Newspaper coverage of Savour the Pontiac

The Pontiac Journal has a brief but accurate article by Louise St. Laurent.

The Equity has a much longer article, and mentioned that MP Mathieu Ravignat attended, but accuracy leaves something to be desired.

For example:

• "Despite the rain, tents were set up..." It didn't rain till the afternoon.
• "trying to spread the event throughout Pontiac by holding it in a different municipality every year." Luskville and Quyon are both in the municipality of Pontiac, which put on the event.
• "Action Pontiac is responsible for putting on the event." Councillor Inès Pontiroli organised it for the municipality, with the help of volunteers from Action Pontiac.
• "great diversity and technical efficiency of the artists here," should be "technical proficiency" !
• "A band (Patches of Old Times) played live music in the parking lot." Another band, Larry and friends, played on the Jamfest stage behind the "Elvis building" near the Elkburger stand.
• "Pontiac is a depressed area." Not compared to the MRC Pontiac - click on "Collines" in the right-hand column to see other posts on the two Pontiacs.
• "This was the third year." or 4th? In previous years it was billed as a business fair/ open house.

More photos of Savour the Pontiac

Some more photos of Sunday's event. Thanks to all the people who came out.

Savour the Pontiac, open house

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Savour Pontiac 2011

Despite some torrential rain mid-afternoon, the 2011 “Savour Pontiac” event in Quyon, Québec was a big success. If you didn’t manage to make it this year, these pictures will give you a taste of some of what you missed — and be sure to watch for the event next year!

Porte ouverte : Savourer le Pontiac

2011 Porte ouverte : le terroir du Pontiac et ses saveurs

Quand : Dimanche, le 21 août de 11 h 00 à 16 h 00

OÙ : au parc du Club Lions à Quyon, sur la berge de la magnifique rivière des Outaouais (2, rue Ferry, municipalité du Pontiac (Quyon), Québec)

Au menu : des stands des commerçants, des artistes et des organismes locaux et régionaux; des produits frais du terroir; question de faire fonctionner vos papilles gustatives des échantillons de l’excellente cuisine pontiçoise, de la musique, du plaisir pour toute la famille, activités pour les enfants, des animaux et plus encore ...

Notre but : «Acheter localement». Faire connaître nos gens d’affaire, nos producteurs et nos artistes de 11 h 00 à 16 h 00.

Vous aimeriez vous joindre et participer à cet évènement avec votre cuisine, vos oeuvres d’art, votre commerce ou simplement pour exposer votre organisme, veuillez contacter Conseillière Inès Pontiroli à 819-455-9667 ou

Mme Anne Beeton, comité de planification du groupe Action Pontiac, au

819-455-9175 ou courriel à : anne.beeton@sympatico.ca

Nous tenons à remercier M Cliff Bellis de la compagnie Pioneer Wireless qui offrira généreusement les services internet sans fil à toute personne qui en fera la demande dans le cadre des activités de cette journée, aux autorités de la municipalité de Pontiac et aux membres du club Lions de Quyon.

Il n’y a aucun coût pour les exposants ou participants sauf le dépôt de 100$ pour réserver un espace de stand sur le terrain. Ce dépôt est entièrement remboursable en fonction de votre participation confirmée sur le terrain à la fin de la journée. Aucun remboursement ne sera fait à un participant qui aura réservé mais qui ne s’est pas présenté.

Vous désirez une vie plus active dans votre municipalité de Pontiac, alors impliquez vous.

Traduction par Gérard Desjardins.

Pontiac open house, Savour the Pontiac

This year, Action Pontiac takes the helm on the community open house, bringing it from the Luskville Community Centre to the Quyon riverfront and morphing it from ''strictly business'' to something for absolutely everyone..

Date: August 21st 2011

Place: Lions hall and playground, Ferry Rd., Quyon
Time: Sunday 11-4, rain or shine.

Featuring: Live music, fresh locally sourced breakfast, games and activites for kids, samples and info on all local businesses, booths by geologists, naturalists, community groups and and regional organisations...

Plus more! People from both the Municipality of Pontiac and the MRC de Pontiac are getting involved with this by the day ...

Expect to see original art, local alpacas, sweet honey, down home fiddles, comic clowns, heritage canoes, native birds, explanatory maps----- it's all here for you on August 21st, and it'll be big!

Keep in touch here at actionpontiac.blogspot AND get involved yourself!

Call Anne Beeton at 819-455-9175
OR councillor Inès Pontiroli at 819-455-9667 for more information.

Hey Pontiacers! GET INVOLVED!

Antiques and Golden Oldies sought

 

 

Are you a hoarder?

 

Are old and ancient things cluttering up your house and barns?

 

Would you possibly like to see some of them preserved and begin a new life as museum artifacts?

 

The Symmes Inn Museum in Aylmer may be able to accomodate some of your pieces.

Being a regional history museum, we are always on the lookout for original pieces to add to our

collection or to showcase directly.

 

 

If you have any free old, used or vintage items that are no longer of any use and would like to donate them call 819 455-1125 or email at alain.david@rocketmail.com

 

Alain David

Festival Pontiac Enchanté at Venturing Hills Farm

Festival Pontiac Enchanté brings together seasoned professional players and advanced music students from the Ottawa area, including Carson Becke (piano). This year two young artists from Europe, Hinrich Alpers (piano) and Lauren Steel (cello), as well as Nathaniel Frank-Anderson from Toronto, and bass-baritone Robert Pomakov join the performers.

The 100 mile Gala dinner and concert was last weekend, and last night's program included romantic piano trios by Mozart and Beethoven, and a Schubert nocturne. After the concert a Whip-poor-will could be heard nearby.

There are still five concerts - this weekend (23 and 24 July) and next (29, 30 and 31 July). The concerts on Friday and Saturday start at 7:30 pm, those on Sunday start at 2:30 pm.

For the program see the Venturing Hills website.

Review in the Ottawa Citizen by Steve Mazey.