Author: Marie Gionet
A young man from Shawville, Cade Kuehl, will be representing Quebec at the U17 Boy’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Saint-Gervais Qc. from August 6-11. A recent graduate of Pontiac High School, Kuehl has played competitive ball since he was 12 years old, and this will be his third Canadian Championship, having played at the U15 […]
Shawville ball player Cade Kuehl talks about representing Quebec at the U17 Boy’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship.
A young woman from Shawville, Paige Dubeau, was recently selected by the Dawson College Blues women’s hockey team. While she started out playing with the boys on the Shawville Lions, she spent the last three seasons playing with the Gatineau Intrépide AAA female squad. She said that it was a bit of an adjustment at […]
As part of Archaeology Month, the National Capital Commission (NCC) is organizing a public archaeological dig in Leamy Lake Park. The excavation site is currently located near a river in an area that is increasingly eroding. The NCC hopes that the public will come and help them dig up as many artifacts as possible still buried […]
The Île–du–Grand–Calumet group is soon organizing the sixth edition of their fishing tournament and invites the population of the Pontiac to come and participate. The president of the Île–du–Grand–Calumet Group, Guylaine Lasalle, gives more details on this fundraising activity. Guylaine Lasalle: “This year its 6th edition will take place on Saturday, August 10th at the […]
The psychic and medium Marc Jade will be at the Fort-Coulonge arena on September 14th to present the show; Message from the great beyond. To tell us more about what to expect with this experience, Marc Jade; The show will take place Saturday, September 14th and doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts […]
The 11th edition of the Riverside Festival will be back September 6 to 8 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau. The second largest electro music festival in Quebec to rely on the choice of artists to try to bring in the biggest stars of the scene. The festival‘s general director, Stéphane McGarry, reveals some […]
The Alliance of Professional and Technical Personnel in Health and Social Services (APTS) announced on Thursday, July 25, that 8 of the 12 imagery technicians from the Shawville, Wakefield and Maniwaki hospitals have obtained positions in the Gatineau Hospital and that their departure was scheduled for September 9. The APTS representative for the Outaouais region, […]
It has now been possible for more than two weeks to register for Minor Hockey for the municipality of Fort-Coulonge. This year, registrations are only online on their website. The president of the Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association, Paul Boisvert, gives us the registration costs for each category this year. Paul Boisvert: “It goes by category. […]
On July 26, MRC Pontiac issued a press release updating the public on the status of the abattoir in Shawville, which they purchased back in May. Shanna Armstrong, the MRC’s economic development commissioner for agriculture, explained that they were currently waiting on approval from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation to form a non-profit “solidarity […]