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Upcoming Events

April 2026

Retail Summit 2026 - Shawville
April 27, 2026
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Poetry in the Pontiac
April 29, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

May 2026

Reopening This Friday May 1st for the season
May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026
All Day
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Events Calendar

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Oktoberfest Ladysmith
October 4, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
All Day
04 Oct
October 4, 2024    
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, October 4, 2024 - Oktoberfest at Brauwerk Hoffman, Campbell’s Bay. Live music with Danny Sylvester and Friends. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Music starts at 7:30. Tickets $28. Call 613-732-0388 for reservations
06 Oct
October 6, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The "Irishness" of our Ottawa Valley English "Twang," On Sunday, October 6, at 2 p.m., the Bromley Historical Society is pleased to welcome journalist, podcaster and raconteur Barry Conway. His topic will be "How the feckin' Ottawa Valley Irish Speak English". One of Renfrew County’s native sons, he will share his first-hand command of the [...]
Wakefield Writers Festival des Écrivains
October 16, 2024 - October 21, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
More than a dozen award-winning anglophone and francophone authors, musicians and artists will take the stage at the 10th annual Wakefield Writers Festival des Écrivains from October 16 to 20. For more information on lineup, program, author bios and tickets please go to www.writersfete.com.
Parenting Workshop #1 - Emotional Regulation
October 23, 2024    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for the first in our series of parenting workshops! This workshop on Emotional Regulation is designed to empower and resource parents so that they have the tools to support emotional regulation strategies at home. Parents will be invited to share their concerns so that strategies can be tailored to their family's needs. We [...]
Radon Awareness Public Forum
November 2, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MRC-CISSSO-CoP are collaborating to provide important information about Radon: what it is; how to test for it; how to manage it and, grants available to help homeowners pay for mitigation work. Admission is Free. There will be Door Prizes.
Pontiac Sr Comets vs. Glengary Pipers
November 2, 2024    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Events on October 4, 2024
Events on October 5, 2024
Oktoberfest Ladysmith
4 Oct 24
Thorne
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Otter Lake 150 WinterFest

Otter Lake 150 WinterFest

March 6, 2026 - March 8, 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 pm

OTTER LAKE 150 WINTERFEST

FRI MAR 6: TALENT SHOW
doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm

SAT MAR 7:
KIDS’ OLYMPICS (ages 6-17), 10am-1pm
MINI OLYMPICS (under 5), 10am-1pm
MINUTE-TO-WIN-IT, 1pm-3pm
MOBILE ARCADE, 10am-2pm
DOG SLEDDING, 5pm-6pm
MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS, 8pm

SUN MAR 8:
BALL HOCKEY, starts at 10am

Food, Drinks & Vendors on site!!
Free Face Painting!!

CANCELLED: Pontiac Snowmobile Drivers Association Aces Poker Run

CANCELLED: Pontiac Snowmobile Drivers Association Aces Poker Run

March 7, 2026
8:00 am - 6:30 pm

UPDATE: This event was cancelled due to the weekend’s wet forecast.

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Where: Gavan’s Hotel, 1157 rue de Clarendon, Quyon
When: 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Registration costs $40 for the first hand—which includes a spaghetti dinner at Gavan’s Hotel, and $30 for each additional hand. Participants can compete for cash prizes including $350 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd, and $80 for 3rd, along with various door prizes and a consolation prize for the worst hand. Interested riders can sign up at https://app.acespokerrun.com/acesevent/olV4STLCDA8F3aFmB7nH or contact info@amp-psda.qc.ca for more details.

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Cribbage Tournament at George’s Regal Beagle - Chichester

Cribbage Tournament at George’s Regal Beagle - Chichester

March 7, 2026
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Where: George’s Regal Beagle Bar, 1541 Chem. de Chapeau Sheenboro, Chichester
When: 12:30 p.m.
To register or for more information contact David Brisard: 613-639-9002. 

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Events Calendar

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Oktoberfest Ladysmith
October 4, 2024 - October 6, 2024    
All Day
04 Oct
October 4, 2024    
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, October 4, 2024 - Oktoberfest at Brauwerk Hoffman, Campbell’s Bay. Live music with Danny Sylvester and Friends. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Music starts at 7:30. Tickets $28. Call 613-732-0388 for reservations
06 Oct
October 6, 2024    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The "Irishness" of our Ottawa Valley English "Twang," On Sunday, October 6, at 2 p.m., the Bromley Historical Society is pleased to welcome journalist, podcaster and raconteur Barry Conway. His topic will be "How the feckin' Ottawa Valley Irish Speak English". One of Renfrew County’s native sons, he will share his first-hand command of the [...]
Wakefield Writers Festival des Écrivains
October 16, 2024 - October 21, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
More than a dozen award-winning anglophone and francophone authors, musicians and artists will take the stage at the 10th annual Wakefield Writers Festival des Écrivains from October 16 to 20. For more information on lineup, program, author bios and tickets please go to www.writersfete.com.
Parenting Workshop #1 - Emotional Regulation
October 23, 2024    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for the first in our series of parenting workshops! This workshop on Emotional Regulation is designed to empower and resource parents so that they have the tools to support emotional regulation strategies at home. Parents will be invited to share their concerns so that strategies can be tailored to their family's needs. We [...]
Radon Awareness Public Forum
November 2, 2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MRC-CISSSO-CoP are collaborating to provide important information about Radon: what it is; how to test for it; how to manage it and, grants available to help homeowners pay for mitigation work. Admission is Free. There will be Door Prizes.
Pontiac Sr Comets vs. Glengary Pipers
November 2, 2024    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Events on October 4, 2024
Events on October 5, 2024
Oktoberfest Ladysmith
4 Oct 24
Thorne
Events on October 6, 2024
Events on October 16, 2024
Events on October 17, 2024
Events on October 18, 2024
Events on October 19, 2024
Events on October 20, 2024
Events on October 21, 2024
Events on October 23, 2024
Events on November 2, 2024

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