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January 21, 2026

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Pontiac High School theatre hits new heights

Pontiac High School’s theatre program presented the musical In The Heights over three days last week and left theatre-goers in awe.Running Thursday through Saturday evening,

MacLachlan family contributes $100k towards nursing studies Bursaries up to $20,000 each for high school grads going into a nursing program by Charles Dickson Pontiac

Shawville and Chichester rescind incinerator support Sixteen mayors oppose warden’s incinerator newsletter by Charles Dickson Shawville Apr. 29, 2024 The municipal councils of Shawville and

Rotary donates to Les Amis du Pontiac

The Shawville Rotary Club presented a $2,000 cheque Monday evening, in support of the New Baby Bundle initiative started by Les Amis du Pontiac in

MRC Pontiac fires new economic director by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Campbell’s Bay Apr. 22, 2024 MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller confirmed Monday the MRC’s recently

Quyon native Ryan Hobbs animates artPontiac discussion

by Glen Hartle Shawville Apr. 27, 2024 Local arts association artPontiac hosted a series of artists’ talks at Shawville’s Café 349 on Saturday for its second annual professional development day. The event, titled “Creativity Unleashed 2024: A Primer for Artists”

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Pontiac High School theatre hits new heights

Pontiac High School’s theatre program presented the musical In The Heights over three days last week and left theatre-goers in awe.Running Thursday through Saturday evening, with an added matinée Saturday afternoon, all four productions of the show sold out, each

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Otter Lake hosts regional darts tournament

by Guillaume Laflamme Otter Lake Apr. 27, 2024 Nine dart teams from across the Outaouais faced off in the annual Gatineau Valley regional darts tournament at the Otter Lake Recreation Centre on Saturday. The tournament, organized by Jannie Cloutier, featured

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MacLachlan family contributes $100k towards nursing studies Bursaries up to $20,000 each for high school grads going into a nursing program by Charles Dickson Pontiac Apr. 29, 2024 Students on track to graduate from any of Pontiac’s three high schools

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Shawville and Chichester rescind incinerator support Sixteen mayors oppose warden’s incinerator newsletter by Charles Dickson Shawville Apr. 29, 2024 The municipal councils of Shawville and Chichester have both rescinded their support for the incinerator project at their April meetings. Shawville’s

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Shawville Curling Club wraps another season

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Apr. 21, 2024 The Shawville Curling Club closed another successful season last week, with a banquet dinner for the daytime curlers on Thursday, season finals and a supper for the competitive league on Saturday, and

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Receptionists: the people making it all happen

To honour Administrative Professionals Day (Apr. 24) THE EQUITY spoke with people working in offices across three sectors in the Pontiac region (business, politics, and health) about what their day-to-day is like, and what keeps them coming back to work.

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Rotary donates to Les Amis du Pontiac

The Shawville Rotary Club presented a $2,000 cheque Monday evening, in support of the New Baby Bundle initiative started by Les Amis du Pontiac in collaboration with Bouffe Pontiac. The project aims to provide new mothers in need with necessities

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MRC Pontiac fires new economic director by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Campbell’s Bay Apr. 22, 2024 MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller confirmed Monday the MRC’s recently appointed economic development director Pierre Cadieux has been removed from his position, as first reported

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