Arts and Culture

Despite last week's cancellation of a press conference to officially launch the long-awaited broadband Internet project, the United Counties of Prescott-Russell is moving ahead with plans to bring an expanded high-speed Internet service online for the region.

The press conference was scheduled to take place prior to the regular meeting of counties council on Tuesday, August 24. Counties CAO Stéphane Parisien explained the press conference had to be "pushed back to a later date" because there are still some details that need to be worked out.

If you are a food lover and are always looking for delicious local food, then the Foire Gourmande Outaouais-Est ontarien is the perfect event for you.

Taking place this Sunday, August 29, the food fair will be held at two sites - the Lefaivre Community Centre and the Montebello Marina. There will be more than 60 food kiosks to sample and discover, as well as inflatable games for children and live entertainment.

A local antique collector wants to share his passion for antiques with other residents of the Glengarry-Prescott-Russell region, and is hosting the first edition of an antique fair at his home this weekend.

At Arbor Gallery this month, exhibitions illustrate the working methods of the artists and art on the theme of "the car."

The exhibition will run until September 12. The gallery is open from 12 to 5 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. Admission is free, but your $2 donation is appreciated.

>The Automobile= features works by Michelle Landriault, marie‑noël, Jeannine St‑Amour, Katrin Smith, and Richard Stanford.

The 63rd annual Glengarry Highland Games came to Maxville on Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31. Several thousand spectators attended the event, which culminated in the massed pipe band performance that featured 1,357 participants.

Audiences came from far and wide to enjoy the music, dancing, heavyweight competitions and more. See below for our photo and video coverage of the successful event as well as a list of the competition results.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) announced the awarding of $2.47 million in community grants to 51 not-for-profit and charitable organizations in eastern Ontario's Champlain region on Tuesday, July 27.

The grants were ratified by the foundation's board of directors on June 28, while applications for the grants would have been submitted before the March 1 deadline. Grants are awarded three times per year.

The process of sending out the funding has "in theory" already begun, according to Renée Ouellet, a senior communications officer with the OTF.

The Vankleek Hill Music and Arts Summer Camp (MASC) at St. Jude Catholic School is currently underway, and this week is gearing up for a big presentation this Friday, July 23 at 2 p.m.

It is a two-week program that children ages 5 to 14 attend on weekdays to learn the basics about a variety of different instruments, create interesting works of art, and display their fine acting skills.

The Vankleek Hill & District Horticultural Society held its annual flower show on July 18, 2010. The results were as follows.
In Class 1 (lilies), first place was Caroline Bissonette, second place was Vi Brunet, and third place was Joan King.

In Class 2 (rhizomes, tubers, hermerocallis), first place went to Liz Radix, second place to Vi Brunet, and third place was a tie between Mary Higginson, Monika Vogel, and Joan King.

In Class 3A (perennials), Vi Brunet received first place, Caroline Bissonette second place, and Monika Vogel third place.

Two good reasons not to miss the 2010 Glengarry Highland Games on Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31 in Maxville are the world class piping events and the best lineup anywhere in celtic entertainment.

The Games are synonymous with the finest in piping. Not only do pipe bands travel from across Canada and the United States to compete in the North American Pipe Band Championship, but in addition, the top pipers come to take the honours in the prestigious Piobaireachd (pronounced pee-brock) competitions.