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August 27, 2026

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‘Boeing, Boeing’brings down the house

This past weekend, the Pontiac Community Players performed four sold-out shows of their latest production Boeing, Boeing at the Pontiac High School auditorium.  The play

Behind the scenes of Boeing Boeing

THE EQUITY got a behind-the-scenes look at the Pontiac Community Players’ upcoming production of Boeing Boeing, starting as far back as one of their early

Who’s running to be your next mayor?

These interviews with candidates in Shawville, Bristol and Clarendon are the first in a series of mayoral candidate interviews THE EQUITY will publish over the

Taking Twain on the road

The Pontiac Community Players have transformed into a traveling theatre troupe for the month of August to perform their latest play, Twain’s Tales, in public

Last Dance brings Coronation Hall alive

It’s the year 1960. Elvis Presley is top of the charts, cigarettes cost 45 cents a pack, and Saturday nights in small-town Bristol mean a visit to the local dance hall.   Coronation Hall is where hundreds of young people

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‘Boeing, Boeing’brings down the house

This past weekend, the Pontiac Community Players performed four sold-out shows of their latest production Boeing, Boeing at the Pontiac High School auditorium.  The play is an influential comedy written by French playwright Marc Camoletti. The plot centres on Bernard

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Local actor making a mark on Ottawa theatre scene

Local actor Grant Moore is making a mark in Ottawa’s community theatre scene, winning some hardware for his portrayal of two contrasting characters in a recent performance in Merrickville, Ont.  Moore, who is from Shawville, performed in Ottawa Little Theatre’s

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Taking Twain on the road

The Pontiac Community Players have transformed into a traveling theatre troupe for the month of August to perform their latest play, Twain’s Tales, in public parks across the county.

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100 Mile Arts hosts networking event for Pontiac creatives

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

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