Culture, Leisure and Sports

The Flying Elbows hockey tournament returned to the Shawville arena this weekend, bringing out 16 teams across two divisions from Thursday to Saturday. In the A Division final, the Danford Lakers downed the Micksburg Bulls 1-0 to claim the James Smith Memorial Trophy, while in the B Division the Benders beat the Puck Pirates 4-0 […]

There’s a new bar in town for residents of Otter-Lake, as Scooters Bar and Grill opened up at the beginning of the month. After working out the kinks with a soft opening, they will be holding a grand opening this Sunday April 2. Owner Scott Gauthier said that after working in construction and settling back […]

Update: this story has been updated with more details from U18 Manager Tim Ferrigan.  Two teams from the Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association took home first place in their respective divisions over the weekend. In the Atom (U11) age group, the Comets won their game against Petawawa by a landslide 5-0, taking first in the B […]

On Friday (March 24) a volleyball tournament took place at  l’École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge to raise money for the Fort-Coulonge Fire Department. With a DJ on site, as well as activities like a 50/50, a grand total of $920 was raised. Organizers Suzie Labine and Danika Newberry thanked all the participants, volunteers, spectators and sponsors. Proceeds […]

The Pontiac Quad Club is hosting its third “Big Wow” Poker Run this Saturday (March 25), starting at the Shawville arena. Club representative Diane Barrette explained that this event would be in support of local food bank Bouffe Pontiac. “Yes, this is going to be our third edition, what we call the BIG WOW Poker […]

The Flying Elbows Hockey Tournament is returning to the Shawville Arena next week from Thursday to Saturday (March 30, 31 and April 1). Games will be in the afternoon and evening on Thursday and Friday, and will be all day Saturday. Organizer Will Armitage explained some of the history behind the longstanding tournament, which has […]

The President of French-language advocacy group Impératif français, Jean-Paul Perreault, severely criticized the Quebec government’s advertising campaign for the promotion of French (video below). In an interview with CHIP 101.9 on Journée internationale de la francophonie (March 20), Perrault stated that the campaign wasn’t meeting its goals. “Well, subject to criticism, yes, but, you know […]

The snowmobile drag races in Fort-Coulonge recently held their 25th edition on March 4, and were a great success according to the organizers. CHIP 101.9 spoke in-studio with organizer Pierre Laporte as well as Mansfield/Fort-Coulonge leisure coordinator Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey.  Laporte said that this edition brought out their highest number of racers, as well as about […]

The schedule for the initial games of the finals for the Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association has been released. In the U13 (Peewee), U15 (Bantam) and U18 (Midget) categories, the Comets will play in the A finals, and in the U11 (Atom) they will play in the B finals. Here is the schedule for the games […]

According to delegation officials, the athletes representing the Outaouais region performed brilliantly at the 2023 Quebec Games (Jeux du Québec) in Rivière-du-Loup. In total, the Outaouais won 33 medals – 9 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze – 10 medals in cross-country skiing, 6 in diving and 7 in gymnastics. The Outaouais’ men’s curling team […]