Winter activities

The Chapeau Regional Gallery is hosting a series of Christmas-themed events this month as part of their “Christmas in July” promotion. The gallery sits next to St. Alphonsus Church, at 106 rue Saint-Jacques. Ashlyn Mulvhill, a summer student at the Gallery, explained that they would be holding a number of different activities over the coming […]

The Shawville Lions Country Jamboree is returning next week from Thursday to Sunday, bringing dozens of trailers and RVs to Armstrong Heritage Farm just outside town. Lions President and Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh explained that this is the 11th year that the Lions have put on the event, after taking it on from previous organizers. […]

After six years in Swisha, the seventh annual car show put on by the Rapides-des-Joachims Downtown Life Committee has had to move off the island, a victim of its own success. This year’s edition will be held at 87 Brockhouse Way in Deep River Ont. on Saturday July 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

The community of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet is preparing to celebrate Quebec’s Fête nationale this Sunday June 23 at the municipal RA grounds (138 chemin des Outaouais) starting at noon. Organizer Tyler LaSalle explained that new this year there would be a maple syrup contest among the producers on the island. Admission is free and there will be […]

Mansfield en fête will be marking Canada Day as well as the municipality’s 175th anniversary at the end of the month, taking place from June 28 to July 1 at Parc Amyotte. Martin Leguerrier, president of the  organizing committee, explained that there would be performances from a number of local musicians including Gail Gavan, BackTrak […]

The next edition of Village en fête in Fort-Coulonge will take place on June 8. In the CHIP 101.9 studio, organizer Claudee Galipeau said they just got the confirmation that the highly anticipated helicopter tours will be returning again this year. Participants are now being asked to reserve their spots before Saturday. Helicopter tours details; […]

The next edition of Village en fête in Fort-Coulonge will take place on June 8. In the CHIP 101.9 studio, Claudee Galipeau, one of the organizers, talked about the event and mentionned they just got the confirmation that the highly anticipated helicopter tours will be returning again this year. Participants are now being asked to […]

The Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival is returning for the seventh time to the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs from May 30 to June 2. Organizer Phil Denault explained that they were expecting more than 300 campers to descend on the site for the weekend, with a full lineup of entertainment from Thursday to Sunday. He thanked […]

The annual Village en fête celebration in Fort-Coulonge is once again returning on June 8, with a few changes from years previous. Organizer Claudee Galipeau explained that this year they were moving their location from rue Baume to rue Bryson. She added that the activities would be similar to previous iterations, but they were adding […]