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January 21, 2026

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Editorials

Let’s rename the Shawville Arena

With the recent passing of Bryan Murray, the hockey world descended upon Shawville to pay their respects to a legend. Murray had a long, storied

Thanks everyone!

We aren’t going to lie, we were a little nervous about how it would go. After all, this hasn’t been done before. For the first

It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We will be hosting a

Donation bin disgrace

Just a quick message for those who frequent the Giant Tiger in Shawville and use the Bouffe Pontiac food donation bin as a garbage bin:

Our County of Pontiac

Dear Editor, There were a couple of articles in THE EQUITY that spurred me to write this letter. The first was an editorial about Pontiac’s

Mark it on your calendar

It may not be the sexiest event you’ve ever heard of, or maybe it is. But the warden debate for the MRC Pontiac is coming

Quebec can still get pot right, dude!

With the federal government setting the date for legalizing cannabis for July 1, 2018, the provinces will start rolling out their plans for legal pot

Time to speak up

In recent weeks, The Equity has run editorials imploring people to get more involved in municipal politics. Well, here is your chance. On Oct. 12

Let’s rename the Shawville Arena

With the recent passing of Bryan Murray, the hockey world descended upon Shawville to pay their respects to a legend. Murray had a long, storied career as an NHL coach and GM. He won the most prestigious award any hockey

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Bill 62: an answer to a question nobody asked

Quebec’s Bill 62 is a heavy-handed effort by the government to solve a problem nobody knew we had. The new law will ban public workers and anyone receiving public services from wearing a face covering. The province said this is

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Thanks everyone!

We aren’t going to lie, we were a little nervous about how it would go. After all, this hasn’t been done before. For the first time, Pontiac residents will elect their warden on Nov. 5 and THE EQUITY hosted an

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It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We will be hosting a debate in the Pontiac High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. and it’s your chance to

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Donation bin disgrace

Just a quick message for those who frequent the Giant Tiger in Shawville and use the Bouffe Pontiac food donation bin as a garbage bin: Open your eyes! We constantly hear about the fact that the Pontiac has faced, and

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Our County of Pontiac

Dear Editor, There were a couple of articles in THE EQUITY that spurred me to write this letter. The first was an editorial about Pontiac’s race to the bottom. We are running to be the poorest county in Quebec (maybe

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Mark it on your calendar

It may not be the sexiest event you’ve ever heard of, or maybe it is. But the warden debate for the MRC Pontiac is coming up and we want to hear from you – and see you. It may not

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Quebec can still get pot right, dude!

With the federal government setting the date for legalizing cannabis for July 1, 2018, the provinces will start rolling out their plans for legal pot in the coming months. Ontario has already released its plan and there is no shortage

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Time to speak up

In recent weeks, The Equity has run editorials imploring people to get more involved in municipal politics. Well, here is your chance. On Oct. 12 The Equity will host a debate between the candidates for MRC Pontiac Warden. This is

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Participate more in local democracy

Now that the Shawville Fair is done, summer has come to an end and fall is upon us. Along with children going back to school and farmers harvesting their crops, this year marks the first time residents will be electing

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