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August 13, 2026

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Art Pontiac studio tour returns

Artists across the Pontiac and beyond welcomed visitors into their creative spaces over the weekend to get a look “Beyond the Easel”, as the studio

It takes a village to have a fête

On Saturday, rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge was packed with people and vendor booths for the annual Village en fête. Organizer Danelle Bourque said that she

Swisha outdoors club stays afloat

One of Rapides-des-Joachims’ longstanding non-profit community groups will continue to exist after two new members filled vacant seats at the organization’s annual general meeting on

Beach wheelchair to make swimming more accessible

People with mobility limitations will now be able to enjoy the Pontiac region’s many bodies of water thanks to a new floating beach wheelchair made available by a new partnership between two local organizations.  The chair, which features a frame,

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Art Pontiac studio tour returns

Artists across the Pontiac and beyond welcomed visitors into their creative spaces over the weekend to get a look “Beyond the Easel”, as the studio tour was named.  The three-day event marked the official return of Art Pontiac’s studio tour

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It takes a village to have a fête

On Saturday, rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge was packed with people and vendor booths for the annual Village en fête. Organizer Danelle Bourque said that she organizes the event on her own and has been working to put everything together since

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Portage RA back in business with summer festival 

The ball field in Portage-du-Fort saw its first action in several years this weekend at the two-day summer festival hosted by the town’s recreation association.  The event was made possible thanks to three weeks’ worth of volunteer work, according to

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Swisha outdoors club stays afloat

One of Rapides-des-Joachims’ longstanding non-profit community groups will continue to exist after two new members filled vacant seats at the organization’s annual general meeting on July 6.  The Association Plein Air Rapides-des-Joachims Outdoorsmen Club was in danger of folding after

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Rock and roll circus comes to Coulonge

On Tuesday (July 7), the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs was packed for a display of the performing arts put on by Canada’s Circus Spectacular, who held two shows in the afternoon.  On top of the more typical performances from

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