

Pontiac Country Fest draws from Timmins, Granby
Organizers of the Municipality of Pontiac’s fourth annual Pontiac Country Festival are celebrating another year of growth. “It went well. It was a lot of


Otter Lake fire department honours the late St-Pierre
George St-Pierre served with the Otter Lake fire department for the better part of his adult life. From 1989 up until his passing in Aug.


Future of Swisha outdoors club up in the air
Five the club’s board members are stepping down, leaving members searching for replacements.


Calumet Saint-Jean party brings three days of fun for all ages
The community’s recreation committee went big this year with celebrating Quebec’s national holiday, which this year coincided with the RA’s 50th anniversary.


AutonHomme to introduce outreach van to reach more people in need
AutonHomme Pontiac plans to expand its reach into the MRC Pontiac’s more remote corners this fall with a new mobile outreach van, one of several


New director at Carrefour holds first AGM
The Carrefour Jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac held its annual general meeting on Thursday morning (June 25) at its office in Campbell’s Bay. The Carrefour is a


Police suspend search for missing Mansfield man
Jérôme Hérault was last seen June 19 on an ATV with his dog in a wooded section of the municipality.


Online articles now available en Français
THE EQUITY has launched a new feature on its website this week, designed to make our reporting more accessible to people who speak French. Owner/publisher


Canada Day, the Pontiac way
From The Equity’s photo archives, a look back at Canada Days past.


Feds’ new food security plan: McCann weighs in
Earlier this month, the federal government introduced its new food security strategy which lays out its plan for producing more food domestically, making it more


Farm Lake boat launch to close again this summer
The Farm Lake boat launch will be closed again this summer due to Eurasian milfoil growth, the Municipality of Otter Lake announced on June 17.


Fortin discusses QLP’s French plan, election
Pontiac MNA André Fortin spoke with THE EQUITY last week for a recap of the recent parliamentary sitting, and to discuss his party’s new French-language


PHS, DWKS celebrate 2026 grads
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


Cipaille feeds the masses in Fort-Coulonge
Sunday afternoon saw the Knights of Columbus hall in Fort-Coulonge packed with several hundred people for the annual cipaille supper. The traditional meat pie is


Otter Lake celebrates 150 with Musical Ride
The RA grounds in Otter Lake were full on Saturday for a celebration marking the town’s 150th anniversary. The celebrations included a barbecue and vendor

