Category Archives: Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury buries it’s only remaining waterfront in tonnes of sharp rocks because the Little City just can’t have nice things

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Gabriel

…just found out the best chip-stand in the region is finally open — actually, Grenville’s ‘Jos Patate’ has been open since March 26, but I just crossed the bridge into Quebec on Tuesday to check the chip stand situation out. … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s time to kill the May Show

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Gabriel

. . The May Show of today is a pale imitation of the May Show that was so successful through the 1980’s and the first half of the 90’s, so maybe it’s time to stop pretending and just let it … Continue reading →

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MoneySense magazine ranks Hawkesbury 150th out of 190 cities, people ask ‘what the fuck is MoneySense magazine?’

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Gabriel

. For a few years MoneySense, a Toronto-based magazine, has been ranking cities in Canada from best to worst. For the third year in a row they’ve decided Hawkesbury is one of the worst places to live in Canada, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Champlain Township, Eastern Ontario, Hawkesbury, Journalism, News, Politics, poverty, Vankleek Hill, Writing | Tagged , | 12 Comments

The demolition of Vankleek Hill’s high school

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Gabriel

. . Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (ESVCI), the high school I occasionally attended, sometimes for days in a row, is being slowly and finally demolished. When the school board finally announced Vankleek Hill would be getting a new school, to … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Quick Update | He can crawl

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. On Thursday evening, November 11, 2010, Victor decided it was time to start crawling forwards. This, of course, means nearly everything I’ve learnt about raising a child over the past eleven months is out the window. I tried changing … Continue reading →

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Little Victor Update | The zombie, the Joker and the CAS case worker

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor will be eleven months old in a few days. People have been asking if he can crawl yet, he can’t… at least not when he’s awake. I caught him doing push-ups in his sleep last week, he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Ontario, Family, Family Events, Favourites, Hawkesbury, Little Victor, Parenthood, Parenting, Photos, Seasonal, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill Photos, Victor's Week In Review | Tagged | 4 Comments