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July 2, 2026

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Nursing students receive bursaries

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

A lack of good decisions

Our health system is failing us on so many levels, but through no fault of its own. It’s a failure that has been a long

Candidates talk inflation

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 7, 2022 With less than one month to go before the provincial election, THE EQUITY will reach out to each party

We should do better by our vets

The past few months have brought to light the issue that we live in a region with a debilitating veterinarian shortage. This issue was made

Nursing students receive bursaries

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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A lack of good decisions

Our health system is failing us on so many levels, but through no fault of its own. It’s a failure that has been a long time in the making as political decisions have slowly undermined the health system. Today we

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Post-election interview with André Fortin

Brett Thoms Pontiac October 7, 2022 André Fortin has been reelected for his third term as MNA for the riding of Pontiac. Not only was Fortin the only member of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) elected outside the greater Montreal

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Candidates on healthcare and climate change

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 13, 2022 This week, as a part of our ongoing election series, THE EQUITY canvassed the candidates of all the parties running in the riding on their policy positions on healthcare and climate change. Starting with

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Candidates talk inflation

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 7, 2022 With less than one month to go before the provincial election, THE EQUITY will reach out to each party campaigning in Pontiac to hear what they have to say about important issues. Each week

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We should do better by our vets

The past few months have brought to light the issue that we live in a region with a debilitating veterinarian shortage. This issue was made even more heartbreakingly apparent in recent weeks when many Pontiac horse owners received the tragic

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