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December 3, 2025

The Equity

Insulting campaign

Dear Editor, I feel insulted. I was watching YouTube, as usual, and a panel popped up in my feed, so I decided to see what

Things have changed

Dear Editor, A long time ago – in the early ‘60s – I lived in Shawville. My father, Dr. Roly Armitage, along with Mickey Hodgins

Municipal elections matter

Dear Editor, With municipal elections on the horizon, now is the time for residents to engage directly with candidates and ask important questions about their

When less would be more

Fall is here and so is the aroma of election season. No one running for council will want to talk about it but I think

A new face at Pontiac Printshop

Last week, Cheryl Stanley (centre left) joined the team at the Pontiac Printshop full-time as our new customer service representative, offering the perfect opportunity for

Character assassination

Dear Editor, As the current Warden of the Pontiac and a candidate for re-election, I feel compelled to respond to a recent letter published in

Summer’s end

Dear Editor, “Summer’s end, around the bend is flying . . . ” sang John Prine. Yes, folks, there it goes, taking all of us

Insulting campaign

Dear Editor, I feel insulted. I was watching YouTube, as usual, and a panel popped up in my feed, so I decided to see what it was about. It wasn’t a video, but an ad, pretending to be a poll.

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Things have changed

Dear Editor, A long time ago – in the early ‘60s – I lived in Shawville. My father, Dr. Roly Armitage, along with Mickey Hodgins and many other Shawville residents, put together a plan to fund and build an arena

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Municipal elections matter

Dear Editor, With municipal elections on the horizon, now is the time for residents to engage directly with candidates and ask important questions about their priorities. For the English-speaking communities in Quebec, this is especially vital. Municipal governments make decisions

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When less would be more

Fall is here and so is the aroma of election season. No one running for council will want to talk about it but I think we should begin preliminary discussions of amalgamation of the municipalities in MRC Pontiac. Amalgamation of

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Nominations close, election races take off

This story has been updated from its original version Correction Oct. 22: This story didn’t originally list Suzanne Romain as a candidate for Seat #2 in Bryson. THE EQUITY apologizes for this oversight. This past Friday Oct. 3, the nomination

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Full fire ban in effect across Outaouais

The entire Pontiac and Outaouais regions remain under a complete fire ban following a decision on Oct. 1 by Quebec’s fire protection agency SOPFEU due to an increase in dry conditions across the region.  The ban extends to campfires, fireworks,

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A new face at Pontiac Printshop

Last week, Cheryl Stanley (centre left) joined the team at the Pontiac Printshop full-time as our new customer service representative, offering the perfect opportunity for us to share this 1981 photo of her from our archives.

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Character assassination

Dear Editor, As the current Warden of the Pontiac and a candidate for re-election, I feel compelled to respond to a recent letter published in THE EQUITY that contains serious and misleading allegations about my conduct and leadership. The author

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Summer’s end

Dear Editor, “Summer’s end, around the bend is flying . . . ” sang John Prine. Yes, folks, there it goes, taking all of us along for the ride. We have wanna-dos and gotta-dos. Those whose wanna and gotta lists

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