Author: Marie Gionet
The Île–du–Grand–Calumet group is soon organizing the sixth edition of their fishing tournament and invites the population of the Pontiac to come and participate. The president of the Île–du–Grand–Calumet Group, Guylaine Lasalle, gives more details on this fundraising activity. Guylaine Lasalle: “This year its 6th edition will take place on Saturday, August 10th at the […]
The psychic and medium Marc Jade will be at the Fort-Coulonge arena on September 14th to present the show; Message from the great beyond. To tell us more about what to expect with this experience, Marc Jade; The show will take place Saturday, September 14th and doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts […]
The 11th edition of the Riverside Festival will be back September 6 to 8 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. The second largest electro music festival in Quebec to rely on the choice of artists to try to bring in the biggest stars of the scene. The festival‘s general director, Stéphane McGarry, reveals some […]
The Alliance of Professional and Technical Personnel in Health and Social Services (APTS) announced on Thursday, July 25, that 8 of the 12 imagery technicians from the Shawville, Wakefield and Maniwaki hospitals have obtained positions in the Gatineau Hospital and that their departure was scheduled for September 9. The APTS representative for the Outaouais region, […]
It has now been possible for more than two weeks to register for Minor Hockey for the municipality of Fort-Coulonge. This year, registrations are only online on their website. The president of the Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association, Paul Boisvert, gives us the registration costs for each category this year. Paul Boisvert: “It goes by category. […]
On July 26, MRC Pontiac issued a press release updating the public on the status of the abattoir in Shawville, which they purchased back in May. Shanna Armstrong, the MRC’s economic development commissioner for agriculture, explained that they were currently waiting on approval from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation to form a non-profit “solidarity […]
The new owners of Boutique Chausseurs Shawville Shoes on Main Street in Shawville held their grand opening on July 26. When the previous owner Jill McBane decided retire and put her shoe shop up for sale last year, husband and wife team Stephane and Michelle Landry decided to step up and enter the world of […]
A festival for herb-lovers in the region will be taking place from August 9 to 11 at La Fée des Bois Apothecary in Thorne. Owner Mariane Desjardins Roy explained that the event is a continuation of the Wakefield Herb Gathering that took place last year and will feature workshops, music and storytelling, based around the […]
Mariane Desjardins Roy of La fée des bois Apothacary in Thorne talks about hosting the upcoming Outaouais Herb Gathering on August 9 to 11.
The Sûreté du Québec is seeking the public’s help in identifying several thieves who purloined a truck from a business in Shawville last Thursday (July 18). At around 5:30 a.m. on July 18 three people arrived at a business on Hwy. 148 in a black Toyota Camry. Two men in their twenties wearing hoodies (photos […]
