Author: Marie Gionet
Mothers and women of all ages are invited to join a new walking group starting September 9. Meetings will be held every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., offering participants a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise, and meet new people. Participants are welcome to bring their children, nieces, nephews, or grandchildren, or simply […]
Get your dancing shoes and sparkles ready to step back in time to 1977! The Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs invites disco lovers to a festive evening with music by Backtrak. The event will take place on Friday, October 17th, with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. To reserve your spot, simply send […]
A 44-year-old Kanata man has been fined more than 800 dollars for a major speeding offence in the Pontiac RCM. Quebec provincial police stopped the driver on Route 301 in Portage-du-Fort around 10:30 a.m. on August 28th. Police say he was driving 100 kilometres an hour in a 50-kilometre-an-hour zone. He was issued an 872-dollar […]
Preparatory work is getting underway this month at the site of the future university-affiliated hospital in the Outaouais region. Santé Québec Outaouais, working with the Société québécoise des infrastructures, says the first phase of work will begin in early September. The contract has been awarded to Amor Construction following a public tender. The preparatory phase […]
Santé Outaouais Foundation has launched the Défi Maroc 2026, a fundraising initiative supporting the health-care sector in the Outaouais. The event will see 45 participants from across the region travel to Morocco at the end of October for a two-week humanitarian expedition, providing health and humanitarian assistance to communities in the country. Representing the MRC […]
For the Défi Maroc 2026, the Outaouais Health Foundation launched a fundraising initiative that will bring together 45 participants from the region in Morocco at the end of October for a two-week humanitarian expedition to benefit the healthcare sector in the Outaouais region. Representing the Pontiac MRC, Claudee Galipeau is participating in the challenge to […]
Throughout September, Mansfield Station invites the community to join a simple initiative that will make a real difference for the children and families supported by CHEO. Every Thursday in September, 3¢ from every litre of gas sold at Mansfield Station will be donated to CHEO. It’s a great opportunity to fill up while contributing to […]
On Saturday, September 12th, 2026, the community is invited to gather at the Upper Pontiac Sports Complex in Chapeau, Quebec, for the 3rd annual Kendyl Smith-Trimm Caring for Kids CHEO Fundraiser. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., this benefit evening will honour the memory of Kendyl Smith-Trimm (2014–2023), a loving and caring young girl who […]
For the Harvest and Heritage Festival, taking place on September 26th, organizers are planning a small temporary museum dedicated to the history of forestry and logging in the region. The goal is to allow visitors to discover tools and objects once used by forestry workers and to introduce new generations to an important part of […]
History and heritage enthusiasts will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty this fall as the Archéo-Pontiac archaeological project will take place from September 26th to October 16th, 2026, at the Quyon Village Municipal Park. Organized by Les Amis du Sault-des-Chats, this initiative aims to uncover the buried secrets of the former Quyon agricultural […]