The union representing medical imaging technicians in the Outaouais has said five of the six full-time Pontiac technicians plan to leave their current jobs in
The MRC Pontiac and representatives of the company FilloGreen met two weeks ago to officially sign a new household waste collection contract for all MRC
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) police is asking for public assistance in identifying three people who were involved in a vehicle theft in Shawville. According
The municipality of Alleyn and Cawood has received over $14,000 from the provincial government that will help kickstart a composting program in the coming months.
Life-long Chapeau resident Leiya Fischer is joining THE EQUITY’s team as youth reporter for Chapeau and Allumette Island. Fischer was valedictorian in her graduating class
Patsea Griffin loves the story of her ancestors. It’s not one she always knew, but when, in the 1980s, her uncle began collecting the genealogical
Members of Otter Lake’s chapter of the Native Alliance of Quebec (local #019) proved once again that they know how to host community. Saturday’s dinner
Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church hosted its first annual community giveaway on Saturday.People perused a wide array of goods in the church’s rear parking lot, including
A new plaque was unveiled Sunday in Bryson honouring Al Manzoli, a longtime community member and visionary behind the town’s lighthouse. The lighthouse, which can
By Ruth Potter Thirty-two people piled onto a school bus on Saturday morning in Shawville to embark on a bus tour of Clarendon led by
The union representing medical imaging technicians in the Outaouais has said five of the six full-time Pontiac technicians plan to leave their current jobs in the Pontiac by Sept. 9.
The MRC Pontiac and representatives of the company FilloGreen met two weeks ago to officially sign a new household waste collection contract for all MRC municipalities. The contract, which was awarded to the company at last month’s MRC Pontiac council
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) police is asking for public assistance in identifying three people who were involved in a vehicle theft in Shawville. According to a press release from the SQ, on July 18, around 5:30 a.m., three suspects
The municipality of Alleyn and Cawood has received over $14,000 from the provincial government that will help kickstart a composting program in the coming months. The amount, which was obtained from Quebec’s environment ministry, will pay for half the cost
Life-long Chapeau resident Leiya Fischer is joining THE EQUITY’s team as youth reporter for Chapeau and Allumette Island. Fischer was valedictorian in her graduating class at Dr. Wilbert Keon School this spring. In September she will start her Grade 12
Patsea Griffin loves the story of her ancestors. It’s not one she always knew, but when, in the 1980s, her uncle began collecting the genealogical evidence he needed to apply to become a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario,
Members of Otter Lake’s chapter of the Native Alliance of Quebec (local #019) proved once again that they know how to host community. Saturday’s dinner and dance event, billed as Christmas In July, featured feast, fiddle, footwork and fellowship, all
Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church hosted its first annual community giveaway on Saturday.People perused a wide array of goods in the church’s rear parking lot, including clothing, chairs, toys and textiles. The official start time for the inaugural event was 10
A new plaque was unveiled Sunday in Bryson honouring Al Manzoli, a longtime community member and visionary behind the town’s lighthouse. The lighthouse, which can be found across from Bryson’s Leo Piché park, was finished two years ago and stands
By Ruth Potter Thirty-two people piled onto a school bus on Saturday morning in Shawville to embark on a bus tour of Clarendon led by local historian Jo-Anne Brownlee. The free bus trip was an anniversary event organized to celebrate
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