People working in healthcare and education in the Outaouais are criticizing the Quebec government’s 2025/2026 budget, tabled last week, for not investing enough in these
Already feeling nostalgic for last year? In the fourth and final week of THE EQIUTY’s Year in Review, we take a look back on some
One year out from the next municipal election, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities
On Labour Day weekend, like thousands of people from all over the world, I attended the Western Quebec Regional Fair in Shawville, Quebec. You would
Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathies are extended to the family of Roy Nugent, as he passed away on June 12, in his 89th year.
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main
by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last
Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Nov. 30, 2023 École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) students demonstrated a remarkable level of enthusiasm throughout their hour-long Firefighter 1 training
Outgoing Western Quebec Literacy Council president shares insights from the job Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s Bay Nov. 20, 2023 The Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) has
Brett Thoms Shawville April 21, 2023 The MRC Pontiac, in partnership with the Montreal-based consultancy firm ArtExpert held a series of public consultations on updating
People working in healthcare and education in the Outaouais are criticizing the Quebec government’s 2025/2026 budget, tabled last week, for not investing enough in these critical social services. The $165-billion budget, titled “For a strong Québec,” was pitched by Finance
Already feeling nostalgic for last year? In the fourth and final week of THE EQIUTY’s Year in Review, we take a look back on some of the most memorable Pontiac stories from October, November and December.
One year out from the next municipal election, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities across the Pontiac.
On Labour Day weekend, like thousands of people from all over the world, I attended the Western Quebec Regional Fair in Shawville, Quebec. You would not be there very long before you realized that agriculture is the basis of this
Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathies are extended to the family of Roy Nugent, as he passed away on June 12, in his 89th year. As a local businessman and founder of RH Nugent Equipment Rentals and Nugent Farms, he
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main reason that we go to school, CEGEP, college, university, or any place of education is
by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last week, as students returned to school following their winter break. Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville
Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Nov. 30, 2023 École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) students demonstrated a remarkable level of enthusiasm throughout their hour-long Firefighter 1 training last week. The class of 17, made up of six girls and 11 boys, spent
Outgoing Western Quebec Literacy Council president shares insights from the job Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s Bay Nov. 20, 2023 The Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) has been supporting individuals looking to improve upon their literacy in the Pontiac and larger Outaouais
Brett Thoms Shawville April 21, 2023 The MRC Pontiac, in partnership with the Montreal-based consultancy firm ArtExpert held a series of public consultations on updating the cultural policy of the MRC. There were five consultations in total, with three being
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