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Several annual general meetings will be held over the next few weeks, including the Carrefour jeunesse Emploi du Pontiac which will hold theirs on Thursday, June 13th, from 10am to 1pm at their office on Leslie Street in Campbell’s Bay.

The municipality of Mansfield announced via their Facebook page that the municipal dump will be open, for an undefined period, for residents wishing to dispose of their household waste that were damage due to the floods.

On Thursday, June 13th, those interested in advocating for the return of Shawville Junior hockey are invited to attend an information session at Community Lodge on Main Street in Shawville at 7:00 pm. The team is looking for coaches, sponsors and volunteers. There will also be a presentation from one of the managers of this […]

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, June 20th. For the occasion, the Chamber is inviting the Pembroke Airport President Allen Wren, and Marketing and Financing Coordinator Jennifer Layman. The event will take place at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Shawville. The Chamber of Commerce is requesting that […]

Ile-du-Grand-Calumet will host Martin Deschamps for their St-Jean celebration on June 22nd and 23rd. Several other artists will also be present for the event and several activities will take place throughout the weekend. There will also be a car show on Sunday, June 23rd. The exhibition will be held at the Ile-du-Grand-Calumet ball field at […]

On Saturday, Poupore Elementary School in Fort-Coulonge renamed their gymnasium the Brizard-Vallières gymnasium in honor of Jean-Louis Brizard and Roland Vallières. The principal of Poupore, Denis Rossignol, gave more details about the event: Several relatives of the honourees were present for the ceremony including Stéphane Brizard, the son of Jean-Louis Brizard: This initiative of renaming […]

On Saturday June 15 @ 11AM in the Bonnechere Museum the Deaconaires will be preforming song’s about the Bonnechere river, Renfrew country and about the Museum itself. The group if from the decan area and is made up of volunteer’s, they usually go around to different locations and events to perfume. Come to the Museum […]

As part of the program of forest management work on municipal public land (TPI), the MRC Pontiac announced an update to its list of forestry contractors interested in receiving an invitation to tender for harvesting work and the transportation of timber on municipal public territory (TPI). Contractors interested in being listed on the MRC’s list […]

Tonight in the municipality of Shawville, Captain Marvel will be presented outdoor Movie Night as part of the Campfire Cinéma 2019 programming. The owner, Robert Lance, gave more details about the Pop up cinema : This event will also include a fundraiser BBQ for the Maison des Jeunes. It starts at 5:30pm and the movie […]

The 20th annual Fishing Festival will be held this weekend on June 7th, 8th and 9th. For the event, fishing without a license will be permitted. From the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Catherine Ippersiel, gave more details about the event: The full interview with Catherine Ippersiel is available here.