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MRC allocates funding for winter tourism shows on TVA Sports

25 January 2024 à 1:32 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council voted in favour of two resolutions allocating up to $10,500 from the tourism budget to pay for episodes of two different tourism shows produced by TVA Sports. MRC accountant Annie Vaillancourt explained that they were approached by TVA Sports to produce two episodes […]


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Leeny Jones drops debut EP Burn Out

23 January 2024 à 3:07 pm

A musician with Pontiac roots released her debut project earlier this month, and is excited to share it with the world. Colleen “Leeny” Jones, who hails originally from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, dropped her first EP Burn Out with a sold-out show at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa on January 12. She said that the project has been in the […]


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Ski Pontiac hosting new 55+ club, moonlight ski events returning

18 January 2024 à 3:30 pm

Ski Pontiac is already gearing up for another season of sliding on their network of trails at Astra Estates in Norway Bay (formerly the Norway Bay Golf Course). President Ariane Cloutier said that their popular moonlight ski and snowshoe events would be returning this year, with the first scheduled for January 27 at 6 p.m. Participants […]


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Connexions holds community focus groups for English-speakers

18 January 2024 à 1:55 pm

Updated on 18 January 2024 à 3:10 pm

Connexions Resource Centre is holding a series of five focus group meetings for English-speakers across the Pontiac region. Connexions is a non-profit organization serving as a bridge between English-speaking Quebecers in the Outaouais and various health and social services. There were six people in attendance at the meeting in Shawville on January 16, along with […]


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New ski lending program unveiled in Campbell’s Bay

17 January 2024 à 2:50 pm

A press conference was held at the office of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac on Wednesday morning (January 17) to unveil a new ski lending program that will be run out of a cabin next to their office. The project is a part of Projet Circonflex, an initiative through Loisir Sport Outaouais along with Ski At […]


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Pontiac Provincial Hockey tournament returns to Shawville

15 January 2024 à 3:14 pm

This past weekend (January 12-14), the Shawville arena once again was host to the Pontiac Provincial U15/U18 Hockey Tournament, bringing in minor hockey teams from both Ontario and Quebec to battle it out for trophies and bragging rights. There were 16 teams competing in this weekend’s action, while 15 turned out to the annual U11/U13 […]


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Loisir Sport Outaouais offering free ski and snowshoe equipment sharing

15 January 2024 à 1:11 pm

Updated on 15 January 2024 à 3:26 pm

Regional sports and recreation body Loisir Sport Outaouais is launching a new initiative to offer sporting equipment sharing across the region, with locations in the Pontiac as well. Sylviana Geoffray, a development officer with LSO, explained that Project Circonflex, as the program is known, is meant to offer equipment like cross-country skis and snowshoes to […]


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Pontiac Community Players planning first show of 2024

9 January 2024 à 2:27 pm

Local theatre troupe the Pontiac Community Players have a new performance in the works that they’re nearly ready to show the world. Named “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong”, the play follows the misadventures of an amateur theatre troupe who, as the name suggests, have quite the time staging their production. Director Greg Graham explained […]


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Xavier Lusignan again named male athlete of the year for Outaouais

9 January 2024 à 12:03 pm

Updated on 9 January 2024 à 2:49 pm

At Loisir Sport Outaouais’ annual gala at the end of December 2023, Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan was named the male athlete of the year for the second consecutive time. The title comes with a $1,200 scholarship and appreciated recognition for the young athlete, who completed his last year in the junior category and is continuing his […]


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Online introductory Manga drawing workshops

8 January 2024 à 11:19 am

Online introduction to manga drawing FREE workshops In these fun and creative workshops, you will explore the basics of manga drawing and create your own drawings. The workshops are online and live for 90 minutes. Hosted by O-Taku Manga Lounge, the workshops will take place on the ZOOM platform. The workshops offered for ages 8 […]


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