This is going to hurt
June 11, 2025
Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic
Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic
For nearly a century and a half, THE EQUITY has told the story of the Pontiac — written one week at a time. It has
Our neighbour and fellow community newspaper, THE EQUITY in Shawville, has been sold after 72 years in the hands of the Dickson family. The news
Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off,
Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet
Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received
THE EQUITY has been a familiar and welcome visitor at kitchen tables across the Pontiac for generations. For more than half THE EQUITY’S 142-year life,
The promoters of vaping – largely the e-cigarette divisions of tobacco companies – market it as a way to quit smoking. Vaping involves the use
Dear Ms. Chatel, As I write, with my belly full of nourishing food harvested from my greenhouse, I am mindful of the children of Gaza
Yes, we’ve got Promise, right here in Pontiac County. Promise with a capital P and that rhymes with E and that stands for school, well,
Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic cleansing on its population, is attempting to invade and occupy California. On the pretense of
For nearly a century and a half, THE EQUITY has told the story of the Pontiac — written one week at a time. It has marked our milestones, preserved our history, and held up a mirror to the communities we
Our neighbour and fellow community newspaper, THE EQUITY in Shawville, has been sold after 72 years in the hands of the Dickson family. The news conjures mixed emotions in this fellow newspaper publisher; I can almost feel the wrenching of
Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off, food prices are guaranteed to rise. This is especially true of those items that don’t
Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet Keeping On, Keeping On to the Shawville Museum. Thank you for that. And thank you
Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received at the hands of U.S. authorities. The G7 leaders are supposed to work together to
THE EQUITY has been a familiar and welcome visitor at kitchen tables across the Pontiac for generations. For more than half THE EQUITY’S 142-year life, members of the Dickson family have had the privilege of being its stewards. It began
The promoters of vaping – largely the e-cigarette divisions of tobacco companies – market it as a way to quit smoking. Vaping involves the use of e-cigarettes, roughly the size and shape of a pen, that can be loaded with
Dear Ms. Chatel, As I write, with my belly full of nourishing food harvested from my greenhouse, I am mindful of the children of Gaza who have already perished from starvation, the half a million people near starvation and the
Yes, we’ve got Promise, right here in Pontiac County. Promise with a capital P and that rhymes with E and that stands for school, well, école (with apologies to The Music Man). Consider the recent activities of some Pontiac students
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