Onslow kids send kits to Mozambique The Equity, Dec. 17, 2003

QUYON — Mozambique may be a far-off country in southern Africa, but that hasn’t stopped the kids at Onslow Elementary School from reaching out to help.

In only eight days, they raised enough money to buy and send 150 kits of school supplies to children in the northern Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique.

“They’re not as fortunate as us,” said Grade 6 student Bailey Anderson, who is one of four student organizers. “We felt that we could do something, so we did.”

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Stand-up comedians find their way to Shawville RA hall The Equity, Dec. 3, 2003

SHAWVILLE — The good news is that three Yuk Yuk’s stand-up comedians were in town Saturday night to perform at a fundraiser for the Shawville RA.

The bad news? They had to come in on Hwy. 148 to do it.

“Is that a paved-over roller-coaster or what?” quipped headliner Pete Zedlacher. “And the curves — is that a highway or a luge run?”

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Opponents protest MoP landfill site proposal at public meeting The Equity, Dec. 3, 2003

QUYON — An engineered landfill site proposed for North Onslow was the subject of heated debate between residents opposed to the plan and the mayor and council supporting it at a public consultation meeting held last week.

While supporters maintained that the project would eliminate a potential health hazard at the current landfill and be a financial benefit to the community, opponents argued that any benefits would be outweighed by the sheer size of the project, and worried that residents would lose control once the contract had been signed.

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High schools score low The Equity, Nov. 19, 2003

Pontiac’s high schools have not fared well in the latest annual report on Quebec high school performance.

The report, titled Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools: 2003 Edition, was jointly produced by the Montreal Economic Institute and the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute. This is the fourth year that the institutes have produced this report.

École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge finished 219th, St. Alphonsus High School (now Dr. Wilbert Keon School) finished 309th, John Paul II High School finished 416th and Pontiac High School finished 435th.

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Letters tell the story of Sheenboro airman’s death The Equity, Nov. 5, 2003

Francis Kempton Morris’s family first heard the news by telegram.

“Kemp,” a native of Sheenboro, was a gunnery sergeant in the Royal Canadian Air Force. On the night of Nov. 18, 1943, his plane went on a bombing raid over Mannheim, Germany.

The plane never returned.

He had just turned 21 years old on the 15th.

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Shawville-Clarendon library gets more funds, work begins The Equity, Oct. 29, 2003

SHAWVILLE — With additional funds coming at almost the last possible minute, the Shawville-Clarendon Library is set to begin construction immediately.

Clarendon Mayor Jack Lang and Shawville Mayor Albert Armstrong received word from Pontiac MNA Charlotte L’Écuyer Thursday evening that their application for an increased Resource Region grant had been accepted.

“I was speechless for five or 10 seconds with Charlotte,” said Armstrong.

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Tanker truck gets refurbished at 25 The Equity, Oct. 29, 2003

SHAWVILLE — A 25-year-old fire truck came back to the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department Oct. 10 with a brand new tank and better equipment.

The truck, a tanker that can bring 1,300 gallons to the site of a fire, was purchased by the Municipality of Clarendon in December 1978. It was that municipality’s first fire truck.

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T’ai chi classes enter third year The Equity, Oct. 29, 2003

SHAWVILLE — T’ai chi classes have started up again at the Shawville Lions Hall.

This is the third year that the slow-moving Chinese martial art, which is popular as a form of low-impact exercise, has been taught in Shawville.

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