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March 4, 2026

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Remembering Sandra Murray

A common sentiment among the friends, former colleagues and family that THE EQUITY spoke to about the life of the recently deceased former Shawville mayor,

Not Just A Paint Night

Glen Hartle November 28, 2022 Back in early November, Lisa Coles, from the Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS), attended a paint night at the Clarendon Street

Shawville mourns passing of former mayor

Former Shawville Mayor, Sandra Murray, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Murray served as Shawville’s first female mayor for two terms before retiring

One day on strike

The final speech at the picket lines in front of the MRC offices after Members of the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du

Campbell’s Bay lights up the night

Campbell’s Bay held its Christmas tree lighting ceremony last Saturday in front of the mural on Front Street. The event was attended by large group

Remembering Sandra Murray

A common sentiment among the friends, former colleagues and family that THE EQUITY spoke to about the life of the recently deceased former Shawville mayor, Sandra Murray was that the full extent of all the good she did for the

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Christmas markets continue in the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Bristol December 4, 2022 Another Christmas Market was held this week in the Pontiac, this time at the Jack Graham Community Centre in Bristol. The event featured 28 vendors, and according to the organizers welcomed a constant flow

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15th Festival of Lights at Chutes Coulonge

The Chutes Coulonge Park invites everyone to come to their 15th consecutive Festival of Lights. This year’s edition will run only three weekends. The site was opened last weekend and will be opened next weekend Dec. 9-10 and the following

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Saint Nick ‘parades’ around the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Pontiac December 2-4, 2022 Christmas events were held all over the Pontiac this weekend. Starting with a Festival of Lights in Bryson on Friday evening, then a Christmas party in Otter Lake on Saturday and finally two parades

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Residents concerned over Mansfield zoning modification

Brett Thoms Mansfield-et-Pontfract December 3, 2022 During Nov. 23 public MRC meeting, a group of residents of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, as well as members of the municipal council from Mansfield-et-Pontefract filled the usually empty public seating at the MRC’s public meeting over

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Not Just A Paint Night

Glen Hartle November 28, 2022 Back in early November, Lisa Coles, from the Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS), attended a paint night at the Clarendon Street Cafe in Quyon. She enjoyed it so much that she spear-headed the inaugural paint night

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Shawville mourns passing of former mayor

Former Shawville Mayor, Sandra Murray, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Murray served as Shawville’s first female mayor for two terms before retiring in 2021 due to health reasons.   Prior to her time as mayor she served

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One day on strike

The final speech at the picket lines in front of the MRC offices after Members of the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) went on strike all day last Wednesday. At one point during the day

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Campbell’s Bay lights up the night

Campbell’s Bay held its Christmas tree lighting ceremony last Saturday in front of the mural on Front Street. The event was attended by large group of families. The event was organized by Chanelle Shea and saw a performance live christmas

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