Gossip gives me hope
June 17, 2025
The story of what compelled my grandparents, David and Rosaleen Dickson, to pack up their life in the city and swap it for running a
The story of what compelled my grandparents, David and Rosaleen Dickson, to pack up their life in the city and swap it for running a
Dear Editor and Equity staff, I moved to Shawville in 1951 with my mom and dad, who were the area’s large and small animal veterinarians
Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic
For nearly a century and a half, THE EQUITY has told the story of the Pontiac — written one week at a time. It has
Our neighbour and fellow community newspaper, THE EQUITY in Shawville, has been sold after 72 years in the hands of the Dickson family. The news
Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off,
Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet
Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received
THE EQUITY has been a familiar and welcome visitor at kitchen tables across the Pontiac for generations. For more than half THE EQUITY’S 142-year life,
The promoters of vaping – largely the e-cigarette divisions of tobacco companies – market it as a way to quit smoking. Vaping involves the use
The story of what compelled my grandparents, David and Rosaleen Dickson, to pack up their life in the city and swap it for running a community newspaper here in the Pontiac was never one I got to hear from the
Dear Editor and Equity staff, I moved to Shawville in 1951 with my mom and dad, who were the area’s large and small animal veterinarians for many moons. They were friends of Rosaleen and Dave Dickson. I even attended a
Dear Editor, There’s a crisis arising in the U.S.A., which could lead to a civil war. The US government, in a rush to enact ethnic cleansing on its population, is attempting to invade and occupy California. On the pretense of
For nearly a century and a half, THE EQUITY has told the story of the Pontiac — written one week at a time. It has marked our milestones, preserved our history, and held up a mirror to the communities we
Our neighbour and fellow community newspaper, THE EQUITY in Shawville, has been sold after 72 years in the hands of the Dickson family. The news conjures mixed emotions in this fellow newspaper publisher; I can almost feel the wrenching of
Dear Editor, This will be a good year to dabble in gardening. With the U.S. administration playing gimme with tariff tantrums on and then off, food prices are guaranteed to rise. This is especially true of those items that don’t
Dear Friends at THE EQUITY, I enjoy your work and appreciate your generosity. Thank you for printing, selling and donating the proceeds from the booklet Keeping On, Keeping On to the Shawville Museum. Thank you for that. And thank you
Dear Editor, It is impossible to observe the G7 event planned for mid-June in Kananaskis, Alberta, without thinking of the mistreatment ordinary Canadians have received at the hands of U.S. authorities. The G7 leaders are supposed to work together to
THE EQUITY has been a familiar and welcome visitor at kitchen tables across the Pontiac for generations. For more than half THE EQUITY’S 142-year life, members of the Dickson family have had the privilege of being its stewards. It began
The promoters of vaping – largely the e-cigarette divisions of tobacco companies – market it as a way to quit smoking. Vaping involves the use of e-cigarettes, roughly the size and shape of a pen, that can be loaded with
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