Impaired driving charges highest in five years, SQ report Bylaw infractions in MRC Pontiac down from previous year Connor Lalande Pontiac Oct. 27, 2023 The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has released its annual report on Police activities in the MRC

St. Paul’s Anglican Church was host for the Anglican Parish of West Quebec’s free pop-up shop for winter clothing on Saturday, and there was a steady stream of people throughout the day who were able to put to good use

SOPHIE KUIJPER DICKSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 6 2023 Teachers across the Pontiac took to the picket lines on Monday morning to strike for better working conditions and higher wages. The strike action lasted from midnight until 10:30 a.m. the morning of

Chapeau PIERRE CYR Approximately 90 people attended a ceremony held at the Chapeau cenotaph, opposite St. Joseph’s church, on Sunday morning to remember the sacrifices made by Canadian men and women during the major conflicts that mankind has known over

In Waters Deep by Eileen Mahoney In ocean wastes no poppies blow, No crosses stand in ordered row, There young hearts sleep… beneath the wave … The spirited, the good, the brave, But stars a constant vigil keep, For them

Camilla Faragalli Shawville Oct. 26, 2023 Edwin Valles was the only person in the Shawville Bethel Pentecostal Church on Thursday morning. He stood in the foyer, clad in a sports jacket and checkered shirt, and smiled when I walked in.

Adieu, Pontiac Well Pontiac, the time has come for me to move on from my full-time reporter position at THE EQUITY What can I say about this wonderful region that you yourselves do not already know? In terms of natural

Adieu Pontiac Connor Lalande Rapides-des-Joachims Oct. 26, 2023 The Municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims has opened the submission period for those who wish to run for mayor in its upcoming byelection. The position was left vacant after the death of former mayor

Camilla Faragalli Bryson Oct. 27, 2023 Giant Tiger and the Bryson Lionettes will be holding a fundraiser dinner this weekend to generate financial support for Shelley Martineau, a Clarendon resident who is battling cancer. “She’s fighting the battle of her

Sophie Kuijper Dickson Campbell’s Bay Oct. 25, 2023 Young Pontiac hockey players will soon be able to get ice time, and a coach, without joining the minor league. After a two-year hiatus caused by the covid-19 pandemic, the MRC Pontiac’s