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November 19, 2025

Editorials

Happy Canada Day

This time of year, the Pontiac is buzzing. The cottage communities are full, students just finished school for the year, summer has officially started and

An end to a long legal saga

On June 12, the Municipality of Pontiac council decided that based on the legal opinion of RPGL lawyers, they would not pursue the recouperation of

Donald Trump is a dunce

U.S. President Donald Trump put his ignorance on full display – yet again – this past weekend at the G7 summit in Quebec when he

We need better palliative care

Palliative care is one of the most important healthcare initiatives that can be offered. When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, we as a

It’s about time!

After nearly 10 years of hand-wringing, it appears that the Pontiac will finally get the redundant phone line that local leaders have been calling for.

Shawville deserves Bryan Murray Arena

It was recently revealed that the municipality of Shawville has formed a committee tasked with bringing a new arena to town. The arena would be

Parking police pay a visit

It appears as if the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSSO) is making good on its promise to ticket staff members who

Greater oversight needed

If you’ve paid a municipal fine in the last five years, there’s a good chance more than half of that didn’t make it into the

We want senior hockey

A movement is afoot to bring high-level hockey back to the Pontiac, and that should be welcomed. Nick St-Laurent and Danick Boisvert are looking to

Let them eat chocolate

Staff employed by the Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) have made their long list of grievances public over the

Happy Canada Day

This time of year, the Pontiac is buzzing. The cottage communities are full, students just finished school for the year, summer has officially started and Canada Day is around the corner. Canada Day is a great opportunity to kick back

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An end to a long legal saga

On June 12, the Municipality of Pontiac council decided that based on the legal opinion of RPGL lawyers, they would not pursue the recouperation of legal fees from former councillor and mayor Eddie McCann. The RPGL lawyers are the same

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Donald Trump is a dunce

U.S. President Donald Trump put his ignorance on full display – yet again – this past weekend at the G7 summit in Quebec when he blistered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for having the audacity to not capitulate to the Trump

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We need better palliative care

Palliative care is one of the most important healthcare initiatives that can be offered. When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, we as a society need to make sure that they are as comfortable as possible in their final

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It’s about time!

After nearly 10 years of hand-wringing, it appears that the Pontiac will finally get the redundant phone line that local leaders have been calling for. Welcome to 1999. After years of service interruptions, Bell announced that it will finally pony

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Shawville deserves Bryan Murray Arena

It was recently revealed that the municipality of Shawville has formed a committee tasked with bringing a new arena to town. The arena would be named after local hockey legend Bryan Murray. THE EQUITY published an editorial in the wake

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Parking police pay a visit

It appears as if the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSSO) is making good on its promise to ticket staff members who haven’t paid for parking. Several people on the “Pontiac Voice” Facebook group have drawn attention

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Greater oversight needed

If you’ve paid a municipal fine in the last five years, there’s a good chance more than half of that didn’t make it into the MRC’s coffers. The MRC Pontiac sent out a press release in March detailing the fact

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We want senior hockey

A movement is afoot to bring high-level hockey back to the Pontiac, and that should be welcomed. Nick St-Laurent and Danick Boisvert are looking to bring senior hockey teams to Fort Coulonge and Shawville, along with other communities across the

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Let them eat chocolate

Staff employed by the Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) have made their long list of grievances public over the last year. Here in the Pontiac, support staff at the Shawville Hospital staged a protest

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