{"id":178623,"date":"2026-03-02T15:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?p=178623"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:20:39","slug":"brouillon-auto-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/brouillon-auto-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The MRC Pontiac is proud to support the festivals and events on its territory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MRC Pontiac is proud to support festivals and events that make our territory vibrate and bring our communities together. True drivers of vitality and local pride, these initiatives contribute directly to the economic dynamism and influence of the Pontiac. Through the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR2) \u2013 Territorial Development, minist\u00e8re des Affaires municipales et de l\u2019Habitation, an amount of $20,000 will be invested to support seven events in 2026. This support contributes to the attractiveness and development of tourism in the Pontiac, through three components: local events, expanding tourism events and structuring tourism events.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Supported projects \u2013 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Component 1 &#8211; Local events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sheenboro Heritage \u2013 Irish Tea : $500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Component 2 &#8211; Tourism events or festivals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Municipality of L&#8217;Isle-aux-Allumettes \u2013 Island Fest : $1,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parc des Chutes Coulonge \u2013 Festival of Lights : $1,750<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phare Ouest \u2013 Festival international du Cin\u00e9ma des Femmes du Pontiac : $1,750<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Component 3 &#8211; Structuring tourism events or festivals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shawville Lions Club \u2013 Jamboree Country : 5 000 $<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pontiac Agricultural Society \u2013 Shawville Fair : 5 000 $<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Festival Country Fort-Coulonge\/Mansfield : 5 000 $<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our festivals and events reflect the energy, creativity and solidarity that define the Pontiac so well. They are a huge source of pride for our region and help to promote our identity far beyond our borders. By supporting them, we are affirming loud and clear that the Pontiac is alive, welcoming and proud of its talents and its communities. &#8220;, says Jane Toller, Warden of the MRC Pontiac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For details on the announcement of projects selected under the festival and event funding policy, we invite you to visit the MRC Pontiac website: <a href=\"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/major-event-funding\/\">https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/business\/support-and-funding\/major-event-funding\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MRC Pontiac is proud to support festivals and events that make our territory vibrate and bring our communities together. True drivers of vitality and local pride, these initiatives contribute directly to the economic dynamism and influence of the Pontiac. 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