Thorne votes down first responder petition
May 12, 2026
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their
Thorne
Who’s running to be your next mayor? Thorne
October 24, 2025
These interviews are part of a series THE EQUITY is publishing with candidates in all 12 mayoral races ahead of the election. Thorne interviews were
More wildfires hit the Pontiac
October 14, 2025
SOPFEU sent water bombers to fires in Thorne and Otter Lake to help contain the flames.
Meatball fun all a-round for Oktoberfest volunteers
September 4, 2025
A small team spent Wednesday evening rolling 150 lbs. of meatballs for the event’s 40th anniversary.
Wildfires hit the Pontiac
August 12, 2025
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of
Thorne forest fire ‘under control’, says SOPFEU
August 9, 2025
SOPFEU firefighters have declared a 3.2 hectare forest fire northeast of Sparling Lake in the municipality of Thorne to be under control after working to
Santa stops in Ladysmith
November 23, 2024
Santa hopped off his sleigh in Ladysmith over the weekend to hear what the community’s good boys and girls were hoping to get for Christmas.
Who’s running this town? : Clarendon, Thorne, Alleyn and Cawood
November 13, 2024
One year out from the next municipal election, scheduled for Nov. 2, 2025, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted
Ladysmith Oktoberfest returns to three-day festival
October 9, 2024
Ladysmith hosted the 39th annual Oktoberfest over the weekend celebrating German culture and its history in the area, and this year, for the first time
‘It takes a village’: Sauerkraut volunteers prep for Oktoberfest
September 11, 2024
The making of sauerkraut for Ladysmith’s annual celebration of German culture has been a tradition since 1985, the year the festival was first incorporated.
Thorne votes down first responder petition
May 12, 2026
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their 17-month-old son suffered a seizure in April. On Apr. 18, Thorne resident Bayley Lemay’s 17-month-old
Who’s running to be your next mayor? Thorne
October 24, 2025
These interviews are part of a series THE EQUITY is publishing with candidates in all 12 mayoral races ahead of the election. Thorne interviews were done by K.C. Jordan. Karen Daly Kelly is originally from Montreal and pursued a career
More wildfires hit the Pontiac
October 14, 2025
SOPFEU sent water bombers to fires in Thorne and Otter Lake to help contain the flames.
Meatball fun all a-round for Oktoberfest volunteers
September 4, 2025
A small team spent Wednesday evening rolling 150 lbs. of meatballs for the event’s 40th anniversary.
Wildfires hit the Pontiac
August 12, 2025
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of Tuesday morning. Most municipalities are enforcing total fire ban as high fire risk continues.
Thorne forest fire ‘under control’, says SOPFEU
August 9, 2025
SOPFEU firefighters have declared a 3.2 hectare forest fire northeast of Sparling Lake in the municipality of Thorne to be under control after working to extinguish it all weekend.
Santa stops in Ladysmith
November 23, 2024
Santa hopped off his sleigh in Ladysmith over the weekend to hear what the community’s good boys and girls were hoping to get for Christmas. In a special three-hour visit organized by the Ladysmith Recreation Committee, 36 kids waited patiently
Who’s running this town? : Clarendon, Thorne, Alleyn and Cawood
November 13, 2024
One year out from the next municipal election, scheduled for Nov. 2, 2025, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities from Luskville to Rapides des Joachims, including the MRC Pontiac
Ladysmith Oktoberfest returns to three-day festival
October 9, 2024
Ladysmith hosted the 39th annual Oktoberfest over the weekend celebrating German culture and its history in the area, and this year, for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the festivities ran for three days. “This is more in
‘It takes a village’: Sauerkraut volunteers prep for Oktoberfest
September 11, 2024
The making of sauerkraut for Ladysmith’s annual celebration of German culture has been a tradition since 1985, the year the festival was first incorporated.
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