Category Archives: Reporting

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 →

Posted in Champlain Township, Eastern Ontario, Entertainment, Hawkesbury, Reporting, Vankleek Hill, Writing | Tagged , , , | 3 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 →

Posted in Eastern Ontario, Hawkesbury, Reporting, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill History, Writing | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

This week in totally inappropriate ad placement

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Gabriel

Recently I surfed to the online edition of the Ottawa Sun, and I saw the teaser headline and paragraph about the Ottawa Senators’ team doctor having been hospitalized in critical condition after a collision while riding his motorcycle. There was … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Entertainment, Hockey, News, Ottawa, Reporting | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Life got so bad during the Great Depression people were actually fooled into thinking Corn Flakes had flavour

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Gabriel

I’ve been spending a lot of time in the archives of The Review*, the 117-year old, Vankleek Hill-based weekly broadsheet newspaper — I’m writing a series of pieces on how the people in my village survived the Great Depression**. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Canada, Eastern Ontario, Entertainment, globalization, Reporting, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill History | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Heat wave bakes Vankleek Hill but Champlain Township says “no” to ‘cooling stations’ despite request from EO Health Unit

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Gabriel

People living in Champlain Township and Hawkesbury are being left to find ways to beat the extreme heat on their own. Due to an ongoing heat wave the Eastern Ontario Health Unit has requested local municipalities make “cooling stations” available … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Champlain Township, CSN:AFU Aboot Canada, Entertainment, Hawkesbury, L'Orignal, News, poverty, Reporting, St. Eugene, Vankleek Hill | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Once hailed as a hero Hawkesbury OPP officer charged with assault

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Gabriel

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 →

Posted in Canada, Champlain Township, Entertainment, Hawkesbury, News, Reporting, St. Eugene, Vankleek Hill | Tagged , | 1 Comment