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September 3, 2026

Bristol

Stretch of Rte. 301 closed for a week

Transports Québec has announced that a 1.5-kilometre stretch of Route 301 will be completely closed to traffic in both directions from Monday, July 27 until

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

Orr back on Bristol council

Residents of Bristol have voted in former mayor Brent Orr to fill the municipality’s vacant council seat in the by-election held Sunday.

Last Dance brings Coronation Hall alive

It’s the year 1960. Elvis Presley is top of the charts, cigarettes cost 45 cents a pack, and Saturday nights in small-town Bristol mean a visit to the local dance hall.   Coronation Hall is where hundreds of young people

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McGaherns reunite, celebrate Irish roots

Some 120 members of the McGahern family descended on Norway Bay for a weekend this month for their eighth family reunion. People travelled from as far as Hawaii and the New York City area for the three-day affair (Aug. 7-9),

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Stretch of Rte. 301 closed for a week

Transports Québec has announced that a 1.5-kilometre stretch of Route 301 will be completely closed to traffic in both directions from Monday, July 27 until Tuesday, Aug. 4 to allow for the replacement of a culvert.  The affected stretch of

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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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