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January 14, 2026

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Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the Halloween traditions. It is too bad that it rained, although it was badly needed. We hardly had any

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers for the Sparling and Walls families on the loss of Patricia on Oct. 27, at the age of 90. Our condolences

When you don’t want to

Feelings! Letting them take over can move you away from the direction you need to go. The weather gets colder, you stay inside, forget walking.

Remembrance Day – What it means to me

This reflection about the significance of Remembrance Day was written by WWII veteran and longtime Shawville resident Stanley Hogg before he passed away in 2016

Letter of thanks

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake.

Quebec government hurts workers

Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike.

Reusing, repurposing, recycling

Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We

Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday

This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along

Waltham – Helen Perry

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the Halloween traditions. It is too bad that it rained, although it was badly needed. We hardly had any children trick or treating this year. We enjoyed the ones that were brave enough to

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers for the Sparling and Walls families on the loss of Patricia on Oct. 27, at the age of 90. Our condolences to the Maheral family on the loss of Cathy on Oct. 29, at the age

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When you don’t want to

Feelings! Letting them take over can move you away from the direction you need to go. The weather gets colder, you stay inside, forget walking. Not good! No matter what, we need to push beyond that quiet little voice that

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Wakefield doctor fired over Bill 106 comments

This story was written by Trevor Greenway, editor at The Low Down newspaper, where it was originally published. We have republished it with permission as the issues in the story impact  Pontiac residents as well.  A Wakefield doctor says she’s

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Remembrance Day – What it means to me

This reflection about the significance of Remembrance Day was written by WWII veteran and longtime Shawville resident Stanley Hogg before he passed away in 2016 at the age of 93.  Hogg’s reflection was shared with THE EQUITY by Campbell’s Bay

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Letter of thanks

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake. Thanks to your quick action, a fire was discovered and prevented from spreading further. I

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Quebec government hurts workers

Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike. This repressive 1940s Duplessis-style governing is done to prevent “serious harm to the citizenry”. How

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Reusing, repurposing, recycling

Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We have the mechanisms in place for us to ship our plastic waste downriver to places

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Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday night. The final game of the World Series had the crowd pacing, shouting, and occasionally

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This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along with a crew of his superhero friends (all played by police officers from Sûreté du

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