The Carrefour Jeunesse-emploi (CJE) du Pontiac calls on all the photographers of the Pontiac, within the framework of a contest entitled “Photos of the Pontiac”. Several prizes are to be won and the photos selected risk obtaining wide visibility as they will be used to promote the “Place aux jeunes” program. The youth projects coordinator, Éric Soucie, gives us the details of this competition in an interview.

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