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August 13, 2026

Youth

Regatta returns to Norway Bay

The Norway Bay pier was packed with eager spectators on Saturday to witness the final weekend of the annual regatta competition.  Fans lined the stands

Big youth turnout at 8th Calumet fishing derby

The Groupe L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet held its eighth annual fishing derby on Saturday, and despite the periods of showers, there was a record turnout of youth and teen participants.  Organizer Guylaine La Salle said that she didn’t know why there were so

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Molly Dowe dubbed 2026 Shawville Fair Ambassador 

Three well-spoken young women delivered speeches Thursday evening about the virtues of their respective agricultural divisions, in hopes of being named this year’s Shawville Fair Ambassador.  Molly Dowe, Khloe Drummond and Grace Kelly were the three candidates for this year’s

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Regatta returns to Norway Bay

The Norway Bay pier was packed with eager spectators on Saturday to witness the final weekend of the annual regatta competition.  Fans lined the stands to watch around 100 kids compete in various swimming races, from backstroke to breaststroke to

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Coulonge plays ball for Comets minor hockey 

Thirteen teams played ball for a good cause over the weekend, facing off in the annual fundraiser tournament in support of Hockey Mineur Fort-Coulonge.  Teams competed for championships in three divisions. While the weather cooperated for games on Friday and

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Cones for Kendyl CHEO fundraiser back for 2nd year

The second annual Cones for Kendyl fundraiser stopped at Brooklyn Place in Shawville on Sunday, with a plush bear from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) making an appearance.  The fundraiser is organized by Cheryl Smith-Trimm, mother of Kendyl

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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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