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August 6, 2026

Shawville

Canada Day brings the heat

Last week’s hot and humid temperatures didn’t stop a sea of red and white from spreading across the Pontiac as communities from Sheenboro to Alleyn-et-Cawood

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

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

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

Shawville notes

Our deepest condolences to the Lapointe family on the loss of Cynthia on Sat., May 16, at the age of 36. Our sympathies to the

Clarendon’s pioneers

Dear Editor, On Sat., Aug, 8, Nancy Conroy will be leading a tour of the early pioneers in Clarendon at Shawville Village Cemetery on Main

So, separation again, eh?

Dear Editor, Twice within my residency in Quebec (53 years and counting), we’ve endured the confidence-shaking test of a referendum on separation from Canada. Right

Canada Day brings the heat

Last week’s hot and humid temperatures didn’t stop a sea of red and white from spreading across the Pontiac as communities from Sheenboro to Alleyn-et-Cawood celebrated this country’s birthday.  Beginning in Quyon on June 30, the community came together to

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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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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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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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Shawville notes

Our deepest condolences to the Lapointe family on the loss of Cynthia on Sat., May 16, at the age of 36. Our sympathies to the Madoar family on the loss of Ronald on Wed., June 17, at the age of

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Clarendon’s pioneers

Dear Editor, On Sat., Aug, 8, Nancy Conroy will be leading a tour of the early pioneers in Clarendon at Shawville Village Cemetery on Main St.. Many people in Shawville have ancestors that are buried in that cemetery. At the

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So, separation again, eh?

Dear Editor, Twice within my residency in Quebec (53 years and counting), we’ve endured the confidence-shaking test of a referendum on separation from Canada. Right now, it’s the oil-drenched cowboys of Alberta who are seeking a better deal by threatening

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