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Great Turnout for Inaugural Brockville Butterfly Run Held on Sunday – VIDEO

October 15, 2018 Dale Elliott

Brockville – The Inaugural Brockville Butterfly Run to raise awareness of Pregnancy and Infant Loss in our community was held on Sunday in Downtown Brockville. A very large crowd, over 200 came out to run or walk a 1km or 5km route around either Blockhouse Island and/or the Brockville Tunnel raising a total of $6,340. The run was held to... Read More

Great Fall Weather for Annual Mac Johnson Fall Festival on Saturday – VIDEO

October 15, 2018 Dale Elliott

Tincap – The Friends of Mac Johnson Wildlife Area hosted its annual Fall Festival at the Mac Johnson Wildlife Area this past Saturday. The outdoor party ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and featured several fun activities for every member of the family including learning to build a birdhouse, canoe and kayaking, and roasting marshmallows. Visitors also enjoyed the... Read More

Community Potato Harvest Held on Saturday – VIDEO

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Dale Elliott

Spring Valley – A Community Potato Harvest was held in one of Tincap Berry Farm’s fields on Saturday, October 13th. Volunteers from Crosstown Impact, Brockville Rotary Clubs, Thousand Islands SS Helping Hands crew and many others helped to harvest potatoes from 8:00am to 5:00pm. This year they harvested 18,000lbs (8,181 Kgs) which will go to the following: • The Brockville... Read More

Annual Rotary Clubs of Brockville Fall Food Drive Numbers Down Compared to Last Year’s! – VIDEO

October 15, 2018 Dale Elliott

Brockville – The Rotary Clubs of Brockville held their annual fall food drive in support of The Brockville & Area Food Bank the week of October 3rd to 6th. Last week Brockville Rotarians collected and sorted 16,625 lbs. of food. This amount is down over last year’s drive that collected 20,320 lbs. This amount was way off their 2018 food... Read More

Are You Brave Enough to Tour The Tunnel of Terror, Haunted Walk? – VIDEO

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Dale Elliott

Running from Thursday October 25th – Monday October 29th in the Brockville Railway Tunnel! Brockville – Don’t miss the Tunnel of Terror, Haunted Walk, happening at the Brockville Railway Tunnel from Thursday October 25 to Monday October 29th! “We want everyone to come down for a walk through the Tunnel of Terror!” Explained Jessica Barabash. “There will be a ‘family... Read More

4th Annual Brockville Culture Days Held on Saturday – VIDEO

October 2, 2018 Dale Elliott

Brockville – Brockville Culture Days is returned for a fourth year, this past Saturday in Downtown Brockville. The local events were part of the three day cross-Canada celebration of arts and culture in the community. There were musicians, dancers, thespians, artisans, writers, community groups and heritage crafts creators that filled King St. West between Buell and Perth Streets. In addition... Read More

14th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Run Made Annual Stop in Brockville Last Friday – VIDEO

October 2, 2018 Dale Elliott

Brockville – The 14th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Run (NPOMR) made it’s annual stop in Brockville on Friday evening at Courthouse Green. A total of 460km from Toronto to Ottawa was covered to raise awareness for the annual National Police Memorial which was held this past Sunday on Parliament Hill. The route for NPOMR travels through numerous cities and... Read More

5th Annual Neon Night Kemptville Raises $100,000 on Saturday Night – VIDEO

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Dale Elliott

Kemptville – The 5th annual Neon Night for Childhood Cancer – Kemptville was held this past Saturday evening raising $100,000 for Childhood Cancer Research. Over 900 participated in the event running or walking a 2km or 5km fun run around Kemptville. The event is an opportunity for communities to rally together in the fight against childhood cancer, celebrate childhood cancer... Read More

Ontario SPCA Leeds & Grenville Animal Centre’s Annual Friends for Life! Walk™ Held on Saturday – VIDEO

September 25, 2018 Dale Elliott

Brockville – The Ontario SPCA Leeds & Grenville Animal Centre hosted its annual Friends for Life! Walk™ presented by Petplan® on Saturday, September 22nd in Downtown Brockville. This year there was a change in venue, after being held at the shelter the last couple of years, this year the walk started out at Armagh S. Price Park in front of... Read More

Boardwalk Dental Care Held their 13th Annual Charity Day Last Friday – VIDEO

September 25, 2018 Dale Elliott

Brockville – Boardwalk Dental Care held their 13th Annual Charity Day on Friday, September 21st in Brockville. The event featured a bake sale, a BBQ and a special event this year, a dunk tank. people had a chance to dunk Brockville Police Chief Scott Fraser, Boardwalk Dental’s own Dr. Peter Culp as well as a police officer, fireman, local lawyer,... Read More