Author: Caleb Nickerson
After hosting their annual “guignolée” on Thursday, local food bank Bouffe Pontiac has announced that they’ve brought in $11,302, which is more this year than year’s previous. Local participants also donated 227 kg of food items on top of the cash. On Monday (December 9) they also accepted a cheque for $5,000 from local Promutual […]
Residents who will be alone during the holidays are invited to a Christmas buffet at the Spruceholme Inn on Sunday December 15th organized by Jane Toller who mentioned she has been thinking about this idea for a while and hoped to be able to organize an event that would bring people together. Gaëtan Forgues’ musical […]
Just as in years previous, the Chutes Coulonge Park in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will be hosting their Festival of Lights during the weekends leading up to the new year, but with a bit of a twist this season. Visitors will be able to walk the scenic route next to the waterfalls every Friday and Saturday evening in […]
Chutes Coulonge Park Director Katrina Soroka talks about their upcoming Festival of Lights.
An expert from the Royal Ottawa Hospital gave a seminar on sleep at St. Paul’s Anglican Church hall in Shawville on Thursday morning (December 5), and despite the subject matter there was barely a yawn from the audience. The event was a collaboration between Connexions Resource Centre, a non-profit organization that promotes health and well-being […]
At the beginning of this holiday season, we offer you the chance to give your loved ones the perfect gift! The CLSC Pontiac Foundation has the pleasure of presenting the artist Sylvain Beauchamp on stage at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Sylvain Beauchamp, a tough guy turned charming singer and […]
Though the turnout was smaller than previous meetings, several residents of Alleyn-et-Cawood turned up to the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on November 27 to voice their opposition to a sharp increase in their shares this past year. Shares are the fees that municipalities are charged by the MRC for various services, and Alleyn-et-Cawood’s […]
The kickoff has been given for the 27th edition of the Défi OSEntreprendre Outaouais to promote the entrepreneurial spirit in the Outaouais region. The honorary co-presidents of the Défi OSEntreprendre Outaouais, Sophie Lamothe and Marie-Ève Simard from A4 Architecture Design, are pleased to kick off the 27th edition. The Défi OSEntreprendre is a major […]
The Artist of the Month project between CHIP and the high school continues, and the student committee for the project, led by teacher Isabelle Nadeau, has selected their new artist of the month. For December, the students have chosen Sara Dufour. Sara Dufour also talks about forests, ATVs, and snowmobiles in her songs, themes […]
A shop belonging to Fort-Coulonge company Construction Dany Ladouceur went up in smoke early Saturday (November 30), with the building and much of the equipment in it a total loss. Owner Dany Ladouceur, himself a member of the Fort-Coulonge Fire Department, said that they got the call at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday and the building, […]