Giant Tiger
Current Issue

August 6, 2025

Trending Topics:

The Equity

Mushing cultural connections

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL March 9, 2019 Guests from the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre (OICC) visited Bristol’s Timberland Tours on Saturday, where they experienced dog sledding,

Locals discuss forestry issues

J.D. Potié CAMPBELL’S BAY Feb. 19, 2019 On Feb. 19, around 15 Pontiac residents sat down for a two-hour information session, at the R.A. Centre

Should take notice

Dear Editor, Something’s happening across the river, about an hour upstream from the Pontiac and we should take notice. Starting in the 1950s, ever since

MOP Mayor’s comments

Dear Editor, What is wrong with our mayor? First, in last week’s article, Mayor Labadie claims there are over 4,000 residences “subsidizing” businesses in the

Heaping helpings of hotcakes

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LADYSMITH March 3, 2019 Flapjacks and plenty of pork were on Sunday’s menu at the TCRA, where volunteers from the Area Parish of

Highlanders conquer PHS hockey league

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Feb. 28, 2019 Tensions soared Thursday afternoon at the Shawville arena as the Pontiac High School’s hockey league playoffs came to a

Local archery prodigy takes gold at Canada Games

J.D. Potié QUYON March 13, 2019 Quyon-raised archery phenomenon Alexandra Paquette is planning on propelling her sharpshooting talents to the international stage. After taking home the gold medal in two events at the Canada Games in Red Deer, Alta. this

Read More »

Mushing cultural connections

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL March 9, 2019 Guests from the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre (OICC) visited Bristol’s Timberland Tours on Saturday, where they experienced dog sledding, traditional meals and more to help connect children with their culture. Focusing on fostered and

Read More »

Locals discuss forestry issues

J.D. Potié CAMPBELL’S BAY Feb. 19, 2019 On Feb. 19, around 15 Pontiac residents sat down for a two-hour information session, at the R.A. Centre in Campbell’s Bay, regarding forestry management and planning in the Outaouais. Hosted by the Table

Read More »

Should take notice

Dear Editor, Something’s happening across the river, about an hour upstream from the Pontiac and we should take notice. Starting in the 1950s, ever since the nuclear research facility at Chalk River has been operational, low intensity nuclear waste has

Read More »

MOP Mayor’s comments

Dear Editor, What is wrong with our mayor? First, in last week’s article, Mayor Labadie claims there are over 4,000 residences “subsidizing” businesses in the municipality. However, according to the 2016 census, there are only 2,664 private dwellings. She indicated

Read More »

Residents outraged over frozen mailboxes

J.D. Potié LADYSMITH March 6, 2019 When Ladysmith resident Joyce McCleary Binder went to pick up her mail last week, she walked upon an unpleasant surprise. Her community mailbox located on Rte. 366 was tipped over, sitting on a diagonal

Read More »

Heaping helpings of hotcakes

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LADYSMITH March 3, 2019 Flapjacks and plenty of pork were on Sunday’s menu at the TCRA, where volunteers from the Area Parish of Renfrew-Pontiac served up full plates for a favourite community meal. With syrup flowing and pancakes

Read More »

Highlanders conquer PHS hockey league

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Feb. 28, 2019 Tensions soared Thursday afternoon at the Shawville arena as the Pontiac High School’s hockey league playoffs came to a boiling point – the Water Doggies were down by two goals and with two minutes

Read More »
YOUR ACCOUNT

Register Now & Get Access to 4 Free Stories Per Month

Free Limited Access
LOCAL EVENTS
Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

August 17, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Bromley Historical Society welcomes Renfrew County historian Dave Lemkay to speak on Pines in the Sand – Lemke Family Roots and Branches. This free public presentation takes place on Sunday, August 17, 2pm, at the Old Town Hall, 498 Micksburg Road, Osceola. His talk draws on his extensive family research from Germany to Petawawa Township, across North America and the world. Refreshments will be served.

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

August 28, 2025 - September 1, 2025
All Day

The Valley’s Most Family Friendly Fair!

www.shawvillefair.ca

ADVERTISEMENT
Pontiac Printshop
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!