Grenville, QC

It took less than 10 minutes for a small wooden bungalow in Grenville to be completely engulfed by flames last Tuesday, September 6.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 147 rue Principale at 5:34 p.m. and by the time they began fighting the blaze six minutes later, flames were already coming out of the front windows.

One man has been killed and two others are in hospital following a head-on collision between two vehicles on the Long-Sault Bridge between Hawkesbury and Grenville on Sunday, August 14 around 8:45 p.m.

As a result of the crash, the Ontario Provincial Police in Hawkesbury closed the entire bridge to traffic until 3 a.m. Monday morning.

Two bodies were pulled from the Ottawa River last week in two separate incidents, with one being ruled a suicide and the other still in the early stages of identifying the body.

The first incident occurred on Tuesday, July 19, when the Hawkesbury detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to the Long-Sault Bridge at 10:41 p.m.

"Somebody saw someone climbing the side of the bridge, either the wall or the fencing, and turned around to go and see," said Const. Pierre Dubois, noting the person allegedly appeared depressed or distressed.

If you've ever dreamed of owning a piece of history, now may be your chance to do exactly that.

The Historical Society of Argenteuil County has partnered with the Argenteuil Museum to create a stunning replica of the wedding dress worn by Alice Elizabeth Abbott, daughter of the first Canadian-born prime minister, Sir John C. Abbott.

Heather Csizmadia knew something was wrong when she walked into St. Matthew's Anglican Church on Tuesday, March 29.

"We had our service here on the Sunday and I came by Tuesday at around 2 p.m.," she told The Review. "I walked in and thought it seemed awfully bright in the church. That's when I knew something was very wrong."

Two separate fatal accidents resulted in the closure of Highway 50 between Grenville and Lachute, in a period of five days.

In the most recent, a 19-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday, February 8 when two vehicles collided during the early morning commute.

The accident occurred around 6:45 a.m., as the two vehicles were travelling in opposite directions along a slight curve near Lachute.

Police report the 19-year-old female driver was travelling westbound, when she deviated from her lane and hit an oncoming SUV.

Council members in the Village of Grenville approved the 2011 budget on Monday, December 20, noting residents could expect the same tax rate as the previous year.

While the budget document will not be released until the Monday, January 10 council meeting, the mayor's financial report highlights the anticipation of a $107,800 surplus at the end of 2010.

The 2010 budget was $2.09 million and, as of October 31, Grenville had collected $2.4 million in revenue, largely as a result of government transfers and other funding.

While the skies were still dark in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 18, Sûreté du Quebec (SQ) police officers from the Western Regional Investigation Unit gathered outside of four residences in Harrington, Mascouche, Laval and Saint-Hippolyte.

The officers then raided the four establishments at 6 a.m., where they seized significant amounts of marijuana and pills.

Ken Draycott sent this digital photograph to The Review. He writes, "This went by our front porch about 12:40 p.m. on Monday, October 11." In the background, you can see the church steeple in Chute-à-Blondeau, from Draycott's perspective in Cushing, Québec.

This was likely some of the Finnish equipment headed to Thurso, where it was to be unloaded on Tuesday for the Fortress Paper plant; the equipment will be used to produce a type of pulp that can be used as part of the rayon manufacturing process.