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April 2, 2026

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MRC Pontiac fires new economic director by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Campbell’s Bay Apr. 22, 2024 MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller confirmed Monday the MRC’s recently

Pancake fundraiser for soggy soccer field

by Pierre St-Cyr & Sophie kuijper dickson Chapeau Apr. 21, 2024 The Chapeau Recreation Association joined forces with l’Ancienne Banque restaurant in Chapeau on Sunday

Incinerator again dominates questions at meeting of mayors by Charles Dickson Campbell’s Bay Apr. 22, 2024 At the April meeting of Pontiac County mayors, held

Social Notes – April 17, 2024

Waltham – Helen Perry Waltham residents are keeping their fingers crossed, and hoping that the relatively low Ottawa River levels will not surge to flooding

Bug Safety

The effects that some bug bites may have on us and our children can make outdoor activities and events very hard to navigate with small

MRC Pontiac fires new economic director by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Campbell’s Bay Apr. 22, 2024 MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller confirmed Monday the MRC’s recently appointed economic development director Pierre Cadieux has been removed from his position, as first reported

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Pancake fundraiser for soggy soccer field

by Pierre St-Cyr & Sophie kuijper dickson Chapeau Apr. 21, 2024 The Chapeau Recreation Association joined forces with l’Ancienne Banque restaurant in Chapeau on Sunday to host a fundraiser pancake breakfast to help pay for a new drainage system for

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Sieur de Coulonge hosts first student arts night

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Fort Coulonge Apr. 22, 2024 The library at École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge (ESSC) was transformed into an art gallery and a stage on Monday evening for the high school’s first multi-disciplinary arts vernissage. The evening

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Foraging workshop from La Fée des Bois

by Glen Hartle Greermount Apr. 20, 2024 Foraging enthusiasts and nature lovers gathered at La Fée des Bois Apothecary on Saturday afternoon for a crash course in how to find, harvest and consume wild edible and medicinal spring plants. The

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Sophie Chatel talks about Federal Budget 2024

by Charles Dickson Ottawa Apr. 18, 2024 Following the Trudeau government’s release of the federal budget last week, Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel had a conversation with THE EQUITY in her parliamentary office in Ottawa on few of the key elements

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Incinerator again dominates questions at meeting of mayors by Charles Dickson Campbell’s Bay Apr. 22, 2024 At the April meeting of Pontiac County mayors, held last Wednesday at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay, questions about the proposed garbage incinerator

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Social Notes – April 17, 2024

Waltham – Helen Perry Waltham residents are keeping their fingers crossed, and hoping that the relatively low Ottawa River levels will not surge to flooding levels, this spring. In 2017 and again in 2019, flood waters did enormous damage to

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Bug Safety

The effects that some bug bites may have on us and our children can make outdoor activities and events very hard to navigate with small children (and pets). I’ve been looking up some tips and tricks with hopes that it’ll

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