Culture, Leisure and Sports

On October 17th, the 77th congress of the Canadian Association for French Language Education (ACELF) was held, the largest gathering in French language education in Canada. The event took place this year in Laval, and a significant delegation from l’école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge was present. Principal Julie Martin, and teacher Isabelle Nadeau jointly won the national […]

Impératif français is launching four extensive public interest campaigns and is seeking proactive and “on-the-ground” participation from everyone in the citizen and societal movement, the “Impératif français” movement. First of all, the campaign “Young and Proud Quebecers! ‘I Love My Language’” which offers a series of animated cartoons for social media: it consists of a […]

Despite the delay in the opening of the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge, the Fall Cup 4v4 hockey tournament will be taking place there from November 22-24. Organizer Heidi Newberry explained that this is the second year they’ve been holding the tournament, which is a fundraiser for the arena. She said that they […]

The Shawville Recreation Association has started an online fundraiser to improve training for youth volunteers in the Pontiac’s sports and leisure organizations. Organizer Matt Greer explained that the fundraising is being done through the Quebec organization La Ruche, and any donation will be matched 4x. They’re aiming to raise $6,000, which would mean a total […]

MRC Pontiac has launched a call for cultural projects with $35,000 in this year’s envelope, through funding from Quebec’s Ministry of Culture and Communication. Eligible entities include municipalities, non-profit organizations, non-profit cooperatives or Indigenous Band Councils. Sabrina Ayres, the socio-economic development coordinator at MRC Pontiac explained the types of projects that will be prioritized. The […]

The Pontiac Senior Comets home opener will be played at 5:30 p.m. this Sunday, October 27 at the Shawville arena. The game was supposed to take place at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite in Fort-Coulonge, however a due to an issue with the arena’s refrigeration system, plans had to change quickly. […]

The committee in charge of the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite announced earlier this week that the opening of the arena would be delayed by around three weeks due to issues with their refrigeration system. Committee member Christine Bourque explained that they had just replaced their condenser and when they turned on […]

On Friday (October 4), a small crowd gathered outside the ZEC Rapides-des-Joachims for the grand opening of their new office. The event was attended by Pontiac MNA André Fortin, Warden Jane Toller and Rapides Mayor Lucie Rivet Paquette, who is also an employee of the ZEC. A ZEC, or controlled harvesting zone, is public land […]

Teenage Pontiac weightlifter Naomie Lusignan recently returned from the World Junior Weightlifting Championship, which took place in León, Spain from September 19-27, finishing tenth in the 71 kg division. She said she was proud of her performance in the snatch where she hoisted 95 kg (209 lbs), besting her personal record by three kilos. She […]

The 39th Oktoberfest Ladysmith celebrations will get underway this weekend (October 4-6) at the Thorne Community Recreation Association grounds. Jennifer Mielke, a member of the organizing committee, explained that this year they decided to return to a full three days of German-themed activities after downsizing the festival following the pandemic. She added that the popular […]