Rockland, ON

Artists are selecting their best work and getting ready for the fourth-annual Colours on the Bay show in Rockland.
The art exhibit happens on October 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This year’s honorary president is artist Charles Spratt, and the guest speaker will be Canadian children’s entertainer Suzanne Pinel, better-known as “Marie-Soleil.”
Thirty-four professional artists are expected to attend the show.
This year, proceeds from the show will be donated to Operation 20/20, a fundraising endeavor of the Cancer Unit of the Ottawa Hospital.

Montreal Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin recently hosted the 13th edition of his annual golf tournament at the Outaouais Golf Club in Rockland.
Considered as one of the largest fundraisers in the Ottawa region, the event included more than 325 golfers playing along with a number of celebrity guests.
Amongst the celebrities were: Bob Gainey (Canadiens general manager), Marc Crawford (Dallas Stars head coach), Benoit Groulx (Canadian football quarterback), Phil Myre (retired NHL goaltender) and Randy Sexton (Florida Panthers assistant general manager).

Canadian taxpayers will be paying $21 million for a sporting event venue and training centre in Rockland.

The project includes two NHL-size ice surfaces, two soccer fields, a baseball diamond and a running track.

The arenas will have 2,500 seats each, meeting and conference facilities, press boxes and therapy rooms.

Care agency workers charged with assault

Raymond Lemay, executive director at the Prescott-Russell Services to Children and Adults (PRSCA), which runs the home, said he is shocked by the situation that is alleged to have happened.

"It was a terrible situation," he said, crediting employees with having brought forward information that shed light on the alleged assaults.

The Upper Canada District School Board has approved a number of new principal and vice-principal appointments to respond to vacancies at its schools.