Culture, Leisure and Sports

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 […]

Local artist collective Art Pontiac is inviting the public to a special meeting this Thursday November 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort. Doors with open at 5:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served, though it’s possible to participate in the meeting via Zoom as well. Claire Taillefer, […]

With the cold weather arriving,  a group of volunteers in the Shawville area is gathering winter clothing for those in need, and will be distributing it free of charge  this Saturday. Reverend Susan Lewis of the Anglican Parish of West Quebec explained that they started the winter clothing drive several years ago and it has […]

The Bristol Dryland Dog Races, which have been held annually for almost 10 years, will not take place this year. Race organizer Denis Rozon told CHIP 101.9 that he would be taking the year off in order to evaluate the internal structure of the event to ensure a succession within his organization. Rozon said he […]