Brett Thoms Bryson February 3-5, 2023 Despite the -30 degree weather, Bryson’s Winterfest, part of celebrations for the 150th year since the town was incorporated, went on. Celebrations kicked off Friday night with an outdoor hockey tournament and husky dog sled. The tournament was played on the Bryson RA skating rink and featured six teams from the central Pontiac, including two from Bryson, one from L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet and three from Fort-Coulonge. Every team needed to have at least one female on the ice at all times. Games started Friday night and stretched into Saturday afternoon. All the funds raised from the tournament went to the Bryson RA. The tournament was organized by Luc Danis. Saturday afternoon saw a number of events, including the setting up of series of games courtesy of the company Expiro, a mobile arcade, and a performance by Echo the Clown. The evening was finished off with a spaghetti supper, a performance by Ottawa circus performer Sophie Latreille, a bilingual performance from comedian and illusionist Martin Rozon and a musical performance from Ben Chabot. Sunday morning wrapped everything up with another community breakfast hosted by the Bryson Golden Age Club.
The Arcade Mobile featured every recent gaming console, from Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation, as well as a classic Super Nintendo, all inside a heated trailer in Bryson Lion’s Club parking lot. Nadia Desrochers plays Mario Party while one of the arcade mobile staff watches on.Shaylee Cameron, Kinsley Driscoll, and Paisley Cameron play a giant Jenga game during the Bryson 150 Winterfest.Nick Cameron helps his daughter Shaylee dunk in an outdoor basketball game.Martin Rozon performs a card trick during the Bryson 150 festivities on Saturday evening.Despite the freezing winds, kids bundled up to take
turns on husky sled rides around the Bryson Baseball
Diamond provided by Escapade HuskimoBrooke Frost and Geneviève Gratton throw axes in the Bryson Lion’s Hall.Sophie Latreille of the Ottawa Circus performed a 10 minute long glow dance with hula hoops and glow sticks. During the performance her monuments managed to create various optical illusions, including creating the logo of Bryson. Sophie Latreille of the Ottawa Circus performed a 10 minute long glow dance with hula hoops and glow sticks. During the performance her monuments managed to create various optical illusions, including creating the logo of Bryson. Sophie Latreille of the Ottawa Circus performed a 10 minute long glow dance with hula hoops and glow sticks. During the performance her monuments managed to create various optical illusions, including creating the logo of Bryson. Sophie Latreille of the Ottawa Circus performed a 10 minute long glow dance with hula hoops and glow sticks. During the performance her monuments managed to create various optical illusions, including creating the logo of Bryson. Sophie Latreille of the Ottawa Circus performed a 10 minute long glow dance with hula hoops and glow sticks. During the performance her monuments managed to create various optical illusions, including creating the logo of Bryson. Sophie Latreille of the Ottawa Circus performed a 10 minute long glow dance with hula hoops and glow sticks. During the performance her monuments managed to create various optical illusions, including creating the logo of Bryson. While two teams pulled out of the hockey tournament due the weather, six teams still stuck it out. While two teams pulled out of the hockey tournament due the weather, six teams still stuck it out.The hockey tournament was originally billed as a ball hockey tournament, however the frigid temperatures caused the balls to shatter forcing the organizer to shift to soft pucks.
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