STEPHEN RICCIO
PONTIAC May 19, 2021
Les Maison des Jeunes du Pontiac (MDJP) announced the various programs being offered to youth throughout the area this summer while still abiding with existing COVID-19 health measures.
In a press release dated May 7, MDJP announced that the following activities will be offered:
Youth cooperative
Soccer and softball training workshop in different municipalities
Animation of mobile family recreational activity in municipal parks
Recreational entertainment during day camps
Occasional entertainment evening at the youth center
Gardening project
The activities that are not going to be offered by the organization are:
Inter-municipal soccer league
Pontiac Youth Softball League
Mansfield summer animation service (day camp)
MDJP will continue to keep residents informed on the beginning of these activities as the summer nears closer through its Facebook page and local media outlets.
Shawville RA
The Shawville RA is also planning on offering a handful of recreational opportunities throughout the summer.
According to RA President Kathy Murray, the RA will be holding its Summer Day Camp for children aged 5-12, “with limited enrollment and keeping groups in bubbles to respect COVID protocols.”
In addition, Murray said that the organization is hoping to run the minor softball program, which is for youth aged 4-17, should public health restrictions permit it. The season would typically start in late May or early June, but the RA is open to having a later start date in an effort to save the season.
While the summer soccer program is not being run this year, Murray said that there is a possibility that they will offer a shortened fall program should health restrictions allow it.
