Teen activities
Teens in Mont-Laurier: a youth house of their own, the rink and two dance studios
Mont-Laurier's teen layer has a front door -- the Maison des jeunes, running since 1981 -- plus the standard Hautes-Laurentides pillars: minor hockey, the pool, dance studios and the polyvalente's auditorium. Here it is at full size.
The teen layer, with a house of its own
The Maison des jeunes de Mont-Laurier (mdjmontlaurier.ca) is an animated meeting place for youth 11 to 17: billard, ping-pong, jeux video, cuisine, atelier artisanal, sports and sorties, with no registration required for drop-in. Its own FAQ is precise that a small cantine exists but no meals are served -- teens bring their own food for its kitchen. That precision is this guide's style too: the house is a social anchor, printed as one.
the Centre sportif Jacques-Lesage, 801, rue Alix -- the Ville's arena and sports centre, home ice of the Draveurs de Mont-Laurier, the town's brand-new senior elite (LHSE) franchise, and of the Association du hockey mineur de Mont-Laurier et Ferme-Neuve. The Draveurs played their first-ever official matches in September 2026 and their home opener on Saturday, September 26, 2026 -- an 8-3 win before a crowd reported above 1,200. The league's own programme seats the Vikings de Sainte-Martine at the Draveurs on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 19 h 30 -- tomorrow, at this guide's build. The minor-hockey association's name spans two towns by design: fixtures seated in Ferme-Neuve are Ferme-Neuve's, and only Jacques-Lesage fixtures are ever Mont-Laurier's
The teen grid, carded
The house
Drop-in, animated, since 1981 -- the town's teen living room, with its programme on its own surface.
The studios
Studio Dimension Danse (529, boul. Albiny-Paquette) teaches from age 3 through adulte -- hip-hop, danses urbaines, cheerleading, contemporain, jazz, classique, acro-danse, recreational and competitive. Studio Danse Impact is the hip-hop specialist, cours from age 4, workshops and a year-end gala.
The auditorium
The secondary school's auditorium doubles as a community concert room -- the Beatles homage plays it on November 6, 2026 -- the biggest teen-age room in town on show nights.
The school layer
The Polyvalente Saint-Joseph is the town's public francophone secondary school (Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Laurentides, whose administration itself sits in Mont-Laurier), with its Pavillon Saint-Joseph; seven CSSHL primaries feed it from across the town's sectors. School public life rides newsletters, the Ville calendar and the local paper -- the standard Quebec position, printed as such.
The honest limit
No teen-only commercial venue beyond the Maison des jeunes is documented on the surfaces reached, and none is claimed. The structured layer is the youth house, the studios, the rink and the pool; the social layer is the town's calendar -- theatre bills, Draveurs nights, the Fête au centre-ville.
Common questions
What is there for teenagers in Mont-Laurier?
The Maison des jeunes drop-in (11-17), minor hockey and Draveurs nights at the Jacques-Lesage, swim sessions at the Piscine municipale, two dance studios, library programmes, and the Polyvalente auditorium's concert nights.
What is the Maison des jeunes?
Mont-Laurier's youth house since 1981: an animated drop-in for ages 11 to 17 -- games, cooking, art workshop, sports and outings, no registration for drop-in. Its own site carries its programme.
Can teens play hockey in Mont-Laurier?
Yes -- the Association du hockey mineur de Mont-Laurier et Ferme-Neuve registers through the Ville's Amilia store for the Centre sportif Jacques-Lesage. Fixtures seated in Ferme-Neuve are that town's; Mont-Laurier-venue fixtures are this town's.
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