Culture, Leisure and Sports

Access to a section of the PPJ trail has been restricted due to a broken culvert near rue Romeo-Boucher in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The barriers giving access to the area have been closed. “We ask that you avoid the area until it is repaired,” officials noted through the Cycloparc PPJ Facebook page.  

MRC Pontiac recently announced that they will be holding a series of public consultations on an update to the MRC’s cultural policy. “As part of our cultural policy review process, we are seeking the public’s help,” the press release reads. “Your opinions and comments are important to us.” The meetings will take place as follows: […]

The committee that manages the Fort-Coulonge arena, the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite, will be holding their AGM on Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. in the reception room on the second floor. For  this is an opportunity to show the community the improvements that have been made and to elect future […]

Earlier this month, a student at Pontiac High School laid a brutal smack-down on one of his teachers while a crowd of students cheered him on. The fight was sanctioned by the local athletic authorities however, and was the culmination of more than a year of impromptu wrestling bouts between the student, named Andrew, and […]

The Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield will be temporarily closed on Friday, April 14 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to update the lighting on the bridge. The lighting on the bridge was also closed for a few days due to the freezing rain of April 6. “We had to take the necessary precautions to protect […]

This weekend, the Pontiac Cup 3v3 hockey tournament is returning to the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite in Fort-Coulonge for the first time since the pandemic. There will be plenty of action on the ice from Friday to Sunday (April 7-9) , as well as DJs Martin Leguerrier and Paul Leblanc playing […]

The Flying Elbows hockey tournament returned to the Shawville arena this weekend, bringing out 16 teams across two divisions from Thursday to Saturday. In the A Division final, the Danford Lakers downed the Micksburg Bulls 1-0 to claim the James Smith Memorial Trophy, while in the B Division the Benders beat the Puck Pirates 4-0 […]

There’s a new bar in town for residents of Otter-Lake, as Scooters Bar and Grill opened up at the beginning of the month. After working out the kinks with a soft opening, they will be holding a grand opening this Sunday April 2. Owner Scott Gauthier said that after working in construction and settling back […]

Update: this story has been updated with more details from U18 Manager Tim Ferrigan.  Two teams from the Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association took home first place in their respective divisions over the weekend. In the Atom (U11) age group, the Comets won their game against Petawawa by a landslide 5-0, taking first in the B […]

On Friday (March 24) a volleyball tournament took place at  l’École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge to raise money for the Fort-Coulonge Fire Department. With a DJ on site, as well as activities like a 50/50, a grand total of $920 was raised. Organizers Suzie Labine and Danika Newberry thanked all the participants, volunteers, spectators and sponsors. Proceeds […]