While the cold weather makes us want to hibernate, the need for blood products keeps going strong. Your donation this winter can help spark an avalanche of kindness. It only takes an hour for this act of generosity towards someone waiting for a transfusion or blood product. Just one hour of your time is life-changing. All you have to do is make an appointment! Who knows? You might even make it a habit!

Organized by the Société d’agriculture du Pontiac
LOCATION: Shawville Fair Grounds – Exhibition Hall
ADDRESS: 215, rue Lang, Shawville
DATE: Friday, February 13, 2026, between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
GOAL: To convince 75 donors to give blood.

We recommend making an appointment before going to a blood drive. You can easily do it online at
www.hemaquebec.ca/en/book-appointment or by calling us at 1-800-343-7264.

Where: Mansfield CLSC, 160 Chem. de la Chute
When: Friday, Feb 13, 3 – 4 p.m.

Nadine Elias from the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA) will provide information about how heart disease behaves differently in women, teaches about the signs of heart attacks in women and explains why these differences occur. She will also explain why knowledge of heart disease in women has lagged behind what is better known about men and about what is being done to catch up.

Where: Forest Inn, 501 Rte 148 Bryson QC, J0X 1H0
When: Feb 13 – 14

The Saint Valentine Vendor Market at the Forest Inn in Bryson features 25 artisans, a pop-up flower shop, and a bouquet workshop. The market runs Friday, February 13 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Lunch and dinner menus are available for dine-in or take-out.