Holiday Hours & Equity Deadlines: Fête Nationale & Canada Day
Our office will be closed on Wednesday, June 24th, to observe Fête Nationale. Then, just a week later, we’ll also be stepping away on Wednesday, July 1st, for Canada Day. Our staff will be back in the office, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to tackle your projects on the respective Thursdays
Calumet Media Streams QCNA’s Career Day
Last Friday, the Quebec Community Newspaper Association (QCNA) hosted their annual general meeting at the Château Cartier hotel in Aylmer, and Calumet Media was right there in the thick of it, helping stream the entire event live on YouTube. Beyond the usual business, the QCNA also held a Job Fair
Launching Calumet AI
Let’s be honest, keeping your website fresh with new content, or ensuring it speaks to both our English and French-speaking communities, often gets pushed to the bottom of a busy entrepreneur’s to-do list. It’s crucial, but who has the time? That’s precisely why we’re thrilled to introduce Calumet AI, our
The Equity Wins Seven First-Place Awards at QCNA Competition
The team at The Equity brought home a significant haul from the annual Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA) Better Newspapers Competition, securing seven first-place finishes alongside several second and third-place honors. The awards were presented on Friday, June 12, at the Chateau Cartier in Gatineau. As the parent company of
Navigating Bill 96: An Operational Guide for Advertising in the Pontiac
Regulations around commercial messaging in the Province of Quebec have undergone a significant realignment with the enforcement of An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (also known as Bill 96). This legislation introduced sweeping amendments to the Charter of the French Language, with the most rigorous
Launching: Pontiac & The First World War
We’re history nuts here at Calumet Media and as the owners of The Equity, we recognize that our archives are the collective memory of the people of the Pontiac. Today, we are proud to announce the launch of a special feature with the Pontiac Archives: “The Pontiac and the First
Scaling for the Future: We Just Supercharged Our Hosting Infrastructure
Calumet Media is proud to power many of the digital voices of our region. Lately, those voices have been getting a lot louder. Since the fall of 2025, we’ve seen an unprecedented surge in local digital traffic. Our flagship website and the Pontiac’s number one source for local news, The
Connecting Our Communities: Chimpr Launches for Pontiac Ouest Municipalities
We believe that the best technology is the kind that works behind the scenes to make life easier. Recently, we shared how our Chimpr plugin, designed for our local Pontiac newspaper The Equity, is helping national newsrooms like The Hill Times reach their readers. Today, we are bringing that same
The Equity Secures 12 QCNA Award Nominations
The QCNA (Quebec Community Newspapers Association) just released the finalists for their 2026 awards, and we’re doing a bit of celebrating! The Equity has picked up 12 nominations across the board — from hard-hitting news and agricultural reporting to the visual storytelling that brings our pages to life. Who Is
Chimpr Powers Newsletters for The Hill Times
We believe that journalism shouldn’t be held back by complicated tech. Our goal is to build tools that let publishers spend less time wrestling with code and more time telling the stories that matter. That’s why we are absolutely thrilled to congratulate The Hill Times on the launch of their