Local residents walk for those who can't in the 2010 Smiths Falls Walk for ALS Sept. 11
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By EMC News
EMC Events - Local residents are lacing up their walking shoes for the annual Smiths Falls Walk for ALS, a walk to support those living with this paralyzing disease which leaves you unable to move, speak and eventually breathe, on Sept. 11.
ALS, also...
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Lots to relish at Smiths Falls Lions Club Pickle Festival
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By Dianne Pinder-Moss
EMC Events - Certainly not a novice when it comes to pickling, Wilf Toop made 229 quarts of pickles of "every type of pickle" in 1998.
While he now only makes dill pickles, he still relishes pickling and sharing the joys of this briny tradition with...
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Mississippi Mills hosts Doors Open Sept. 11
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - We are opening the doors to 23 of our community's beautiful and historic heritage buildings. The event takes place Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. So why not plan a fall driving tour and stop by to see us? You can walk along...read more »
Franco-Ontarian 400th anniversary celebration Sept. 18 in Kemptville
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - They year 2010 is filled with milestones for Franco-Ontarians. Franco-Ontarians are celebrating their 400th anniversary and Ontario is now home to more than 500,000 Francophones. The associations that fought for French education, ACFÉO-ACFO-AFO,...read more »
Canada 55+ Games brings in visitors from across the country
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By Dianne Pinder-Moss
EMC Events - While Sheldon Kraus had seen television footage of the Rideau Canal, he had never seen the waterway up close.
So it was a special treat for the Saskatchewan resident to be able to stay at the Comfort Inn in Smiths Falls overlooking the...
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Fibrefest returns for 15th annual edition Sept. 11-12
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC Events - Fibrefest is making its highly anticipated return to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) Sept. 11-12. Fibrefest locations - the Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery and the North Lanark Agricultural Hall (NLAH) - will feature fibre art...read more »
