons in 2021. The club currently has

Read More »

PHS Panthers give back

Submitted by PHS Teacher Brenda Davis Earlier this month, PHS wrapped up its annual holiday food drive. In total PHS donated $350 and 792 pounds of non-perishable items to Bouffe Pontiac. Alongside the food drive, PHS also participated in two

Read More »

Grand reopening of red covered bridge

Zainab Al-Mehdar Mansfield Dec. 16 Recognized as the longest covered bridge in Quebec and the second-longest in Canada, the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand bridge is now officially open and safe to walk or drive over once again. Community memebers gathered for the reopening

Read More »

Hundreds gather over Bill 21

Zainab Al-Mehdar MRC des Collines Dec. 22 Hundreds of people gathered in Chelsea on Dec. 14 to express their outrage and show their solidarity for the Grade 3 teacher that was not allowed to teach in her classroom, becase of

Read More »

How to Share on Facebook

Unfortunately, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has blocked the sharing of news content in Canada. Normally, you would not be able to share links from The Equity, but if you copy the link below, Facebook won’t block you!

Subscribe or Register for Free

Thanks for visiting!  Support quality local journalism by subscribing to The Equity today or register for free and get access to a limited number of articles each and every month. 

Already subscribed?  Click here to log in.