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Vankleek Hill bagpiper part of 80th anniversary of liberation of The Netherlands commemoration

5 days ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Pipes, Drums and Dancers: National Capital Region returned from a 12-day trip to the Netherlands on Friday, May 9, 2025. This trip was to join in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation by Canadian troops on May 4, 1945. Canadians were the largest part of the liberation forces, and Canadian Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes was present for the official Nazi surrender at the Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen.
Suspect in arrested in alleged hit-and-run with Rigaud cyclists

1 week ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vehicle Accidents |Vankleek Hill

A suspect has been arrested and could face charges following an alleged hit and run involving two cyclists in Rigaud. Sûreté du Québec Sergeant Elisabeth Mattice confirmed that 54-year-old Brian Poirier was arrested on Sunday, May 25 in connection an alleged hit-and-run that occurred on Saturday May 24, in which two cyclists were injured in a collision with a vehicle on Chemin du Haut-de-la-Chute in Rigaud. Mattice said the cyclists were injured but could not comment further on their condition.
Vankleek Hill church raising funds to help enslaved Pakistanis

1 week ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

Every year during Vankleek Hill’s annual Trash N’ Treasure yard sale day, Vankleek Hill Baptist Church participates with a yard sale outside the church building at the corner of Main and Bertha streets. This year, during Trash N’ Treasure on Saturday, June 7, the Baptist church yard sale will be raising money to help Christians in Pakistan facing extreme hardship.
Les Chaises

1 week ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

There is an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco written in 1952 called ‘Les Chaises’. An elderly couple are setting out chairs in a municipal hall in anticipation of a celebrity showing up to deliver an important speech.
Knox Vankleek Hill celebrates 200 years

1 week ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

With the theme of “His faithfulness to all generations,” Knox Presbyterian Church in Vankleek Hill celebrated its 200th anniversary on the weekend of Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. According to a history of the church written by Minister Emeritus, The Reverend Robert Martin, the land where the first Presbyterian church building in Vankleek Hill was constructed in 1825 was donated by Simeon Vankleeck Jr., son of the town’s founder, Simeon Vankleeck.
Showers did not stop May Show

2 weeks ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

It was raining on Sunday, May 18, but that did not stop the annual May Show Festival from going ahead in Vankleek Hill. Artists, artisans, and food vendors were set up on Main Street in the business area. The message of environmental awareness was back again with the annual Charlie’s Tree Parade presented by 11-year-old Charlie Kazak of Vankleek Hill. Following the short procession along Main Street, 130 free trees were given away for anyone to plant.
Full bloom at Vankleek Hill Tulip Fields

3 weeks ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

The Vankleek Hill Tulip Fields were in full bloom on Thursday, May 15. The annual pick-your-own tulip garden relocated for its 2025 season to Ouimet Farms Adventure on County Road 10 at the west end of Vankleek Hill. The fields were a busy place on May 15 with two groups of homeschooled children, and groups of senior citizens enjoying the profusion of colour and picking a few to take home.
Protest against development bill in Vankleek Hill

3 weeks ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

A group of local citizens are not pleased with proposed legislation in Ontario designed to reduce regulatory barriers to economic development of the province’s resources. During the evening on Monday, May 12, they gathered by Main Street in Vankleek Hill to protest and gather signatures in opposition of Bill 5, also known as the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act.
It was all Canadian Eh? at weekend Accord concerts

3 weeks ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

Two timely weekend concerts featuring all-Canadian music entertained audiences in L’Orignal and Vankleek Hill. The Accord Choir, under the direction of Linda Crawford, presented Canadian, Eh? Which featured a selection of entirely Canadian written and arranged compositions ranging from folk to popular songs in both English and French.
Pedaling pilgrims for the planet

4 weeks ago | thereview.ca | James Morgan |Vankleek Hill

Concerned cyclists were pedaling the nearly 200-kilometre trip from Montreal to Ottawa on Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11 as part of the ecumenical Pilgrimage for the Planet organized by the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). The pilgrimage also has participants from Catholic, United, Anglican, Wesleyan, and Quaker congregations.