Culture, Leisure and Sports
Paige Dubeau joins Dawson College women’s hockey team
A young woman from Shawville, Paige Dubeau, was recently selected by the Dawson College Blues women’s hockey team. While she started out playing with the boys on the Shawville Lions, she spent the last three seasons playing with the Gatineau Intrépide AAA female squad. She said that it was a bit of an adjustment at […]
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6th Île-du-Grand-Calumet fishing tournament
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 […]
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The psychic medium Marc Jade in Fort-Coulonge on September 14th
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 […]
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Registration for Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey
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. […]
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Fort-Coulonge girl joins Gee-Gees hockey team
Jane McGuire, a young woman originally from Fort-Coulonge was recently named to the uOttawa hockey team, the Gee-Gees. The winger is coming off a successful season with College Universel out of Gatineau, leading the North American Prep Hockey League in points. She said that its been a long-time goal of hers to join the university’s […]
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Shawville Lions Country Jamboree honours long-time former attendee
The official opening of the Shawville Lions Country Jamboree took place on Friday (July 19), with greetings from several local dignitaries including Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel, Warden Jane Toller, Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary and Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh. The annual festival is in its 11th year with the Lions at the helm, and saw roughly […]
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New lighting, signage for Campbell’s Bay waterfront
If you’re down by the docks in Campbell’s Bay after dark, you may notice a different ambiance, as the town has recently installed new strip lighting on the municipal docks and boat launch. In addition to the 220 feet of waterproof LED lighting, the municipality also added some tourism signage for amphibious visitors to the […]
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Pump track officially opened in Fort-Coulonge
On Saturday morning (July 13), the Municipality of Fort-Coulonge held the opening of their new pump track on rue Baume, attended by several local officials and plenty of local youth. In a French-language interview with CHIP 101.9, Mayor Christine Francoeur spoke about the creation of the track, which was built with the help of a […]
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Farm Lake public boat launch closed due to spread of Eurasian Milfoil
The Municipality of Otter Lake announced on Thursday last week (July 11) that they would be closing the public boat launch on Farm Lake due to the growth of a patch of an invasive plant species, Eurasian Milfoil. The municipality held a public meeting in May to educate residents on how to curb the spread […]
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Provincial funding announced for upgrades to three local ball fields
Last week, it was announced that three local ball diamonds would be receiving upgrades with funding acquired through the provincial PAFIRSPA program. The funding covers 66% of the overall project cost, with the remaining 34% being supplied by the local applicants. All three recipients told CHIP 101.9 that the projects still had to go out […]
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