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A new trade show is coming to Shawville next month. The Hello Summer Vendor Sale is being organized by local resident and new entrepreneur, Britney Leblanc who says that the event will raise funds for the Shawville hospital auxiliary: The Hello Summer Vendor Sale is being held at the Shawville RA Hall at 455 Hillcrest […]

A few details have been released about the 2018 Fort-Coulonge Village en Fête, which will take place on Saturday, June 16. The festival manager Claudee Galipeau, said that this year’s event will include a volleyball tournament on top of the regular displays. A Facebook event will soon be created to keep people in the loop. […]

Annual Campbell’s Bay Litchfield Fireman’s Ball May 12 at 8pm Campbell’s Bay RA Hall 2 Second Street J0X1K0 Come out and enjoy an evening of music, dancing, and fun; all while supporting your local fire department! Contact any firefighter for tickets, or call Martin Shea 819-918-8415. $5 per ticket. Everyone is welcome! __ornement.png__ 12 mai […]

The Village of Fort-Coulonge announced yesterday via Facebook that the Village en Fête will be held on Saturday, June 16th. This year, several activities are scheduled as part of the festivities, such as kiosks and games for children, a volleyball tournament and inflatable games. Stay tuned for more details on this year’s event.

On April 4 and 5, the oratory contest at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School was held for Francophone elementary students in the region. Here are the winners: Kindergarden: 1- Meggie Boisvert (St-Pierre/Fort-Coulonge) 2- Lexie Drapeau (St-Pierre/Fort-Coulonge) 3- Chiara Turmel Bonnet (Ste-Marie/Otter Lake) 1st Grade: 1-Loriève Rivest (NDSC/Chapeau) 2-Hailey Ménard (Ste-Anne/Ile-du-Grand-Calumet) 3- Kenley Huckabone (Ste-Anne/Ile-du-Grand-Calumet) 2nd Grade: 1 […]

Last March, four Pontiac youth visited the Estrie and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions as part La Grande Tournée with La Défriche du Carrefour-Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac. Accompanied by the program coordinators, Suzanne Vallières-Nollet and Milly Beaulieu, the young adults had a week filled with meetings with various rural organizations to discover the various initiatives out there. From the […]

The Sûreté du Québec released statistics about their road operations during the Easter long weekend. They reviled 8,300 tickets were issued in the province. For the Outaouais-Laurentides region, 1769 tickets were handed out and 9 people were arrested for impaired driving. In addition to speeding tickets, the police paid particular attention to bad driving habits […]

Fort-Coulonge Mayor, Gaston Allard gave an interview to CHIP 101.9, who discussed the priorities of the municipal council: In the election last November, the issue of municipal amalgamation garnered lots of attention. Mr. Allard confirmed that a study will be carried out in spite of the lack of a timetable for merger if it shows […]

An accident occurred at around 12:30 AM involving a single vehicle in the Quyon area of the municipality of Pontiac near Clarendon Road. The driver, a 26-year-old woman from Gatineau, died at the scene while the uninjured passenger a 27-year-old man from Otter Lake was transported to the hospital suffering from shock. Only one vehicle […]

Hello summer Vendor show Place: Shawville RA 455 Hillcrest Ave Saturday May 12 from 12 to 4. Description: An afternoon filled with a variety of over 40 vendors. Free light lunch & coffee/tea to be served. Door prize to be won. 50/50 draw with proceeds going to the shawville hospital. For any further information i […]