Waltham notes
July 14, 2026
Waltham residents were saddened to hear of the passing of long time resident Lorna Perry-Turner. She was the beloved wife of Francis Frankie Turner. Lorna
Waltham residents were saddened to hear of the passing of long time resident Lorna Perry-Turner. She was the beloved wife of Francis Frankie Turner. Lorna
Last week the Quebec government announced the next phase of their “Opération Cellulaire” program, including two new cell towers for the Pontiac region. In Quebec’s
This past week, we were in a severe heat wave. Some days, the temperature was 45 with the humidex. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we experienced
Pontiac Ouest and Waltham fire departments spent Saturday fighting a raging house fire on L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, which ultimately destroyed the home. Pontiac Ouest fire chief Glynn
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
On Thursday afternoon, we attended our youngest grandson Benjamin Perry’s high school graduation. He, along with his fellow classmates graduated from Ecole Secondaire Catholique Embrun.
When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught
Staff, students and families at Pontiac High School and Dr. Wilbert Keon School celebrated the end of their high school careers on the weekend with
THE EQUITY’s team won seven awards at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Competition, held on Friday at the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau.
On Saturday afternoon, Rhonda, Bella and I attended a lovely baby shower in honour of Heidi Chaput-Tabram. Everyone showered Heidi with love and best wishes
Waltham residents were saddened to hear of the passing of long time resident Lorna Perry-Turner. She was the beloved wife of Francis Frankie Turner. Lorna was an angel that walked among us. Lorna was the epitome of what it meant
Last week the Quebec government announced the next phase of their “Opération Cellulaire” program, including two new cell towers for the Pontiac region. In Quebec’s initial two phases of improvements to the province’s cell coverage, only one tower had been
This past week, we were in a severe heat wave. Some days, the temperature was 45 with the humidex. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we experienced severe thunderstorms with torrential rainfall and very strong winds. We lost power on Tuesday night
Pontiac Ouest and Waltham fire departments spent Saturday fighting a raging house fire on L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, which ultimately destroyed the home. Pontiac Ouest fire chief Glynn Fleury said his department was called to the residence on chemin Pembroke in the community
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
On Thursday afternoon, we attended our youngest grandson Benjamin Perry’s high school graduation. He, along with his fellow classmates graduated from Ecole Secondaire Catholique Embrun. We are very proud of you. Ben will be attending Ottawa University in the fall
When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught in school but learned the hard way. The first thing that engineers should be taught
Staff, students and families at Pontiac High School and Dr. Wilbert Keon School celebrated the end of their high school careers on the weekend with respective end-of-year celebrations. Pontiac High School staff, students and parents descended upon Pine Lodge on
THE EQUITY’s team won seven awards at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Competition, held on Friday at the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau. The QCNA represents English-language newspapers across the province. Reporter K.C. Jordan won first place for
On Saturday afternoon, Rhonda, Bella and I attended a lovely baby shower in honour of Heidi Chaput-Tabram. Everyone showered Heidi with love and best wishes on the upcoming arrival of her baby girl. A few games were played. Heidi received
Unfortunately, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has blocked the sharing of news content in Canada. Normally, you would not be able to share links from The Equity, but if you copy the link below, Facebook won’t block you!
Thanks for visiting! Support quality local journalism by subscribing to The Equity today or register for free and get access to a limited number of articles each and every month.
Already subscribed? Click here to log in.