On Saturday, September 24 a firefighter’s gala will be held at La Cité Golf Club, in Hawkesbury, to honour 26 firefighters from Prescott-Russell. They will be receiving service awards from the federal and provincial governments. A bagpiper will lead the honorees into the reception hall, where they will be greeted by friends and coworkers. On Monday, Hawkesbury Fire Chief Roger Champagne told The Review that the event was nearly sold out, with a maximum capacity of 200 people. Champagne said that five Hawkesbury firefighters will be among those honored. A similar gala was held in Embrun in 2014.