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March 4, 2026

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The Equity

Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac, in THE EQUITY’S 2023 Year in Review July

Unions reach tentative deal: Members to vote in the coming weeks by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Quebec Jan. 7 2024 Unions representing public service workers in

The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – Jan. 6, 1999 Truck sinks clearing river skating rink: It was not the Titanic, but for some the sinking of a

Winter

Rinks are open for business, snow hills are finally growing in abundance with all the beautiful snow we’ve been getting. Make sure you get your

Rebirth

The arrival of the new year brings all sorts of new possibilities. And what better way to greet the new year than with a hearty,

Avian flu reported in Papineau by Charles Dickson Papineau Jan. 8, 2024 An outbreak of avian flu has been reported at a commercial poultry farm

Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac, in THE EQUITY’S 2023 Year in Review July Fortin opts out of Liberal leadership run Pontiac MNA André Fortin announced that he would

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Unions reach tentative deal: Members to vote in the coming weeks by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Quebec Jan. 7 2024 Unions representing public service workers in Quebec have reached agreements in principle with the province following weeks of rotating strikes from

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The Way We Were

25 Years Ago – Jan. 6, 1999 Truck sinks clearing river skating rink: It was not the Titanic, but for some the sinking of a Ford one-ton truck on the Ottawa River at Norway Bay Dec. 31 was just as

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Winter

Rinks are open for business, snow hills are finally growing in abundance with all the beautiful snow we’ve been getting. Make sure you get your children out to enjoy some of this wonderful winter wonderland we are surrounded in. A

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Rebirth

The arrival of the new year brings all sorts of new possibilities. And what better way to greet the new year than with a hearty, warm welcome to the newest additions to the community, the babies of 2023. We’re pleased

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Avian flu reported in Papineau by Charles Dickson Papineau Jan. 8, 2024 An outbreak of avian flu has been reported at a commercial poultry farm in the west Quebec MRC of Papineau. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported the

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