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July 23, 2026

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Bracing for flooding

Pontiac municipalities are bracing for possible flooding this week. Here’s what some of them are doing to prepare.

Doug Hodgins (left), Kyle Cockerell (centre) and Reuben Hodgins (right) stand in front of what’s left of the Hodgins family home and the extension Cockerell had nearly completed at the time of the fire.

THE EQUITY’s Year in Review

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

The Way We Were – May 22, 2024

25 Years Ago – May 19, 1999 Duck race brings in $3,000 for Lionettes: Although water levels were the lowest they’ve ever been for a

Year in Review – January and February 2023 Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac,

Shawville-Clarendon firefighters celebrated at annual ball

Shawville-Clarendon firefighters gathered in the hall above the Shawville arena on Saturday evening to celebrate another year of community service at the department’s annual firemen’s ball. Three firefighters were given special recognition for years of dedicated service with the department.Ryan

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SQ makes four DUI arrests in one week

Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers in the MRC Pontiac arrested four people in the first week of April on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a press release published last week. In each incident, the driver was stopped,

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Heating system malfunction at ESSC prompts evacuation

Nobody was injured Wednesday afternoon after a pellet stove at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) malfunctioned, causing smoke to circulate through the school’s ventilation system and all occupants of the building to be evacuated. Mansfield and Pontefract fire chief Patrick Bertrand

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Doug Hodgins (left), Kyle Cockerell (centre) and Reuben Hodgins (right) stand in front of what’s left of the Hodgins family home and the extension Cockerell had nearly completed at the time of the fire.

THE EQUITY’s Year in Review

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.

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The Way We Were – May 22, 2024

25 Years Ago – May 19, 1999 Duck race brings in $3,000 for Lionettes: Although water levels were the lowest they’ve ever been for a duck race, a winner finally crossed the finish line Sunday, making one lucky duck buyer

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Year in Review – January and February 2023 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 January Fire at bus garage A fire at

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