Alfred-Plantagenet, ON

Two drivers were pronounced dead at the scene following a fatal collision on County Road 17 near Alfred early Tuesday morning.

Officers with the Hawkesbury detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on Tuesday, January 3 at around 3:15 a.m., between County Road 15 and Peladeau Road.

A driver of a pickup truck and a driver of a transport truck both died at scene, according to Sgt. Kristine Rae. The driver of the pickup, Ghislain Landry, 31, of Orleans and the driver of a transport truck, Gordon Wray, 56, of Oshawa, both died at scene.

Carole Faubert knows how hard it can be to feed her growing family of five.

When money is scarce, Faubert takes great comfort in knowing she and her husband have managed to stockpile their freezer full of moose, deer and goose meat so that when times are tough, the family doesn't have to worry about not having good food to eat.

"We have a limited income and we've both had hours scaled back at work," she told The Review during an interview last week. "My husband is a hunter and he always has been."

To the dismay of some parents and students, Cambridge Public School has decided it won't be hosting its annual Christmas concert this year because it doesn't want to alienate students and families who do not celebrate Christmas.

Instead, the school is planning to host a holiday-themed craft night later this month and hold a non-denominational concert in February.

In a newsletter sent home to parents last week, school principal Mhairi Rowland said the annual concert is being moved so every student can participate.

As a result of the recent hot, dry weather, municipalities in Prescott-Russell are asking residents to exercise caution when lighting fires and using water.

There are currently two bans on open fires for commercial or other purposes in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. The Village of Casselman has put a restriction on open burning within its limits, as has North Glengarry Township.

These were the only two municipalities issuing bans on open burning in Prescott-Russell at press time.

Whenever you dance, wherever you dance, dance to heal the earth.

This line, which is part of a well-known Native American prayer, is helping Ojibway man Paul Bruneau spread a very special message to men, women and children of all nations.

Bruneau shared his message with nearly 300 people at the Music in the Pines festival, which was recently held at Whispering Pines campground near Curran.

If you love good music and talented artists all nestled in the beauty of Mother Nature, then this weekend's third-annual Music in the Pines Festival is the event for you.

The event is being held at Whispering Pines Campground, located at 681 Concession 10, and runs from this Thursday, June 30 to Sunday, July 3.

Eileen Garde, who owns and operates the campground and organizes the festival, said the event promises lots of fun for the whole family.

The First Vankleek Hill Scouts are planning a sailing trip down the Ottawa River, but not in the conventional sense.

The adventuresome group spent this past weekend on a farm near Lefaivre, building a raft completely out of wood. In fact, the Scouts used 50 logs, 21 barrels, and three kilometres worth of twine to build the 18-by-24-foot raft.

The entire raft, including the 20-foot sail, has been lashed together for ultimate flexibility; no parts have been screwed together.

Outgoing Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MPP Jean-Marc Lalonde says the Progressive Conservative Party's platform for the upcoming provincial election is full of funding holes, empty promises and just plain bad ideas.

With a provincial election set to take place in October, Liberals and Conservatives across the province are rolling out platforms in an effort to sway voters.

What if you discovered that a high-profile relative willed you 12,000 acres of land in a Crown patent that was still active today?

That is the situation Gilbert McGillivray and his family currently find themselves in. McGillivray recently learned that he is a direct descendent of William McGillivray, a Scotland-born fur trader and political figure in Lower Canada.