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April 2, 2026

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CHIP holds AGM

CHIP 101.9 FM, the Pontiac’s community radio station hosted its AGM last Thursday. During the AGM, the organization adopted the minutes of the 2021’s AGM,

Lowering the heat in Quyon

Brett Thoms Quyon December 4, 2022 The Quyon Legion Hall held a “Lower the Heat” fundraiser last Saturday night. The evening started with an open

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

CHIP holds AGM

CHIP 101.9 FM, the Pontiac’s community radio station hosted its AGM last Thursday. During the AGM, the organization adopted the minutes of the 2021’s AGM, read and adopted the organization’s financial statements, adopted an activity report, presented priorities for 2022-2023

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Lowering the heat in Quyon

Brett Thoms Quyon December 4, 2022 The Quyon Legion Hall held a “Lower the Heat” fundraiser last Saturday night. The evening started with an open mic and then was followed by a live performance from 6 p.m to 8 p.m

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Fish Findlay Classic slides back to Shawville

The Fish Findlay Classic, an annual 3 on 3 hockey tournament held at the Shawville Arena returned after a two year covid hiatus this weekend. The tournament ran from Friday to Sunday, with all the money raised going towards Shawville

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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, 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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