Summer in the seventies
May 12, 2026
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for
Mariane Desjardins Roy is a certified herbalist with over 20 years of experience. At her plant farm, La Fée des Bois Apothecary, she offers year-round
When Jerry and Joanne Dubeau bought the Otter Lake Depot in 2007, the building had been sitting empty for more than a decade. The back
Lac Dumont, located almost two hours north of Shawville along MRC Pontiac’s eastern border, has long been a haven for those who enjoy the outdoors.
THE EQUITY’s newsroom has compiled a list of some of the most beautiful and accessible places to get out for a swim, hike or to
If your vegetable garden doesn’t pan out quite as planned, you need a last-minute bouquet of flowers or you’re sick of paying too much for
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their
A pair of fires on Monday night and Tuesday morning destroyed a home in Shawville and a tractor in Clarendon.
About once a week, anyone walking down Shawville’s Main Street might pick up on something peculiar in the air. A nutty, somewhat chocolatty, somewhat acidic
THE EQUITY sat down with two MRC Pontiac employees who spend a great deal of time thinking about and caring for the vast territory, known
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for example, the Shawville Canada Day parade had over 100 entries. These photos were pulled from
Mariane Desjardins Roy is a certified herbalist with over 20 years of experience. At her plant farm, La Fée des Bois Apothecary, she offers year-round workshops on wild plant identification, ethical foraging, and cultivating medicinal plants. Here, she shares tips
When Jerry and Joanne Dubeau bought the Otter Lake Depot in 2007, the building had been sitting empty for more than a decade. The back of the house was near collapse. The floors slanted from years of neglect. The yard
Lac Dumont, located almost two hours north of Shawville along MRC Pontiac’s eastern border, has long been a haven for those who enjoy the outdoors. A sandy beach stretches for several hundred meters along the north shore of the lake,
THE EQUITY’s newsroom has compiled a list of some of the most beautiful and accessible places to get out for a swim, hike or to camp overnight without having to leave the county. Though this list is not comprehensive, we
If your vegetable garden doesn’t pan out quite as planned, you need a last-minute bouquet of flowers or you’re sick of paying too much for eggs at the grocery store, Pontiac farmers have you covered. Stop by any of the
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their 17-month-old son suffered a seizure in April. On Apr. 18, Thorne resident Bayley Lemay’s 17-month-old
A pair of fires on Monday night and Tuesday morning destroyed a home in Shawville and a tractor in Clarendon.
About once a week, anyone walking down Shawville’s Main Street might pick up on something peculiar in the air. A nutty, somewhat chocolatty, somewhat acidic smell rides the breeze for a few hours, and if you’re positioned just downwind of
THE EQUITY sat down with two MRC Pontiac employees who spend a great deal of time thinking about and caring for the vast territory, known as the TNO Lac-Nilgaut, that stretches hundreds of kilometers north of this county’s main population
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