Boxing Day fire destroys Clarendon home
December 29, 2025
A family of three is piecing their lives back together after a fire burned their Clarendon residence to the ground on Dec. 26.
A family of three is piecing their lives back together after a fire burned their Clarendon residence to the ground on Dec. 26.
The municipalities of Pontiac, Bristol, Clarendon, Portage du Fort and Shawville were hardest hit, with around 3,000 homes still disconnected from the power grid on
Tuesday evening’s violent winds left thousands of Pontiac residents without power for almost 24 hours, some for longer. While most have been reconnected to the
A farming talk given on best practices for reducing GHGs and increasing biodiversity raised questions about the industry’s climate responsibilities.
Two Pontiac farmers organized an afternoon of learning and networking for women in agriculture to exchange knowledge share experiences of working in what is still
Wondering what to do with your now-retired Christmas tree? Feed it to a local goat! “They’ll take it all the way down to the bark
One year out from the next municipal election, scheduled for Nov. 2, 2025, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted
After a fire destroyed the entire Clarendon home of Doug and Reuben Hodgins and the future home of their nephew Kyle Cockerell and his family,
In a tiny shed out back of his Clarendon property, Todd Kline has dozens of first-place ribbons hung from the ceiling. Kline isn’t a retired
Nobody was harmed in the Monday night fire at the home of Reuben and Doug Hodgins. “They would have been dead if they didn’t have
A family of three is piecing their lives back together after a fire burned their Clarendon residence to the ground on Dec. 26.
The municipalities of Pontiac, Bristol, Clarendon, Portage du Fort and Shawville were hardest hit, with around 3,000 homes still disconnected from the power grid on Friday at noon, thanks to many downed trees and power lines across the region.
Tuesday evening’s violent winds left thousands of Pontiac residents without power for almost 24 hours, some for longer. While most have been reconnected to the grid, the clean up of the wreckage the storm caused will be a much longer
A farming talk given on best practices for reducing GHGs and increasing biodiversity raised questions about the industry’s climate responsibilities.
Two Pontiac farmers organized an afternoon of learning and networking for women in agriculture to exchange knowledge share experiences of working in what is still considered by some to be a male-dominated industry.
Wondering what to do with your now-retired Christmas tree? Feed it to a local goat! “They’ll take it all the way down to the bark and then even use the trunk to scratch their horns,” says Clarendon farmer Meredith Closs.
One year out from the next municipal election, scheduled for Nov. 2, 2025, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities from Luskville to Rapides des Joachims, including the MRC Pontiac
After a fire destroyed the entire Clarendon home of Doug and Reuben Hodgins and the future home of their nephew Kyle Cockerell and his family, community members have rallied to support them as they get back on their feet. The
In a tiny shed out back of his Clarendon property, Todd Kline has dozens of first-place ribbons hung from the ceiling. Kline isn’t a retired athlete, or a champion animal breeder. He grows giant produce. This isn’t just any produce.
Nobody was harmed in the Monday night fire at the home of Reuben and Doug Hodgins. “They would have been dead if they didn’t have a smoke alarm,” Chief Laframboise said.
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