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August 27, 2026

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Sheep show showing signs of growth

For Curtis Driscoll, the goal is more than simply putting on a sheep show at the Shawville Fair.  The Calumet Island resident hopes to eventually

Meet your local MAPAQ office

It sits on a little side street near Shawville’s downtown, and you would only find it if you knew what you were looking for, but

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

Art Pontiac studio tour returns

Artists across the Pontiac and beyond welcomed visitors into their creative spaces over the weekend to get a look “Beyond the Easel”, as the studio

Dagg reunion returns after a decade

The descendants of Percy and Lola Dagg of Shawville gathered once again for a family reunion at the cottage of Evelyn (Dagg) Deavy on Rueckwald

Sheep show showing signs of growth

For Curtis Driscoll, the goal is more than simply putting on a sheep show at the Shawville Fair.  The Calumet Island resident hopes to eventually turn the annual competition into a qualifier for the Royal Agricultural Fair in Toronto, one

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Meet your local MAPAQ office

It sits on a little side street near Shawville’s downtown, and you would only find it if you knew what you were looking for, but the local office of the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ) does

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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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Art Pontiac studio tour returns

Artists across the Pontiac and beyond welcomed visitors into their creative spaces over the weekend to get a look “Beyond the Easel”, as the studio tour was named.  The three-day event marked the official return of Art Pontiac’s studio tour

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Pontiac lad fighting forest fires out west

A Pontiac native is among the teams of firefighters fighting the raging wildfires in British Columbia this summer.  When THE EQUITY caught up with Jeremiah Bastien in late July, he was working near 100 Mile House, where there were several

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Dagg reunion returns after a decade

The descendants of Percy and Lola Dagg of Shawville gathered once again for a family reunion at the cottage of Evelyn (Dagg) Deavy on Rueckwald Lake over the August long weekend.  A total of 113 family members were able to

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LOCAL EVENTS

170th Expo Shawville Fair

September 3, 2026 - September 7, 2026

Sportsman Show

September 5, 2026

171st Renfrew Fair

September 10, 2026 - September 13, 2026

Quyon Community Day

September 12, 2026

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