THE EQUITY’s guide to getting outside
May 12, 2026
THE EQUITY’s newsroom has compiled a list of some of the most beautiful and accessible places to get out for a swim, hike or to
THE EQUITY’s newsroom has compiled a list of some of the most beautiful and accessible places to get out for a swim, hike or to
THE EQUITY sat down with two MRC Pontiac employees who spend a great deal of time thinking about and caring for the vast territory, known
Every summer, I get the same reminder. The Pontiac is not just where I work. It is where I belong. Through my role as the
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since
The new processing facility, located in Shawville, is intended to be used by local agricultural producers to transform their raw goods into marketable products.
On Wednesday evening, MRC Pontiac held a public consultation on its climate plan, offering the public an opportunity to weigh in on the county’s efforts
Outfitters in the Pontiac’s backcountry are facing loss of income, while the MRC tries to find a fix.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was joined by Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon on Saturday for Fortin’s official nomination
Local Journalism Initiative At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Apr. 16, council passed a resolution to apply for a joint FRR grant
Last week a new Transcollines bus line servicing the Pontiac region started operation, adding two more daily round trips to and from Gatineau, though the
THE EQUITY’s newsroom has compiled a list of some of the most beautiful and accessible places to get out for a swim, hike or to camp overnight without having to leave the county. Though this list is not comprehensive, we
THE EQUITY sat down with two MRC Pontiac employees who spend a great deal of time thinking about and caring for the vast territory, known as the TNO Lac-Nilgaut, that stretches hundreds of kilometers north of this county’s main population
Every summer, I get the same reminder. The Pontiac is not just where I work. It is where I belong. Through my role as the MRC’s tourism developer, I spend a lot of time telling people outside of this region
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since the beginning of April, as of May 8 SOPFEU had responded to 24 fires in
The new processing facility, located in Shawville, is intended to be used by local agricultural producers to transform their raw goods into marketable products.
On Wednesday evening, MRC Pontiac held a public consultation on its climate plan, offering the public an opportunity to weigh in on the county’s efforts to identify and reduce excess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Hosted by MRC environment manager Kari
Outfitters in the Pontiac’s backcountry are facing loss of income, while the MRC tries to find a fix.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was joined by Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon on Saturday for Fortin’s official nomination as the party’s candidate in the upcoming provincial election.
Local Journalism Initiative At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Apr. 16, council passed a resolution to apply for a joint FRR grant that would pay for municipal court services in the region. MRC public safety coordinator Julien
Last week a new Transcollines bus line servicing the Pontiac region started operation, adding two more daily round trips to and from Gatineau, though the service was not officially announced to the public until after the bus’s first trip had
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