Two recent developments this past week are a reminder that we live in a time of change. The first is the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Regardless of what you think about the monarchy or the royal family, the fact

Now that it’s over, it appears the Shawville Fair was a huge success. After missing one year and running a scaled down version the next, it’s fair to say that the Fair came back with a roar given how many

With the start of the Quebec election this Sunday, we get to see democracy in action in the province. Officially, this is the time where politicians will try to win our votes and sell their parties to us. It’s the

La Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) has unveiled its priorities for the upcoming provincial election. The list released by the municipal lobbying group include some interesting policies, ranging from calls for greater devolution of power from the provincial government to

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

With less then a month to go, the race to be leader of the Conserative Party of Canada already appears to be over, with Pierre Poilievre en route to becoming the next leader of the Party. With the endorsement of

The recent report from L’Institut de la statistique du Québec projects that the population of the MRC Pontiac will reduce by about 5.2 per cent in the next 20 years. This is bad news. While the report’s prediction is by

Last week THE EQUITY published a letter to the editor responding to the editorial of the July 6 edition entitled “Too early to forget”. This letter to the editor argued that the writer of the editorial did not do adequate

Recently, the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festival, Groove and Bass, was held in the Pontiac. According to the organizers the event brought in almost 2,000 people to the park held just outside Bryson. Understandably, there were some complaints about the

The last two weeks of June mark a lucky time for Quebecers. The time sees two holidays where most people get the day off, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Fête nationale) and Canada Day. Holidays are great, and we get two back-to-back. Given