EQUITY team wins seven at newspaper competition
June 12, 2026
THE EQUITY’s team won seven awards at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Competition, held on Friday at the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau.
THE EQUITY’s team won seven awards at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Competition, held on Friday at the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau.
Six local bakers tested their skills in a new competition held on Saturday in Quyon, for which they had to produce bread using flour milled
Cars lined up in the parking lot of Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church on Saturday morning, waiting for their turn to be sprayed down and shined
A small group of diners gathered at the Portage du Fort municipal hall for a “spaghetti supper with a twist” on Saturday evening, organized by
Quyon’s annual truck and tractor pull returned to the town’s old fairgrounds over the weekend, kicking up clouds of dust through which dedicated spectators ooh-ed
The community threw an extra-patriotic Canada Day celebration on Sunday.
The Shawville Recreation Association hosted its annual multi-age soccer tournament on Saturday, wrapping up its soccer season. New this year, U9, U11, and U15 teams
Locals and visitors criss-crossed Calumet Island on Saturday during the fifth annual treasure hunt hosted by Groupe L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet in an event designed to celebrate the
Wakefield-based arts non-profit 100 Mile Arts Network hosted its first Pontiac networking event on Thursday evening at the Spruceholme Inn in Fort Coulonge. The non-profit
Visitors of the New Hope Christian Fellowship Church in Shawville gathered after Sunday’s service for a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the church’s recent
THE EQUITY’s team won seven awards at the Quebec Community Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Competition, held on Friday at the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau. The QCNA represents English-language newspapers across the province. Reporter K.C. Jordan won first place for
Six local bakers tested their skills in a new competition held on Saturday in Quyon, for which they had to produce bread using flour milled at the recently reopened Egan Mill. Participants picked up their locally-milled flour last week, and
Cars lined up in the parking lot of Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church on Saturday morning, waiting for their turn to be sprayed down and shined up, in support of a local Christian youth group’s fundraiser for its ongoing activities. After
A small group of diners gathered at the Portage du Fort municipal hall for a “spaghetti supper with a twist” on Saturday evening, organized by the town’s mayor Lynne Cameron as well as Portage resident Lise McCorriston as a fundraiser
Quyon’s annual truck and tractor pull returned to the town’s old fairgrounds over the weekend, kicking up clouds of dust through which dedicated spectators ooh-ed and aah-ed as contenders made their runs at dragging large weights through the dirt. Jennifer
The community threw an extra-patriotic Canada Day celebration on Sunday.
The Shawville Recreation Association hosted its annual multi-age soccer tournament on Saturday, wrapping up its soccer season. New this year, U9, U11, and U15 teams played three games each, competing for glory of finishing as the top team in their
Locals and visitors criss-crossed Calumet Island on Saturday during the fifth annual treasure hunt hosted by Groupe L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet in an event designed to celebrate the island’s rich history while drawing attention to its beauty. The hunt sent this year’s nine
Wakefield-based arts non-profit 100 Mile Arts Network hosted its first Pontiac networking event on Thursday evening at the Spruceholme Inn in Fort Coulonge. The non-profit works to support English-speaking creative professionals across the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, MRC Pontiac, and MRC
Visitors of the New Hope Christian Fellowship Church in Shawville gathered after Sunday’s service for a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the church’s recent renovations. “There’s no part of the old building that hasn’t in some way been renovated
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