Québec
The municipality of Fort-Coulonge invites the population to participate in the very first edition of Village en fête, which will take place on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Baume Street. This great family day will offer several activities for young and old, including a car show featuring vintage cars […]
July was a particularly busy month for the teams at the Quebec Forest Fire Protection Agency (SOPFEU), as an exceptional number of lightning strikes triggered a surge in forest fires across Quebec. In the intensive protection zone, 90 forest fires were recorded in July, compared to an average of 66 fires over the past ten […]
The 18th annual Quebec Public Markets Week takes place from July 30th to August 9th, 2026. Organized by the Quebec Public Markets Association and presented by the Union of Agricultural Producers (UPA), this initiative celebrates the producers, processors, and artisans who bring public markets to life throughout the province. Under the theme “It’s time to […]
The Pontiac International Women’s Film Festival (FICFP) will hold its 3rd edition from August 7th to 9th at Cinéma Lyn in Fort-Coulonge. This year, director Mélanie Charbonneau is the honorary president. The festival, unique in Quebec for being entirely dedicated to women filmmakers, offers a program highlighting fiction films, documentaries, animated films, and comedies from […]
Canada’s largest fibre festival returns to the Outaouais region for its 14th edition. Presented at the Whissell Complex in Saint-André-Avellin, the TWIST Festival will celebrate textile arts and living heritage from August 7th to 9th. Festival founder Amélie Blanchard tells us about this year’s key activities: “Activities begin on Friday, August 7th at 11:00 AM. […]
Minister of Culture and Communications Mathieu Lacombe announced an investment of nearly $21 million for the Musée régional de l’Outaouais (Outaouais Regional Museum). This sum marks a significant milestone in the project’s realization, following four years of planning and design. The funds will be used, in particular, to finalize the architectural plans for the Foundry […]
Art Pontiac invites the public to discover the talent of Quebec and Ontario artists during the Artists’ Studio Tour, a free event taking place from August 7th to 9th. Art lovers will have the opportunity to visit the studios of numerous artists thanks to the Artists’ Studio Tour – Beyond the Easel. Organized by Art […]
The second annual Fort-Coulonge Book Fair will be held on August 8th, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Pontiac Conference Centre. Organized to celebrate the joy of reading, the event will bring together approximately 40 authors from French-speaking Ontario and Quebec. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet authors, attend book signings, […]
Owners of certain Honda and Acura models are reporting sudden rear window breakages. A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Honda Canada regarding glass-related problems on several vehicles. The law firm Lex Group has filed a class-action lawsuit against Honda Canada concerning rear windows that may unexpectedly crack or shatter on certain vehicles. The affected […]
The Quebec Public Libraries Association (ABPQ) is relaunching BiblioCLUB for a second consecutive year to encourage young people to keep reading during the summer holidays. Young Quebecers can extend their reading enjoyment thanks to BiblioCLUB, an initiative of the Quebec Public Libraries Association. Present in nearly 200 public libraries across the province, this reading club […]