Greenwood's StoryFest 2019 is pleased to welcome award-winning author Rawi Hage. His most recent novel, Beirut Hellfire Society, led to his being long-listed for the Giller Prize and a finalist for both the Governor General Literary Award and Rogers Writers' Trust prize. The event will involve a discussion of the book with some reading and […]
At the 4 corners in Vankleek Hill BEGINNING CURSIVE WRITING (D’Nealean Style) 8-week Program Thursdays October 3 – November 21, 2019 Ages 6-12 @ 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm Activity kit and handouts are included in the cost of the full program. $10 per lesson and $10 for the kit Older siblings or adults can […]
Vankleek Hill and District Horticultural Society FALL POTLUCK DINNER Yearbook cover photo competition. Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 6 pm Vankleek Hill Community Centre 36 Mill Street, Vankleek Hill All are welcome. Bring a dish, bring a friend. vkhhorticultural.ca or find us on Facebook
Rudecombe - The Haunted Forest is an annual fundraiser where guests of all ages can escape to a new realm, the medieval village of Rudecombe. Guests interact with characters, go on quests and become part of the world of Rudecombe. We wait on you, brave guests. (you may come costumed if you wish) Refreshments and […]
Saturday, October 19th, EscarpAction Jessup’s Falls will be hosting its 3rd annual Wine, Cheese and Beer! event. Funds raised will go to support our mission to protect the Jessup's Falls escarpment and its groundwater by promoting local, sustainable businesses. Come join us for a silent auction, a live cake auction with professional auctioneer Guy Bissonnette […]
The Jesus Lifestyle, Session 2 (Alpha) Starting October 20, 2019 - Dec. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (running for 6 weeks, not consecutively) Each week a new topic. Free lunch, video, discussion. Knox Presbyterian Church, 29 High Street, VKH 613-678-3985
Globe & Mail reporter Ann Hui will visit Greenwood's StoryFest 2019 to discuss her book, Chop Suey Nation. In 2016, she drove across Canada - from Victoria to Fogo Island - to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own […]
Café-rencontre des Ouimet avec les Filles du Roy, 20 octobre à 2h Paroisse St-Grégoire, 137 rue Higginson, Vankleek Hill Venez découvrir les ancêtres des OUIMET, LALONDE, BOYER, SÉGUIN, CADIEUX, MARCIL.
Vankleek Hill and District Nature Society Monday, October 21, 2019 - 7PM 5814 Highway 34, Library at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute Speaker: Heather Short, “Earth Scientist and Climate Educator” Join us to learn of the scientific basis of climate change; consequences; steps to avoid catastrophe. All welcome including students. $1 fee as refreshments vankleekhillnaturesociety.org
At the 4 corners in Vankleek Hill BEGINNING CURSIVE WRITING (D’Nealean Style) 8-week Program Thursdays October 3 – November 21, 2019 Ages 6-12 @ 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm Activity […]
Residents from across Prescott-Russell and the Ottawa-Gatineau region are invited to support two important causes during a special community fundraiser at Bergeron Garden Centre on Saturday, June 20. The event, called BIG-FM’s Blooms for Cancer, will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bergeron Garden Centre on De La Baie Road, just off County […]
Fête nationale is Tuesday, June 24 and the town of Brownsburg-Chatham has announced its program of festivities for the celebration. Festivities will take place from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Brownsburg-Chatham municipal campground, located at 457 Route des Outaouais (Route 344). Admission to the site will be free for everyone from 4 p.m. […]
By Madison Parisien Front porches, lawns, and neighbourhood gathering spaces throughout Vankleek Hill will once again transform into live music venues when Porchfest returns on Saturday, July 11. The annual community festival has become one of the area’s most anticipated summer events, bringing together musicians, residents, and visitors for a day filled with free live […]