
Got a spare room? Rent it to a newcomer, MRC suggests
A new initiative matches new Pontiac residents with a temporary room in someone’s home while they find permanent housing.

A new initiative matches new Pontiac residents with a temporary room in someone’s home while they find permanent housing.

Lifelong Calumet Island resident Chantal Corriveau was elected to be the seat three councillor for that municipality in a Nov. 3 byelection. The seat became

The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police confirmed in a Nov. 6 Facebook post that an investigation is under way into the Oct. 28 incident in which

Communities across the Pontiac are organizing Remembrance Day ceremonies this Sunday, Nov. 10 and Monday, Nov. 11, to remember and honour the soldiers who have

One year out from the next municipal election, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities

On Monday morning Shawville stone mason Wade Ellison could be found rolling a massive ball of black yarn from one end of the town’s curling

The province is thinking about doing away with the time change. Share your opinion in our online poll.

While the police have yet to confirm any details of this incident, several witnesses have described what they saw.


Saturday morning at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Shawville, the tables were overflowing with donated clothing, accessories and shoes available to be claimed by

A new initiative matches new Pontiac residents with a temporary room in someone’s home while they find permanent housing.

Lifelong Calumet Island resident Chantal Corriveau was elected to be the seat three councillor for that municipality in a Nov. 3 byelection. The seat became vacant after former councillor Pierre Jolicoeur passed away in July of this year. “They needed

The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police confirmed in a Nov. 6 Facebook post that an investigation is under way into the Oct. 28 incident in which a flaming trailer was parked at the Quyon fire hall.THE EQUITY heard from several witnesses

Communities across the Pontiac are organizing Remembrance Day ceremonies this Sunday, Nov. 10 and Monday, Nov. 11, to remember and honour the soldiers who have served to protect this nation, many of whom sacrificed their lives to protect the freedom

One year out from the next municipal election, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities from Luskville to Rapides des Joachims.

On Monday morning Shawville stone mason Wade Ellison could be found rolling a massive ball of black yarn from one end of the town’s curling rink to the other, and then freezing it in place with a small spray bottle.

The province is thinking about doing away with the time change. Share your opinion in our online poll.

While the police have yet to confirm any details of this incident, several witnesses have described what they saw.


Saturday morning at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Shawville, the tables were overflowing with donated clothing, accessories and shoes available to be claimed by community members in need, free of charge.Reverend Susan Lewis said giving away clothes through the
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