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March 4, 2026

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$65 million investment for nurse recruitment

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Feb.23, 2022 Quebec Labour and Immigration Minister, Jean Boulet, made an announcement on Wednesday that the Quebec government is investing $65 million

O’Brien signs hockey contract

Carole St-Aubin Campbell’s Bay Feb.17, 2022 The O’Brien boys have been a mainstay in Pontiac’s local hockey culture for years, it seems only natural that

Ready to serve the community

Brett Thoms Shawville Feb. 21 , 2022 Hi, my name is Brett Thoms, THE EQUITY’s new reporter. I am a soon-to-be-graduate from the Algonquin College

Family loses home in fire

Brett Thoms Clarendon Feb. 19, 2022 A family of seven lost their home in Clarendon on Saturday evening. The family was unhurt but the four

Ice fishing derby bites back

Zainab Al-Mehdar Calumet Island Feb. 21, 2022 The day started off sunny but it didn’t take long when Canada’s weather turned to wind and flurries.

Local farm buys old M&R feed mill in Quyon

Brett Thoms Pontiac Feb. 21, 2022 A local farm, La Paysannerie, has purchased the former M&R feed mill in Quyon. The mill was purchased for $80,000, according to Pierre Said, Director General of the municipality of Pontiac. La Paysanne plans

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COVID update: Phasing out the vaccination passport

Carole St-Aubin Campbell’s Bay Feb.17, 2022 As of March 14, vaccination passports will no longer be required to access businesses and services in Québec, according to Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé. He advised Quebec residents to keep

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$65 million investment for nurse recruitment

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Feb.23, 2022 Quebec Labour and Immigration Minister, Jean Boulet, made an announcement on Wednesday that the Quebec government is investing $65 million over a two-year period to recruit international candidates in an effort to alleviate the nursing

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O’Brien signs hockey contract

Carole St-Aubin Campbell’s Bay Feb.17, 2022 The O’Brien boys have been a mainstay in Pontiac’s local hockey culture for years, it seems only natural that one of the four brothers would go on to pursue a professional career on the

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Ready to serve the community

Brett Thoms Shawville Feb. 21 , 2022 Hi, my name is Brett Thoms, THE EQUITY’s new reporter. I am a soon-to-be-graduate from the Algonquin College Journalism program. I look forward to working for THE EQUITY and the Pontiac community. The

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Family loses home in fire

Brett Thoms Clarendon Feb. 19, 2022 A family of seven lost their home in Clarendon on Saturday evening. The family was unhurt but the four adults and three children lost their home and left with only the clothes on their

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Ice fishing derby bites back

Zainab Al-Mehdar Calumet Island Feb. 21, 2022 The day started off sunny but it didn’t take long when Canada’s weather turned to wind and flurries. But that didn’t stop community members from coming out to the annual ice fishing derby

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