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Spencerville Mill & Museum Hosting Community Celebration Picnic Saturday

August 21, 2019 Hometown TV12

Spencerville – The Spencerville Mill & Museum is hosting a Community Celebration Picnic this Saturday August 24th at the mill. Running from noon to 2:00pm, come to the final event of the Mill’s Home for Dinner vintage kitchens exhibit and enjoy a vintage family picnic in the park along with your last chance to view the exhibit. It will include... Read More

24th Annual Harvest Day Demonstrations This Weekend in Augusta Township

August 20, 2019 Hometown TV12

Roebuck – The 24th annual Harvest Day Demonstrations is being held this weekend, Saturday, August 24th & Sunday, August 25th in Augusta Township. Hosted by the Antique Wheels in Motion located at 5877 County Rd 18 between Domville and Roebuck, it runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Admission is just $5 with children under 12 free. It will feature working antique... Read More

Spencerville Women’s Recreational Hockey League Set to Begin 13th Season

August 19, 2019 Media Release

Spencerville – During the spring of 2007 a group of local women came together to create a recreational hockey league that would allow women of all skill levels to enjoy the game. The league launched in Brockville with 4 teams. It has since moved to Spencerville where two games are played Sunday evenings between 8:30-10:30pm. The league is always welcoming... Read More

1000 Islands Poker Run Makes Annual Stop in Brockville for Lunch Saturday

August 16, 2019 Dale Elliott

Card Stops in Gananoque, Johnstown & Brockville! Brockville – The 33rd annual 1000 Islands Poker Run will set out from Kingston this Saturday, August 17th with card stops in Gananoque, Johnstown and a lunch stop in Brockville. More than 80 boats are expected to participate in this year’s poker run. The City of Kingston is once again hosting this event... Read More

“Hypocritical” UCDSB prioritizing management jobs over services for students, says union

August 13, 2019 Media Release

BROCKVILLE – The union that represents education workers at Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is demanding to know why the board is advertising a new, high-paying management job just weeks after it slashed services for students by eliminating the equivalent of 140 full-time frontline jobs. UCDSB claims the cuts – which affect 177 people in total – were needed to... Read More

Town of Prescott tendering purchase of new plow truck

August 13, 2019 Media Release

Prescott – Tender submissions for Town of Prescott, addressed to the CAO/Treasurer Matthew Armstrong, will be received until 3:00 p.m. (EST), Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Proposals will be accepted in via email only. Lowest or any quotation not necessarily accepted. For further information, please contact Matthew Armstrong, CAO/Treasurer at 613-925-2812 ext. 6220 or via email at marmstrong@prescott.ca. Town of Prescott 360 Dibble Street... Read More

Grenville County Weekly News for Week of August 5th – 11th, 2019

August 13, 2019 Media Release

NORTH GRENVILLE – Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing an investigation after a suspected fraud occurred in North Grenville, Ontario. On August 8, 2019, OPP officers were advised from a resident that they had been defrauded of a substantial amount of money by someone claiming to be their grandson. The fraudster said he was in an ‘at fault’... Read More

Charges Laid in Theft Spree in Prescott and Area

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Media Release

PRESCOTT – Over the course of the summer of 2019, Grenville County officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been investigating a crime spree of thefts from vehicles and break and enters in and around the Prescott area, Ontario. Video surveillance was obtained when one of the culprits attempted to pay at a local store with a stolen credit card.... Read More

PWA’s Friends For Life Bike Rally cycles from Toronto to Montréal raising critical funds for Toronto People With AIDS Foundation

August 8, 2019 Media Release

As long as there’s a reason, there’s a ride Toronto – On Sunday August 11th, 2019, the Toronto People with AIDS Foundation’s (PWA) Friends for Life Bike Rally will leave Toronto with about 200 cyclists, 100 crew members, and a fundraising goal of $1.4 million. The Bike Rally will become a small, travelling town on wheels, cycling more than 600... Read More

Carnival Diablo – The Strangest Show Unearthed @ The Spencerville Mill & Museum Aug. 8th to 11th!

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Hometown TV12

The Last traveling Circus Sideshow in Canada under a Big Top is coming to Spencerville! Spencerville – The Spencerville Mill & Museum is hosting Carnival Diablo – The Strangest Show Unearthed from this Thursday, August 8th to Sunday, August 11th. This extravaganza is steeped in the traditions of an old time Circus and carnival side-shows, with a Big Top in... Read More