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To honour Administrative Professionals Day (Apr. 24) THE EQUITY spoke with people working in offices across three sectors in the Pontiac region (business, politics, and
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To honour Administrative Professionals Day (Apr. 24) THE EQUITY spoke with people working in offices across three sectors in the Pontiac region (business, politics, and




by Charles Dickson Allumette Island Mar. 25, 2024 It was close to a capacity crowd at St. Joseph’s Hall in Allumette Island on Monday evening


Fire Chief Lee Laframboise has been on call for a quarter of a century. Now, nearing retirement, he’s working to build the next generation of


by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last




Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Nov. 30, 2023 École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) students demonstrated a remarkable level of enthusiasm throughout their hour-long Firefighter 1 training


At a time when print media are facing unprecedented challenges across the country and local newspapers are disappearing at an alarming rate, the fact that


Brett Thoms Shawville April 21, 2023 The MRC Pontiac, in partnership with the Montreal-based consultancy firm ArtExpert held a series of public consultations on updating


Brett Thoms Shawville January 15, 2023 Two Pontiac nursing students received the Deborah Smith Scholarship bursary last weekend. The scholarship fund was founded in memory


To honour Administrative Professionals Day (Apr. 24) THE EQUITY spoke with people working in offices across three sectors in the Pontiac region (business, politics, and health) about what their day-to-day is like, and what keeps them coming back to work.




by Charles Dickson Allumette Island Mar. 25, 2024 It was close to a capacity crowd at St. Joseph’s Hall in Allumette Island on Monday evening with almost 100 people in attendance for an information meeting on the garbage incinerator project


Fire Chief Lee Laframboise has been on call for a quarter of a century. Now, nearing retirement, he’s working to build the next generation of leaders.


by Camilla Faragalli Quebec Jan. 11, 2024 A new law banning cellphones from the province’s public elementary and secondary school classrooms came into effect last week, as students returned to school following their winter break. Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville




Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Nov. 30, 2023 École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) students demonstrated a remarkable level of enthusiasm throughout their hour-long Firefighter 1 training last week. The class of 17, made up of six girls and 11 boys, spent


At a time when print media are facing unprecedented challenges across the country and local newspapers are disappearing at an alarming rate, the fact that this year marks the 140th anniversary of THE EQUITY is a remarkable achievement. The first


Brett Thoms Shawville April 21, 2023 The MRC Pontiac, in partnership with the Montreal-based consultancy firm ArtExpert held a series of public consultations on updating the cultural policy of the MRC. There were five consultations in total, with three being


Brett Thoms Shawville January 15, 2023 Two Pontiac nursing students received the Deborah Smith Scholarship bursary last weekend. The scholarship fund was founded in memory of Debbie Smith, a nurse from the area who was killed by a distracted driver
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