Category Archives: Canada

Little Victor Sunday Update | Mush fireworks and his first swim

. It’s official, Victor can float. We brought him and Andrew to the pool in Hawkesbury last Monday, the lifeguard was kind enough to let us in a few minutes before the pool opened to the public, so I could … Continue reading

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Once hailed as a hero Hawkesbury OPP officer charged with assault

A Hawkesbury OPP officer is facing an assault charge stemming from a March 20 incident, according to the Ontario Special Investigations Unit. The Special Investigations Unit is the civilian agency responsible for “investigating circumstances involving police and civilians that have … Continue reading

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Happy Canada Day and may your BBQ be Black Fly free

. Since I moved back to Vankleek Hill my Canada Day celebrations have mostly taken place on my second-floor balcony, from which I can see the fireworks burst over the tops of my neighbours trees. We’ve had the occasional BBQ … Continue reading

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Twisted but not shaken, Vankleek Hill feels effects of another 5.0 magnitude earthquake

. An earthquake centred near Val-des-Bois, Quebec, rolled sixty miles down the road and straight through Vankleek Hill on Wednesday afternoon, leaving buildings in our small village shaking and twisting. The 5.0* magnitude (Richter scale) quake was felt as far … Continue reading

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The 2010 Champlain Township Soccer League Tournament versus the 2010 FIFA World Cup

My girlfriend’s oldest son, Andrew, scored four goals in Team Gold’s final soccer game at the 2010 Champlain Township Soccer Tournament at the Vankleek Hill Community Centre. But he’ll only take credit for two of them, and was happier to … Continue reading

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The Night Hate Came To A Vankleek Hill Theatre

“Dem free-niggers f’um de N’of am sho’ crazy.” — dialogue card from “The Birth Of A Nation” (1915), “Part 2: Reconstruction” “The result: The Klu Klux Klan, the organization that saved the South from the anarchy of black rule, but … Continue reading

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