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August 6, 2026

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Antinonymous

Dear Editor, I was surprised how visceral of a response I had today after reading some posts online penned by Anonymous. I know that there

Amusing ourselves to death

The title of this piece is borrowed from the influential 1985 book by NYU professor Neil Postman, who wrote about the dangers of a society

Solar electricity

Dear Editor, As I walk past the CAP building on my way to the Pontiac Museum, I notice that the roof is covered with solar

Rain on our parades

Last month in France, some 40 people drowned in the span of six days while trying to cool off their bodies during a deadly heat

Quyon notes

It was such a fun week in Quyon, with so many activities and events going on. On Tuesday, the Quyon Community Association put on a

Shawville notes

Our sympathies with the Kingdon family on the loss of Robert on June 23, at the age of 85. Our condolences to the Hodgins and

Waltham notes

This past week, we were in a severe heat wave. Some days, the temperature was 45 with the humidex. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we experienced

Welcome Reese Rusenstrom 

THE EQUITY is pleased to announce Bristol native Reese Rusenstrom will be joining the team this summer as a marketing intern.  Reese has just completed

Full-Time Reporter

Full-Time Reporter

We are currently accepting applications for a full-time reporter to join our small team covering the news of the Pontiac region for both our weekly

Antinonymous

Dear Editor, I was surprised how visceral of a response I had today after reading some posts online penned by Anonymous. I know that there are many reasons that have been used over the last few hundred years for people

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Amusing ourselves to death

The title of this piece is borrowed from the influential 1985 book by NYU professor Neil Postman, who wrote about the dangers of a society guzzling easy-to-digest info-tainment on television as opposed to the more difficult task of conventional reading

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Solar electricity

Dear Editor, As I walk past the CAP building on my way to the Pontiac Museum, I notice that the roof is covered with solar panels. Solar panels can be of the type that generates electrical power, or they can

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Rain on our parades

Last month in France, some 40 people drowned in the span of six days while trying to cool off their bodies during a deadly heat wave. Some people didn’t know how to swim. In some places, swimming wasn’t safe. When

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Quyon notes

It was such a fun week in Quyon, with so many activities and events going on. On Tuesday, the Quyon Community Association put on a fantastic Canada Day parade, with many vibrant and festive entries taking part. It was wonderful

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Shawville notes

Our sympathies with the Kingdon family on the loss of Robert on June 23, at the age of 85. Our condolences to the Hodgins and Draper families on the loss of Terry-Lyn on June 29, at the age of 65.

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Waltham notes

This past week, we were in a severe heat wave. Some days, the temperature was 45 with the humidex. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we experienced severe thunderstorms with torrential rainfall and very strong winds. We lost power on Tuesday night

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Welcome Reese Rusenstrom 

THE EQUITY is pleased to announce Bristol native Reese Rusenstrom will be joining the team this summer as a marketing intern.  Reese has just completed the first of two years of the Business Management program at Olds College in Alberta,

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Full-Time Reporter

Full-Time Reporter

We are currently accepting applications for a full-time reporter to join our small team covering the news of the Pontiac region for both our weekly newspaper and our digital platforms.  Who we are:  Founded in 1883, The Equity is a

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