Culture, Leisure and Sports

Connexions Resource Centre is holding a series of five focus group meetings for English-speakers across the Pontiac region. Connexions is a non-profit organization serving as a bridge between English-speaking Quebecers in the Outaouais and various health and social services. There were six people in attendance at the meeting in Shawville on January 16, along with […]

A press conference was held at the office of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac on Wednesday morning (January 17) to unveil a new ski lending program that will be run out of a cabin next to their office. The project is a part of Projet Circonflex, an initiative through Loisir Sport Outaouais along with Ski At […]

This past weekend (January 12-14), the Shawville arena once again was host to the Pontiac Provincial U15/U18 Hockey Tournament, bringing in minor hockey teams from both Ontario and Quebec to battle it out for trophies and bragging rights. There were 16 teams competing in this weekend’s action, while 15 turned out to the annual U11/U13 […]

Regional sports and recreation body Loisir Sport Outaouais is launching a new initiative to offer sporting equipment sharing across the region, with locations in the Pontiac as well. Sylviana Geoffray, a development officer with LSO, explained that Project Circonflex, as the program is known, is meant to offer equipment like cross-country skis and snowshoes to […]

Local theatre troupe the Pontiac Community Players have a new performance in the works that they’re nearly ready to show the world. Named “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong”, the play follows the misadventures of an amateur theatre troupe who, as the name suggests, have quite the time staging their production. Director Greg Graham explained […]

At Loisir Sport Outaouais’ annual gala at the end of December 2023, Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan was named the male athlete of the year for the second consecutive time. The title comes with a $1,200 scholarship and appreciated recognition for the young athlete, who completed his last year in the junior category and is continuing his […]

Online introduction to manga drawing FREE workshops In these fun and creative workshops, you will explore the basics of manga drawing and create your own drawings. The workshops are online and live for 90 minutes. Hosted by O-Taku Manga Lounge, the workshops will take place on the ZOOM platform. The workshops offered for ages 8 […]

Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 20. The president of CHIP’s board of directors, Diane Grenier, highlighted the brilliant performance of the radio staff, particularly in the area of local information. “Radio is the reference in the field of information in Pontiac, both on the air and on […]

The Mansfield-et-Pontefract municipal office will be closed temporarily on Friday December 8 and Monday December 11 while they move to a temporary location at the George Bryson Cultural House. Mayor Sandra Armstrong told CHIP 101.9 that municipal services will be available at their new location, at 314 rue Principale, on December 12. “We, the office […]

On Monday morning (November 20) more than 100 people gathered at the RA Hall in Campbell’s Bay for a fundraising breakfast organized by Warden Jane Toller in support of Centraide Outaouais (known as the United Way in English). Toller invited several speakers up on stage to discuss the impact that Centraide has had on their […]