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August 27, 2026

Shawville

Pontiac producers pummeled in storm

Mike St-Pierre was in the barn at his farm, Double-G Farms in Clarendon, when the first of two storms hit on Aug. 10.  Environment Canada

Local man reflects on decade in Pontiac

It’s been (rudely) brought to my attention recently that I’ve been reporting on this community for a decade.  I arrived in Shawville to work as a reporter for THE EQUITY back in August 2016, one of the few members of

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Local 4-Hers compete at annual achievement day

On Sunday the Shawville arena was filled with the sounds of livestock as the Shawville 4-H Club held its annual achievement day.  Club Leader Amanda Tracy explained that the competition is a prerequisite for competing at the Shawville Fair, and

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Pontiac producers pummeled in storm

Mike St-Pierre was in the barn at his farm, Double-G Farms in Clarendon, when the first of two storms hit on Aug. 10.  Environment Canada had warned of a possible tornado event in the Pembroke and Cobden area, but downgraded

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Vacation Bible School explores the rainforest

The annual week-long day camp hosted by three Shawville churches welcomed parents to its closing ceremony on Friday, where participants showed all they had learned.  For 15 years, the Grace Community Bible Church, Bethel Pentecostal Church and New Hope Christian

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New Clarendon ball field welcomes first pitch 

The dugouts were but cement slabs with plastic chairs, the grass was still patchy in places, not yet grown in, and the field was still without overhead lights, but on Friday evening, the Shawville RecreationAssociation’s brand new ball field saw

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