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July 23, 2026

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Otter Lake Summerfest brings out community

Otter Lake’s 150th anniversary celebrations continued over the weekend with a full-day summer party on Saturday.  Sarah Gravelle, one of the organizers, said that the

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

Canada Day comes early

Several Pontiac communities couldn’t wait until July 1 to show off their Canadian pride. Ladysmith and Sand Bay both celebrated the country’s birthday on Saturday

Happy Canada Day, Pontiac

This Canada Day, we are sharing an editorial first published in this newspaper on July 1, 1987. At the time, many editorials were printed without

Shawville notes

Welcome back to our cottagers and family visiting for the Canada Day activities. On July 1, we celebrated Canada Day by attending the Lions Club

Waltham notes

ract celebrated Mansfield Village en Fete. There were several activities including baseball, bingo, a canteen and in the evening there was a beautiful display of

Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and

Subjunctivision

Dear Editor, A former neighbour, Christopher of Waterfall, told me about a book he’d read. This was decades ago, when ideas were commonly disseminated through

Otter Lake Summerfest brings out community

Otter Lake’s 150th anniversary celebrations continued over the weekend with a full-day summer party on Saturday.  Sarah Gravelle, one of the organizers, said that the timing had more to do with when the RA grounds were available during the summer. 

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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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Canada Day comes early

Several Pontiac communities couldn’t wait until July 1 to show off their Canadian pride. Ladysmith and Sand Bay both celebrated the country’s birthday on Saturday (June 27), bringing neighbours together for some food, games and live music.  The Ladysmith Recreation

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Happy Canada Day, Pontiac

This Canada Day, we are sharing an editorial first published in this newspaper on July 1, 1987. At the time, many editorials were printed without a name attached to them, meant to reflect the general opinion of the newspaper rather

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Shawville notes

Welcome back to our cottagers and family visiting for the Canada Day activities. On July 1, we celebrated Canada Day by attending the Lions Club breakfast and then the annual Canada Day Flea Market.  The parade followed at 1:00 p.m.

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Waltham notes

ract celebrated Mansfield Village en Fete. There were several activities including baseball, bingo, a canteen and in the evening there was a beautiful display of fireworks. I sure hope that everyone enjoyed Canada Day. Love and best wishes are extended

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Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and greed are responsible for most of the major problems in our world. As far back

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Subjunctivision

Dear Editor, A former neighbour, Christopher of Waterfall, told me about a book he’d read. This was decades ago, when ideas were commonly disseminated through books.  This book, which I never saw myself, contained a concept called subjunctivision. It went

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