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Appreciative author

Dear Editor, As a writer in Pontiac I would like to throw a big thank you out to two organizations in our area. To the

From the heart

Dear Editor, On June 14 I had a heart attack, and I made my way to our Shawville hospital emergency department. They immediately took very

The 2024 Shawville Fair supplement

Welcome to THE EQUITY’s annual Shawville Fair supplement! We’ve spent the last few weeks, between our regular reporting, calling around to find the stories of

Quyon- Jillian Young On Thursday, my sister Kara, cousin Patti, and I hosted a bridal shower in honour of our cousin, Tessa Young. We held

Over-amped power

Dear Editor, I feel that we, the people of North America, have over-amped the roles of president and prime minister, and have thus surrendered our

Social Notes – August 7, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young Congratulations to Michel Provost and Janice Elliott, as they were married in Arnprior last Thursday, Aug. 1. The happy couple celebrated

The Way We Were – August 7, 2024

25 Years Ago – Aug. 4, 1999 Walls come tumbling down: A part of Shawville’s heritage came down with the destruction of the Shawville-Clarendon fire

What do YOU want? #2 Country

We often witness strife in a country, usually on TV, about how a country should be governed, by whom, and which religion should be in

Voters fooled

Dear Editor, Yes, Mr. Dickson, that is your bias speaking (Media Bias, THE EQUITY, July 24, 2024). Kamala is the answer according to you? The

Appreciative author

Dear Editor, As a writer in Pontiac I would like to throw a big thank you out to two organizations in our area. To the Pontiac Agricultural Society – Shawville Fair I want to say thank you for allowing room

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From the heart

Dear Editor, On June 14 I had a heart attack, and I made my way to our Shawville hospital emergency department. They immediately took very good care of me and treated me with the urgency that I would expect. After

Read More »

The 2024 Shawville Fair supplement

Welcome to THE EQUITY’s annual Shawville Fair supplement! We’ve spent the last few weeks, between our regular reporting, calling around to find the stories of the people working tirelessly behind the scenes to pull together all the hundreds, heck, maybe

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Quyon- Jillian Young On Thursday, my sister Kara, cousin Patti, and I hosted a bridal shower in honour of our cousin, Tessa Young. We held a traditional Young family “dessert shower”, much like the ones Tessa’s grandmother, Brenda Young, held

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Over-amped power

Dear Editor, I feel that we, the people of North America, have over-amped the roles of president and prime minister, and have thus surrendered our personal and collective power to fellows who are, by definition, too big for their own

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Social Notes – August 7, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young Congratulations to Michel Provost and Janice Elliott, as they were married in Arnprior last Thursday, Aug. 1. The happy couple celebrated with close family and friends afterwards at their home in Ottawa. Wishing them all the

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The Way We Were – August 7, 2024

25 Years Ago – Aug. 4, 1999 Walls come tumbling down: A part of Shawville’s heritage came down with the destruction of the Shawville-Clarendon fire hall Saturday. The deteriorating hall was torn down to make room for a new hall

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What do YOU want? #2 Country

We often witness strife in a country, usually on TV, about how a country should be governed, by whom, and which religion should be in control. This has gone on since pre-biblical times. In many countries we have read in

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Voters fooled

Dear Editor, Yes, Mr. Dickson, that is your bias speaking (Media Bias, THE EQUITY, July 24, 2024). Kamala is the answer according to you? The same Kamala who bailed out the BLM rioters in 2020 who said “they shouldn’t stop

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