Letter to Santa
2022-12-02 04:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Review, 76 Main St E, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, K0B 1R0, Canada
Santa Claus is coming to town!

Make The Review a stop before the Parade of Lights and write your letter to Santa at our offices.

There will be a treat for you, gingerbread cookies and more.

Oh, and bring your parents along!

We’ll help kids write letters to Santa! Kids can take their letters with them and their letters will be picked up by mail carriers walking the parade route on Friday evening!

We’ll have tables set up in our reception area, Christmas music, too — and we’ll supply paper, pencils, crayons and envelopes!

Each child will receive a treat! A free event for the kids in our community!

Vankleek Hill's Christmas Parade
2022-12-02 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute, 5814, 34 Hwy, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill, K0B 1R0, Canada
The parade will travel northbound along Highway 34 to Perreault Street, Home Avenue, Stanley Avenue, Higginson Street, Derby Avenue, to Main Street East and end at the streetlights of Highway 34 and County Road 10.
ACTIVITIES
6:30 p.m. – Town Square Park – Champlain Tree Lighting
4-8 p.m. – Town Square Park Beavertails Foodtruck
4-7 p.m. – The Review – Letter to Santa and cookies
5:30-7:30 p.m. – Arbor Gallery – Coffee, hot chocolate and exhibitions
6-6:30 p.m. – Champlain Library – Story Time (FR -6 p.m.) (EN – 6:15 p.m.)
6:-7:30 p.m. – Champlain Library – Scratch off Holiday Card
For more information or to register a float (completed forms must be received by Sunday, November 20) please click on the following link:
https://www.champlain.ca/en/recreation-and-leisure/christmas-parade.aspx

Alexandria Tree Lighting
2022-12-02 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Ontario
Mill Square (corner Main Street) in Alexandria

Craft & Bake Sale
2022-12-03 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 472 (Hawkesbury), 152 Nelson Street, Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury, Ontario, K6A 1L8, Canada
1st Vankleek Hill Girl Guides Craft & Bake Sale
All crafts and baked goods made by the girl guides! Every donation receives an entry to win a prize! We will also be selling gently used toys.

Christmas Tea & Bake Sale
2022-12-03 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 440 Stanley Street, Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
Call 613-675-2134 for more information

Christmas Tea & Bake Sale
2022-12-03 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 440 Stanley Street, Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
More information: 613-675-2134

Alexandria's Santa Claus Parade
2022-12-04 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Glengarry sports Palace, 70 McDonald Blvd, K0C 1A0, Canada
Departure from the Glengarry Sports Palace to Main Street to finish at Island Park (102 Derby Street West, Alexandria)
For more information please visit their website at: https://www.northglengarry.ca/en/things-to-do/christmas-parades-and-activities.aspx

Alexandria Fireworks
2022-12-04 20:00 - 21:00 UTC | Ontario
Island Park (102 Derby Street West, Alexandria)

Hawkesbury's Holiday Parade - Le défilé du Père Noël de Hawkesbury
2022-12-10 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | Main Street, Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
Le grand défilé du Père Noël au centre-ville de Hawkesbury !
Visitez leur site Web pour tous les détails : https://hawkesbury.ca/vivre-ici/defile-du-pere-noel-2022

Santa Claus is coming back to Hawkesbury with the Holiday parade!
Visit their website for full details : https://hawkesbury.ca/en/living/2022-santa-claus-parade

Chantez Noël ensemble avec Voix-Là
2022-12-11 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Paroisse Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze
Une collecte aura lieu au profit de la paroisse Saint-Grégoire (don suggéré 10 $)

Beautiful Babies Contest
2022-12-14 00:00 - 2023-01-18 23:59 UTC | The Review, 76 Main St E, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, K0B 1R0, Canada
The Review’s annual beautiful babies contest is back! Share your beautiful baby pics for your chance to win one of sic great prizes and share a smile with your community! And maybe even a giggle.

Submit photo and text online for FREE: https://thereview.ca/2022/12/06/beautiful-baby-contest/

Submit photos by WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023 at 4 pm

Winners will be drawn on TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023

Published in The Review on Wednesday, January 25, 2022

***NOTE: Babies must be born on or after January 2, 2021***

All entries will automatically be entered to win into a random draw for the following great prizes…

$100 gift certificate from Asselin Independent Grocer, Hawkesbury

$100 gift certificate from Vankleek Hill Foodland, Vankleek Hill

$255+HST gift certificate from Jan Amell Photography (includes the session fee and prints (2) 8x10s, (5) 5x7s)

Quilt – handmade in Vankleek Hill: A beautiful baby quilt – 49” x 56”. (value $125)

Baby layette set – from The Broken Kettle (value $27).

Giving Bear Blanket – from Vankleek Cottage (value $35).

Trivia Night
2022-12-15 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | The Windsor Tavern, 84 Main St. E., Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
$10 per person | Four persons per team
Your host: Martin Lacelle | Prizes for the top three teams!
The kitchen is open at 6 pm, serving your favourites.

TICKETS ON SALE AT:
Windsor Tavern, Jade Garden and The Review

Another fun event brought to you by:
The Vankleek Hill Business and Merchant Association

Attendance is limited to 75, so get your tickets soon!

Service of Hope
2022-12-18 14:30 - 16:00 UTC | St. John’s Anglican Church, 5845 Hwy 34, Vankleek Hill
During this Christmas season, are you feeling life will never be the same? If you are struggling after a loss of family or friends or are facing health challenges, loneliness, or anxiety, you are not alone.

Everyone is invited to a non-denominational service of hope led by the Reverend Bob Albert.

Refreshments will be served in the hall after the Service of Hope.

May you find strength in the warm embrace of community this Christmas season.

A Christmas Eve Service
2022-12-24 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Trinity United Church, 50 High Street, Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada
Join us for a traditional Christmas Eve Service of carols and stories.

Special guest: Rev. Dr. Robert Thompson

Pianist: Robb MacKinnon

We’re glad to be able to welcome you back again this year.

Light refreshments will be served in the hall following the service.

Traditional Christmas dinner and fellowship
2022-12-31 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Knox Presbyterian Church, 29 High Street, Vankleek Hill
Why be alone?

You are invited to come and enjoy good food and fellowship. Knox Church invites those who may be alone at this time of year, to come and enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner and fellowship.

Note: There is no cost, but please register ahead of time by calling Robin at 613-676-0443

People of all ages are welcome.

Soirée Réveillon - New Year's Eve Party
2022-12-31 19:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 (America/Toronto) | Chute-à-Blondeau Community Centre, 2005 Principale Street, Chute-à-Blondeau
Venez célébrer l’arrivée de 2023 au Centre Communautaire de Chute à Blondeau! Au programme: Une consommation offerte (bière ou vin), Un Souper – Buffet chaud, Un spectacle du fameux groupe John & Biz! De 19h à 2h. $80 par personne. Billets disponibles jusqu’au 20 décembre. Courriel: centrecommunautairecab@gmail.com ou par téléphone: 819 4254045.
Come and celebrate 2023’s arrival at Chute à Blondeau’s Community Centre! On the program: A free drink (beer or wine), A Supper – Hot buffet, A show by the famous group John & Biz! From 7pm to 2am. $80 per person. Tickets available until December 20. Email: communitycentrecab@gmail.com or by phone: 819 4254045.

New Year's Eve Party
2022-12-31 20:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 (America/Toronto) | Monkland & District Community Center, 17337 Hwy 43, Monkland, ON, K0C 1V0, Canada
We are almost into a new year, why not come ring in the new year at the Monkland Rec Center!
$15.00 in advance or $20.00 at the door.
All proceeds go towards supporting the Monkland & District Community Center.

Valentine's Day Contest
2023-01-04 00:00 - 2023-02-01 23:59 UTC | The Review, 76 Main St E, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, K0B 1R0, Canada
2023 Valentine’s Day Contest ~ Another fun contest for the Review community!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with our annual photo contest! This year, we’re inviting you to participate in our Valentine’s Day contest and share your favorite Valentine’s moments.

Share your THEN and NOW PHOTOS of you and your Valentine to enter our contest for your chance to win a GIFT BASKET (Value: $75) filled with local goodies!*Gift basket includes: Everything you need for a romantic movie night at home.

Valentine’s Day is a special holiday is a day to celebrate the love and friendship that you have with the people in your life.

To enter our contest, simply submit your photos along with a brief description of the moment, your names, and the year the photos were taken. Tell us how many years you have been together, and you’ll be entered into the contest.

The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2023, and the draw will take place on February 7, 2023.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to share your photo and have a chance to win a special prize.

We can’t wait to see all the amazing photos that will be submitted! The winning photos will be published in the February 8, 2023 issue of The Review.

Submit & upload your photos to the 2023 Valentine’s Day Contest now!

Note that participation is free! Thank you for considering a donation to help us with the cost of printing. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing your beautiful Valentine’s Day photos. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Annual General Meeting
2023-01-05 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 5845 Church St., Vankleek Hill , Vankleek Hill , Ontario
Members of the Public are invited to participate between 6 & 7:30 pm. After 7:30 pm. the meeting is open to Board Members only.

Easy Modern Square Dancing
2023-01-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | La Fraternite hall, 49 St. Paul St, Alexandria, ON, Canada
Dance the winter away with the Glengarry Tartans (Alexandria)

New Beginners & Social Dance Group!

You’re invited to give it a try!

Add fun to your New Year’s resolutions.

Open House – no cost / no obligation

Info: Marcelle Roussin 613-525-4835, Carole Lauzon 613-931-1783

We dance for Fun, Fitness & Friendship. We are not professional dancers. Casual attire/comfy shoes. VAX required. MASKS voluntary.

Bunka Shishu
2023-01-09 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Trinity United Church, 50 High Street, Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada
Japanese Embroidery

Course starting January 9th.

If interested in learning this art, please call Margaret Allen at 613-678-3539, or email: margaretallen@xplornet.com

Whiskey Jazz
2023-01-21 19:30 - 23:00 UTC | Centre culturel Le Chenail, 2 rue John, Hawkesbury, ON, K6A 2S2, Canada
Whiskey Tasting in Music with Gaëtan Pilon & Didier Chasteau Jazz Band

Bilingual Ecumenical Service
2023-01-22 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Paroisse Saint-Grégoire-de-Nazianze
Every year Christians across the world gather in prayer for growth in unity. To celebrate the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, local churches will be holding a bilingual ecumenical service on Sunday, January 22, at 3 p.m., at Saint-Grégoire de Nazianze church, on Higginson Street in Vankleek Hill.

The Order of Service has been prepared this year by Christians from the United States. The theme, “Do good; seek justice.” was selected by the Minnesota Council of Churches, USA, in the aftermath of the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd and the trial of the police officer responsible for his death.

Our world as we know it today is one where separation and oppression continue to be manifest when any single group or class is given privileges above others. The worship service will emphasize the importance of doing concrete actions of unity, justice and mercy in our personal lives and in the life of our communities.

The collection will be used to support the efforts made locally to help the organizations welcoming Ukrainian families.

Play the Numbers Game!
2023-01-25 00:00 - 2023-01-31 23:59 UTC | The Review, 76 Main St E, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, K0B 1R0, Canada
You could win your very own Google Nest Audio!Here’s how to play!Check each ad carefully on pages 18-21 in the Wednesday, January 25, print and digital edition of The Review and add up the number of years that these businesses have been operating.When you have your total, email your answer to: contest@thereview.ca by February 1, 2023!Be sure your complete name is somewhere in your email!We will do a random draw from all of the correct submissions on February 3, 2023 and will announce the winner in our February 8 edition!Please: Only one contest entry per person, but each person in your household can enter!

Trivia Night
2023-01-26 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | The Windsor Tavern, 84 Main St. E., Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
$10 per person | Four persons per teamYour host: Martin Lacelle | Prizes for the top three teams!The kitchen is open at 6 pm, serving your favourites.

TICKETS ON SALE AT:Windsor Tavern, Jade Garden and The Review

Another fun event brought to you by:The Vankleek Hill Business and Merchant Association

Attendance is limited to 75, so get your tickets soon!

Beau's Brewery Party
2023-01-27 10:00 - 2023-01-28 20:00, 2023-01-29 10:00 - 18:00 UTC | Beau’s Brewery, 10 Terry Fox Drive, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, K0B 1R0, Canada
Beau’s is throwing a party the weekend of Friday, January 27, to allow folks to come stock up on their favourite brews, as well as enjoy some live music and good times before the renovations begin. A Robbie Burns themed night is Friday (featuring live music by Hadrian’s Wall), and Saturday will offer food and drink specials, live music, and a small-batch Vanilla Porter brewed for the occasion. Beau’s will stay open till 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, with regular hours and live music Sunday, January 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

There will still be options to buy beer while the Taproom is closed. Beau’s customers can pre-order beer online at shop.beaus.ca for curbside pick-up in the brewery parking lot, from Monday through Friday, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Dunrobin Distilleries store will also be open for shopping during those hours. Home delivery from shop.beaus.ca will also continue to operate during the renovations.

The set timeline is to three to four weeks to complete the renovations. The Taproom will reopen on or before February 24. Beau’s will share an official reopening update as soon as a date is confirmed.

Dalkeith Winter Carnival
2023-01-28 00:00 - 2023-01-29 23:59 UTC | Ontario
Saturday, January 28 is the big day for the carnival, with a parade, a 4-on-4 hockey tournament, live music and a euchre tournament. Euchre kicks off the day at 11 a.m. at the Dalkeith Community Centre, with the parade making its way through the streets of village beginning at 2 p.m. The hockey tournament runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the outdoor rink.

Live music and dance with the Ian MacLeod Fiddlers begins in the community centre at 3 p.m. The Carnival Dance takes place at the centre beginning at 9 p.m., with music by The Ceilidh Drovers.

Sunday, January 29, will feature Ottawa magician Michael Bourada, who will perform his fun-for-all-ages show at the community centre beginning at 2 p.m. The popular spaghetti supper will run from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. At 7 p.m. the draw for the 50/50 raffle will be held and the Jimmy D trophy will be awarded for best parade float.

Admission for the event is free. A donation jar for the Dalkeith Recreation Association will be at the entrance to the community centre for those who wish to contribute.

More information on the Dalkeith Winter Carnival can be found on the Dalkeith Recreation Association’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/755215621221519.

Vernissage
2023-02-03 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | Arbor Gallery Cultural Centre, 36 Home Ave, Vankleek Hill, Ontario, K0B 1R0, Canada
Collective Emergence

With the students of Art & Dream Studio & Matthew Steele

$1 Wing Night
2023-02-03 17:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | Monkland & District Community Center, 17337 Hwy 43, Monkland, ON, K0C 1V0, Canada
Come play darts , have some drinks (the bar will be open), wings or other great foods. February 3 from 5-10 p.m. at the Monkland & District Community Center 17337 County Road 43, Monkland.
All proceeds go towards supporting the Monkland & District Community Center.
