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August 13, 2026

Otter Lake

Otter Lake kicks off holiday markets

Only 12 hours after Otter Lakers closed their doors on the last of this Halloween’s trick-or-treaters, they were flooding the town’s Raymond Johnston Community Centre

This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along

Otter Lake kicks off holiday markets

Only 12 hours after Otter Lakers closed their doors on the last of this Halloween’s trick-or-treaters, they were flooding the town’s Raymond Johnston Community Centre for the region’s first Christmas market of the holiday season – the Otter Lake Christmas

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This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along with a crew of his superhero friends (all played by police officers from Sûreté du

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Nominations close, election races take off

This story has been updated from its original version Correction Oct. 22: This story didn’t originally list Suzanne Romain as a candidate for Seat #2 in Bryson. THE EQUITY apologizes for this oversight. This past Friday Oct. 3, the nomination

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Full fire ban in effect across Outaouais

The entire Pontiac and Outaouais regions remain under a complete fire ban following a decision on Oct. 1 by Quebec’s fire protection agency SOPFEU due to an increase in dry conditions across the region.  The ban extends to campfires, fireworks,

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