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Tourism Pontiac holds AGM, prepares for new website launch

5 May 2025 à 11:51 am

Tourism Pontiac held their annual general meeting at Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge on April 31, discussing the non-profit’s past year and their plans for promoting and stimulating tourism in the region. After conducting their AGM and discussing the past year’s activities and their goals, attendees listened to André Groulx of Tourisme Outaouais, who gave a […]


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Committee raising funds for Shawville arena renovations

2 May 2025 à 2:40 pm

Updated on 5 May 2025 à 11:16 am

There’s a new committee raising funds for the refurbishment of the Shawville arena. The building, which is a part of the Shawville Fairgrounds is owned by the Pontiac Agricultural Society, but operated by the municipality most of the year. The two organizations signed a new lease agreement earlier this year that stipulates that each will […]


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Pontiac Cup 3v3 hockey tournament returning this weekend

8 April 2025 à 11:31 am

Updated on 11 April 2025 à 11:17 am

The Pontiac Cup 3v3 hockey tournament will return for the 12th year to the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs this weekend, with plenty of on- and off-ice activities from April 11-13. The tournament is one of the biggest fundraisers for the arena every year, having brought in more than $100,000 over the last decade or […]


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Women’s hockey tournament caps successful start for Fort-Coulonge group

2 April 2025 à 3:50 pm

This past Saturday (March 29), the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge was the host of an all women’s hockey tournament, with players coming from as far as Kemptville and Ottawa. The tournament winners were the Onetimers from Gatineau. Organizer Lisa Soucie explained she had started a Monday night pick-up game for women at […]


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Martin Dubé named Gatineau Flames GM

2 April 2025 à 11:45 am

Updated on 2 April 2025 à 3:42 pm

The Gatineau Flames Junior AAA hockey team recently announced a restructuring of their organization that would see Martin Dubé, originally of Fort-Coulonge, take charge as General Manager. Dubé was named the team’s director of hockey operations at the end of last year. In this latest staff shuffle, outgoing GM Martin Lahaie will stay on as […]


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Flying Elbows tournament returns for 26th edition

1 April 2025 à 3:13 pm

The Flying Elbows Hockey Tournament wrapped up at the Shawville Arena on Saturday evening (March 29), bringing to a close one of the rink’s long-standing traditions. There were 18 teams who participated across two divisions, from Wednesday to Saturday. In the A Division, Pontiac Thunder bested the Breckenridge Red Wings 5-2 to win the James […]


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Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs purchases second-hand boards from Arnprior

1 April 2025 à 10:33 am

There will be some new boards to spruce up the Fort-Coulonge Arena this summer, and they came at quite a discount. Heidi Newberry, from the arena committee, explained that they had wanted to replace the boards for some time but the price tag for new ones was prohibitively high. She said that when they found […]


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Two Pontiac women receive coronation medals for community service

13 March 2025 à 3:09 pm

Two women from the Pontiac region were honoured this past week by MP Sophie Chatel with medals commemorating the coronation of King Charles III. Gene O’Brien and Rhonda Perry were among the citizens recognized for their numerous contributions to community life in their corners of the Pontiac. Both told CHIP 101.9 that they were honoured […]


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Classic crooner tunes to benefit Manoir Sacré-Cœur

10 March 2025 à 2:54 pm

The CLSC Pontiac Foundation will be hosting celebrated singer Sylvain Beauchamp at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge in the coming weeks as a fundraiser for the organization. Foundation President Anne Amyotte, along with Beauchamp himself, stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studios to discuss the upcoming spectacle, which will take place on Saturday April 5, with […]


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St. Paddy’s day party coming to Portage-du-Fort

5 March 2025 à 11:17 am

The village of Portage-du-Fort will be alive with music and festivities on March 15 for a St. Paddy’s day party. The event, which will begin at 3 p.m. at the Municipal Hall, located at 22 rue de l’Église, promises a high-energy atmosphere with live music, drinks and food. One of the event’s organizers, Erin Davis, […]


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