Current Issue

July 23, 2026

Current Conditions in Shawville 20.7°C

Agriculture

Dust storm warning!

“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday

When is too much, too much?

Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who

Welcome Reese Rusenstrom 

THE EQUITY is pleased to announce Bristol native Reese Rusenstrom will be joining the team this summer as a marketing intern.  Reese has just completed

Quyon notes

Happy Canada Day to all!  As I write this column on Monday morning, the festivities are yet to take place, with Quyon celebrating the evening

Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and

Food security, at what cost?

Just a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney shared his government’s strategy to build food security in this country, the Liberals quietly snuck through a

Dust storm warning!

“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday morning show on radio, told me before I got up). My family has lived in

Read More »

When is too much, too much?

Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who doesn’t understand, and when you fix anything, take a little time and to do it

Read More »

Welcome Reese Rusenstrom 

THE EQUITY is pleased to announce Bristol native Reese Rusenstrom will be joining the team this summer as a marketing intern.  Reese has just completed the first of two years of the Business Management program at Olds College in Alberta,

Read More »

Given’er in Quyon: Tractor pull draws a crowd

The fairgrounds in Quyon were packed with hundreds of spectators on Saturday afternoon for the Quyon Truck and Tractor Pull. Kerry Lynn O’Connell, one of the organizers, said that she was pleased with the turnout, noting they were expecting around

Read More »

Quyon notes

Happy Canada Day to all!  As I write this column on Monday morning, the festivities are yet to take place, with Quyon celebrating the evening of June 30th.  I will be sure to re-cap all of the fun next week. 

Read More »

Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and greed are responsible for most of the major problems in our world. As far back

Read More »

Living with nature, using common sense

When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught in school but learned the hard way.  The first thing that engineers should be taught

Read More »

Food security, at what cost?

Just a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney shared his government’s strategy to build food security in this country, the Liberals quietly snuck through a bill that will radically change how pesticides are regulated, or rather, deregulated.  Bill C-30, passed

Read More »

Feds’ new food security plan: McCann weighs in

Earlier this month, the federal government introduced its new food security strategy which lays out its plan for producing more food domestically, making it more affordable for consumers, and making the whole food system less dependent on other countries.  The

Read More »
ADVERTISEMENT
LOCAL EVENTS
[chimpire_not_app_user]
[/chimpire_not_app_user]

How to Share on Facebook

Unfortunately, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) has blocked the sharing of news content in Canada. Normally, you would not be able to share links from The Equity, but if you copy the link below, Facebook won’t block you!

Subscribe or Register for Free

Thanks for visiting!  Support quality local journalism by subscribing to The Equity today or register for free and get access to a limited number of articles each and every month. 

Already subscribed?  Click here to log in.