Current Issue

June 11, 2026

Current Conditions in Shawville 26.5°C

The Equity

Pontiac, the home of ostriches

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI CLARENDON July 15, 2020 While exploring the vast scenery throughout Pontiac, a wandering eye could spot sprawling lakes, acres of worked land sprinkled

Outaouais First campaign launches

STEPHEN RICCIO CAMPBELL’S BAY July 10, 2020 An initiative that encourages residents to buy local products launched this week, with an event taking place at

Fire destroys Luskville home

STEPHEN RICCIO LUSKVILLE July 10, 2020 Municipality of Pontiac firefighters battled with a Luskville house fire on Tuesday afternoon, getting it under control within approximately

The way we were

July 19, 1995 25 Years Ago Deal struck with CP Rail: The old Canadian Pacific railroad may soon be returned to adjacent landowners in the

MoP council discuss key projects, issues

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 7, 2020 The Municipality of Pontiac had their monthly meeting take place on July 7, holding it via Zoom video conference. Public questions The meeting began with Mayor Joanne Labadie taking questions from the public. Those

Read More »

Pontiac, the home of ostriches

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI CLARENDON July 15, 2020 While exploring the vast scenery throughout Pontiac, a wandering eye could spot sprawling lakes, acres of worked land sprinkled with bales of hay, herds of cattle grazing on pastures and … ostriches? Marc-André Dorval

Read More »

Outaouais First campaign launches

STEPHEN RICCIO CAMPBELL’S BAY July 10, 2020 An initiative that encourages residents to buy local products launched this week, with an event taking place at Brauwerk Hoffman Brewery in Campbell’s Bay. The initiative is called Outaouais First, and the movement

Read More »

Shawville minor hockey season on schedule

STEPHEN RICCIO SHAWVILLE July 15, 2020 The Shawville Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) has been given the green light to organize a season for this fall, but it will look quite different from past seasons. Hockey Quebec released their six-phase plan

Read More »

Fire destroys Luskville home

STEPHEN RICCIO LUSKVILLE July 10, 2020 Municipality of Pontiac firefighters battled with a Luskville house fire on Tuesday afternoon, getting it under control within approximately an hour and a half. Kevin Mansey, interim fire director for the municipality, said that

Read More »

Controversial motion pulled from MoP agenda

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 7, 2020 The Municipality of Pontiac council meeting that took place on July 7 went without the tabling of a motion that some residents are in disagreement with. That motion is regarding bylaw 03-20, of which

Read More »

The way we were

July 19, 1995 25 Years Ago Deal struck with CP Rail: The old Canadian Pacific railroad may soon be returned to adjacent landowners in the Municipality of Pontiac. According to the president of the CP Rail Neighbours Association, the group

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.