Like saying goodbye to a family member
June 3, 2025
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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,
Our thoughts and prayers for the MacIntosh family on the loss of Peter on Saturday, May 17, at the age of 91.Our deepest condolences to
I was listening to a friend talk about an incident from the past. They were feeling very badly. Regret has that effect. I know. I’ve
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Our thoughts and prayers for the MacIntosh family on the loss of Peter on Saturday, May 17, at the age of 91.Our deepest condolences to the Campbell and Rennick families on the loss of Eleanor on Monday, May 19, at
I was listening to a friend talk about an incident from the past. They were feeling very badly. Regret has that effect. I know. I’ve been there. It got me thinking. Looking in your rear-view mirror is wise when you
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