Vankleek Hill, ON

Mary’s Country Kitchen will move to new home this spring
Justin Bromberg
Monday, March 15, 2010

Mario and Chantal Lascelles are making their dream of expanding Mary's Country Kitchen and Fine Foods a reality.

Having outgrown their current location at 22 Main Street East, the Lascelles have purchased the vacant Victorian home located at 117 Main Street East and are planning to relocate the restaurant there in the near future.

"We haven't set a specific date or timeframe at this point," Chantal told The Review. "We want to take our time, do it right and make sure we're ready. So, we're just going to work at it and we'll open when we're ready."

VIDEO: Local talent showcased weekly at Blueberry Hill Bistro
Matthew Brown
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Blueberry Hill Bistro may be best known for its dinner menu and seemingly endless wine list, but owner Chris Williams is hoping to make a mark in the local music scene by hosting a weekly live music event every Wednesday evening.

Alexandria songstress Shannon Hardy took the stage in front of a capacity crowd last Wednesday, armed only with her guitar and her powerful voice.

PCPS playground needs volunteers – and heroes
Justin Bromberg
Sunday, March 7, 2010

A new playground will be built on Saturday, May 29 at the Pleasant Corners Public School, and its committee needs volunteers, donations, and services to help accomplish this task.

The committee is also asking the public for nominations of a hero, or heroes, to whom the playground will be dedicated to.

The Let Them Be Kids organization has offered to match every dollar raised by the PCPS playground committee for playground equipment, thus the more money that can be saved on building services, the more that can be matched for equipment.

Strange bullet-like hole found in Main Street shop window
Lianne Lahaie
Friday, March 5, 2010

When Mandy Jefferys, owner of the Limes Café on Main Street, came to work the morning of Thursday, February 25, the last thing she expected to find was a bullet hole in her shop window.

But, that's exactly what she did find and she still has no clue how it got there.

Cheer on local synchro skating team on Saturday
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The On The Edge Synchronized Skating Team, which will be competing in the Adult Figure Skating National Championships in Ottawa from April 2 to 4, is inviting people to come watch the team in action this weekend.

The team will hold a preliminary performance - ideally in front of a big crowd - at the Vankleek Hill Community Centre this Saturday, March 6 at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free, and the performance will take only five minutes.

Beau's Brewery takes Ontario, then the world stage
Justin Bromberg
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Just when you thought Beau's All-Natural Brewery was staying put, at least for a little while, the red phone rang at the home of the beer-brewing family team with another mission: fly to Vancouver and represent its home province at the 2010 Olympic Games.

Alexandria musician scouted by big city producer; listen here
Matthew Brown
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Alexandria-based musician Shannon Hardy recently celebrated her 26th birthday in style - at a Toronto recording studio with well-known producer Mark Zubek.

Zubek came across a song of Hardy's while listening to CKUT 90.3 FM, a Montreal-based radio station. He quickly hunted down the eastern Ontario songstress and expressed his interest in working with her.

The Review up for three awards
Justin Bromberg
Monday, March 1, 2010

The Review is a finalist in three categories of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) awards competition, the association announced Monday, March 1. Winners will be announced at the combined OCNA/CNA (Community Newspaper Association)/CCNA (Canadian Community Newspaper Association) convention on May 14, 2010 at the Toronto Sheraton Centre.

The Review is among three finalists nominated for best broadsheet front page. The other two finalists are the Midland Free Press and the Newmarket Era-Banner.

Blood donor clinic at VCI on March 4
Lianne Lahaie
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

You just might be the type to save a life.

That's why Canadian Blood Services is encouraging potential donors to come to the blood donor clinic at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI), held Thursday, March 4 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Carolyn Boucher, community development co-ordinator, blood donor services, told The Review there are still 71 appointment slots available and the hope is that all appointments will be taken by tomorrow.

New charges and arrest in regional crime spree
Justin Bromberg
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Additional charges have been laid and another arrest made in the series of crimes that took place across Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec over the past few months, while some of the suspects have made court appearances.

The joint investigation - involving the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Mirabel police, and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) - provided an update this week on the initial charges laid on February 3. A total of 174 criminal charges have now been laid in relation to nine separate incidents.

‘This is my chance’
Justin Bromberg
Friday, February 19, 2010

Marie-Andrée Jalbert suddenly decided, not too long ago, that she would leave the comfort of her home and her career to pursue the missionary work she'd always wanted to do.

For that reason, the 31-year-old native of Hawkesbury will board a plane - or several connecting ones, for that matter - on her way to rural Guatemala next Wednesday.

Vankleek Hill company secures CTV tower
Jean Sarrazin
Justin Bromberg
Thursday, February 18, 2010

 

When CTV's Ottawa newsroom went up in flames on Sunday, February 7, officials turned to a Vankleek Hill-based company to make sure the tower on the building's roof didn't collapse and cause further damage.

Photo gallery: Cougars save their best attack for last
Matthew Brown
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

 

 

The Vankleek Hill Community Centre, also known as "The Cougars Den," welcomed a struggling team from Gatineau on Saturday, February 13 for the last game of the regular season.

Vankleek Hill resident wins Canadian Cancer Society Lottery
Justin Bromberg
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A town resident took home the grand prize of the ninth Canadian Cancer Society Lottery in Ontario last week, one of three lucky winners in the five Eastern Counties.

"I was surprised," laughed Roger Duval, of Vankleek Hill, who won $100,000 in the lottery.

Register for Vankleek Hill Carnival Talent Contest by Jan. 24
Louise Sproule
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Vankleek Hill winter carnival kicks off this weekend, but there is still lots of time to register for the carnival talent show, which takes place on Sunday, January 31 at 2 p.m. Performers of all ages are invited to participate in one of the following three categories: dance, vocal and variety.
Share your photos in The Review's Beautiful Babies feature: Meet the Jan. 14 deadline
Louise Sproule
Friday, January 8, 2010

The Review’s 13th annual Beautiful Babies feature is coming soon!
Share your best pictures with our community.
Submit your photos by email to: ads@thereview.ca

$1,000 for each of two food banks
Louise Sproule
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Vankleek Hill Food Bank and the L’Orignal Food Bank will each receive a $1,000 donation from Champlain Township. Although councillors were made aware that the township’s donations account was running low in funds, they agreed to find the money to make the donations.
Township holds fast with heritage designation for jail and newer portion of counties’ building
Louise Sproule
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Despite a request from the United Counties of Prescott-Russell to have the heritage designation removed from the administrative offices portion of the counties’ building, Champlain Township councillors rejected the idea after a brief discussion at their December 16 meeting.
Convent project zoning change moves forward
Louise Sproule
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
At their December 16 meeting, Champlain Township councillors approved in principle a zoning amendment application from Pottery Lane Imports which would change the zoning of the former convent property from Institutional (I) to Commercial Core - Exception (CC-X).
No speed limit reductions for subdivisions
Louise Sproule
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
After some discussion, a motion to reduce the speed limit in one subdivision inside Champlain Township was defeated. The request, discussed at the township’s regular December 16 meeting, had come from a resident with the hopes that a reduced speed limit would reduce speeding problems in a L’Orignal subdivision. Council discussed reducing the speed limit to 30 kilometres per hour in one subdivision, but Longueuil councillor Helen MacLeod had argued that if speed limit reductions were introduced, the rule should be consistent for all subdivisions.
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