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Pontiac adopts budget

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Dec. 21, 2017 The Municipality of Pontiac has adopted its 2018 budget. The budget amounts to $8,062,331 – an increase

Police looking for missing person

Chris Lowrey THORNE Dec. 19, 2017 Police are looking for help from the public to find a missing person from Thorne. Denis Cadieux, 65, was

Police shoot Danford Lake man

Chris Lowrey DANFORD LAKE Dec. 28, 2017 A Danford Lake man was shot and killed by police on Dec. 28 after he shot an arrow

Bryson blaze destroys house

Chris Lowrey BRYSON Jan 1, 2018 A family of four has been left homeless after a fire broke out just after midnight on New Year’s

Remembering 2017

From year-long healthcare concerns, fires, municipal politics to the dialysis unit and spring flooding, pictured above, we here at THE EQUITY have been reporting the

MNA André Fortin looks back at 2017

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC Dec. 22, 2017 It was a big year for Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who took on one of the province’s biggest ministerial

Pontiac adopts budget

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Dec. 21, 2017 The Municipality of Pontiac has adopted its 2018 budget. The budget amounts to $8,062,331 – an increase of 2.6 per cent over the 2017. The main priorities of the budget aim to

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Police looking for missing person

Chris Lowrey THORNE Dec. 19, 2017 Police are looking for help from the public to find a missing person from Thorne. Denis Cadieux, 65, was last seen Dec. 19 around noon at his home on Rte. 366. A fire broke

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Police shoot Danford Lake man

Chris Lowrey DANFORD LAKE Dec. 28, 2017 A Danford Lake man was shot and killed by police on Dec. 28 after he shot an arrow at officers. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. the man’s father called police and told them his

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Bryson blaze destroys house

Chris Lowrey BRYSON Jan 1, 2018 A family of four has been left homeless after a fire broke out just after midnight on New Year’s Day. Luckily, the family – along with their dog – weren’t home when the blaze

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Remembering 2017

From year-long healthcare concerns, fires, municipal politics to the dialysis unit and spring flooding, pictured above, we here at THE EQUITY have been reporting the stories that affect us all and now it’s time for the Year End Review January

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MNA André Fortin looks back at 2017

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC Dec. 22, 2017 It was a big year for Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who took on one of the province’s biggest ministerial portfolios when he was appointed Quebec’s minister of transport in October. “You have a chance,

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McDowell students spread Christmas cheer

There was not an empty seat to be found in the gymnasium at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 21. Hundreds of proud parents, younger siblings, grandparents and friends gathered to enjoy the school’s annual Christmas production.There were

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