SUMMER. The municipality of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès revealed on Monday, June 20 the programming of its activities for the summer season.
Taking place under the theme “Capturing special moments”, the municipality is planning a wide range of activities, both sporting and cultural, which begin this week and continue until the end of September.
As we know, the various culture, recreation and sports committees have had to use their imagination over the past two years to continue to offer activities to the citizens of the municipality. Many volunteers involved, working in particular with the director of recreation Ariane Bolduc-Bédard, were excited to finally return to more normal programming.
“Without their work and their involvement, it would be impossible to offer such a rich and varied program,” we added at a press conference, where several of these volunteers were present.
“We must talk about our municipality for its successes and its good deeds and not just for the difficulties and problems encountered”, supports the mayor of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Nancy Mignault.
National Day – Friday June 24 from 5 p.m.
Families are invited to the Parc des Grès to enjoy family activities such as inflatable structures, local tales, the unveiling of the flag contest, the raising of the flag, the patriotic speech, a musical show by the La Déferlance group and the traditional fireworks and bonfire.
Mosquito Tournament
From June 21 to 26 will take place the 37th edition of the Moustique tournament. More than 220 players will be welcomed representing 20 teams, including 8 in A and 12 in B. Note that 60% of registered teams come from outside the Mauricie region, such as Magog, Haute-Saint-Charles, South Shore from Quebec and Lanaudière.
Family tournament
The family tournament which will take place on September 2, 3 and 4 is a tradition for many families in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès. Saint-Etienne residents meet there for three days to play given ball with members of their families of all ages. On Saturday evening, everyone gathers to attend the show by Éric Masson and his musicians.
Class A Provincial Championships
For a 3rd consecutive year, Baseball Québec relies on Mauricie to host the Class A provincial championships in all categories. The Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Minor Baseball Association will once again receive the 18U/21UF A category from September 22 to 25, 2022, bringing together all the champion teams from each region of Quebec.
Cultural Wednesdays
During three Wednesdays in July and August, different artists will energize the Réal-St-Onge park. We go big on July 6 with rocker Martin Deschamps, followed on August 10 by a – Tribute to Elvis – by Dany Vincent and on August 24 by Nelson Voyer, to highlight a local artist.
Golf tournament
On September 17, the traditional golf tournament is back at the Memorial Golf Club under the honorary presidency of Lise Phaneuf. More than 100 golfers are expected and all the money raised will be donated to the various organizations involved to improve their activities. For more info: www.facebook.com/Tournoi de golf
