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February 25, 2026

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Sun sets on another Shawville Fair

If you’re already in withdrawal after this year’s fair, we’ve got you covered. From the gymkhana to the derby, the horse pulls to the 4-H

Pontiac County Recipes — Apple pudding

As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. Our

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Sun sets on another Shawville Fair

If you’re already in withdrawal after this year’s fair, we’ve got you covered. From the gymkhana to the derby, the horse pulls to the 4-H market, the midway rides to the truck pull slides, catch up on this year’s highlights

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Campbell’s Bay to build new ballfield canteen

Campbell’s Bay council voted on Sept. 2 to award $20,000 to community group The Parent Hive for its project to upgrade the town’s ballfield canteen.  The project was the winning submission in the municipality’s participatory budget initiative started this spring,

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Chapeau to get 24 affordable housing units

Allumette Island is celebrating a win after new money was released for an affordable housing complex in Chapeau’s lower town, which the municipality hopes can start construction sometime in the next year.  Federal and provincial governments announced last week that

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MRC Pontiac finalizes immigration plan

The MRC Pontiac has put the finishing touches on a plan it will use to attract newcomers to the region and connect them with the services and resources they need.  On Aug. 27 at Mansfield’s Pourvoirie Magnum, the final plan

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Familiar face to return to THE EQUITY’s newsroom

Big changes in our little newsroom this week. While we’re sad to be losing our summer reporter Emma McGrath (she’s insisting on finishing her journalism degree … how dare she) we’re thrilled to be welcoming veteran Pontiac reporter Caleb Nickerson

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