Council Meeting

Regular Council Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm.

Most meetings are conducted in the boardroom at the Emergency Services Building at 340 Herbert Street, Gananoque, ON – any changes will be posted on the Town’s website.

Public attendance is welcome.

This page only displays the current year’s Council meeting information. To View archived meetings’ agenda, backup material, or minutes please scroll to the bottom of this page and select the desired year. If searching a specific item go to the top of this screen and use the search engine provided by typing in the subject matter be sought – this will search across all years.

The Council Agenda is in an electronic interactive format. The supporting material for the Council Agenda is linked to the Agenda and appears as a paper clip – also attached is a draft motion that Council will be considering. To view a specific report or item on the agenda, open the Agenda then double click on the paper clip beside the desired item; or right click on the desired paper clip and then click on “Open File”.

The PDF documents on this page were created using Adobe XI: available for free at https://get.adobe.com/reader/. Problems will be experienced if working in Firefox 12.1 and Google Chrome 26.0.1410.64. Attached is a possible solution.

Date:

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – 6:00pm

Location:
Emergency Services Building – 340 Herbert St

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Library Lego Club 

Gananoque Public Library Library Lego Club

Calling all LEGO builders! New session starts

Tuesday January 12, 2016 at 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. For children between the ages of 7 and 12 years of age.

Register by e-mail: gplp@bellnet.ca, by phone: (613) 382-2432 or in person

Admission Details: Free

Contact Name: Deirde Crichton Contact Email: gplp@bellnet.ca

Contact Phone: 613 382-2436 Contact Organization: Gananoque Public Library

Date:
from Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – 6:00pm to Tuesday, March 15, 2016 – 7:00pm

Location:
Gananoque Public Library 100 Park Street Gananoque, Ontario

http://www.gananoquelibrary.ca/programs/

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Council Meeting

Regular Council Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm.

Most meetings are conducted in the boardroom at the Emergency Services Building at 340 Herbert Street, Gananoque, ON – any changes will be posted on the Town’s website.

Public attendance is welcome.

This page only displays the current year’s Council meeting information. To View archived meetings’ agenda, backup material, or minutes please scroll to the bottom of this page and select the desired year. If searching a specific item go to the top of this screen and use the search engine provided by typing in the subject matter be sought – this will search across all years.

The Council Agenda is in an electronic interactive format. The supporting material for the Council Agenda is linked to the Agenda and appears as a paper clip – also attached is a draft motion that Council will be considering. To view a specific report or item on the agenda, open the Agenda then double click on the paper clip beside the desired item; or right click on the desired paper clip and then click on “Open File”.

The PDF documents on this page were created using Adobe XI: available for free at https://get.adobe.com/reader/. Problems will be experienced if working in Firefox 12.1 and Google Chrome 26.0.1410.64. Attached is a possible solution.

Date:

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 – 6:00pm
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – 6:00pm

Location:
Emergency Services Building – 340 Herbert St

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Library Lego Club 

Gananoque Public Library Library Lego Club

Calling all LEGO builders! New session starts

Tuesday January 12, 2016 at 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. For children between the ages of 7 and 12 years of age.

Register by e-mail: gplp@bellnet.ca, by phone: (613) 382-2432 or in person

Admission Details: Free

Contact Name: Deirde Crichton Contact Email: gplp@bellnet.ca

Contact Phone: 613 382-2436 Contact Organization: Gananoque Public Library

Date:
from Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – 6:00pm to Tuesday, March 15, 2016 – 7:00pm

Location:
Gananoque Public Library 100 Park Street Gananoque, Ontario

http://www.gananoquelibrary.ca/programs/

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Holly & Ivy Arts Fair 2015 is to be held the weekend of November 21st – 22nd at the Arthur Child Heritage Museum at 125 Water St, Gananoque, ON, K7G 3E3

This is a beautiful location with great lighting, lots of free parking, an elevator, nearby restaurants and right on the water front. Gananoque is easily accessible from Highway 401 or County Road 2 as well as the International Ivy Lea Bridge.

Contact Catherine Richmond at 1-613-923-1571 or email her at richmond@ripnet.com if you are interested in taking part.

Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015 – from 10:00am to 2:00pm

Location: Gananoque Curling Club 300 William

Scottish Womens Curling Tour. Everyone welcome to come and watch the Scottish curl against our local ladies.

Website: www.gananoquecurlingclub.com

Contact Name: Jayne Curtis

Contact Email: info@gananoquecurlingclub.com

Contact Phone: 613-382-3281

Contact Organization: Gananoque Curling Club

Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 – from 4:00pm to 8:00pm

The Gananoque & District Humane Society presents its new Gently Used Bazaar for party clothes and fine jewellery.

Feeling lucky? You could win a diamond in your choice of setting for $2 per draw!

Bring your jewellery for free cleaning! Silent auction. Champagne & hors d’oeuvres on the menu.

Admission Details: Free admission

Wheelchair Accessible: No

Pet Friendly: No

Event or Related Website: www.ganhumanesociety.ca

Contact Name: Arlene Massey

Contact Email: arlene@arlenemassey.com

Contact Phone: 613-923-1953

Contact Organization: Gananoque & District Humane Society Publish

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2015 – from 11:00am to 5:00pm

Before the Rush: One weekend. One prestigious location. One Fabulous Show.

Being Held at The Ivy Restaurant and Coach House 93 Shipmans Lane, Leeds and the Thousand Islands K0E 1L0

If “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” as poet John Keats wrote, then the Before the Rush Show encourages patrons to discover beauty in the form of a stunning selection of highly collectible fine art and craft from 20 artists and artisans who complement passion and originality with excellence in design & hand-work.

Before the Rush is a show designed to offer customers the opportunity to acquire artwork and gifts for themselves or others before the crushing Christmas crowds descend upon malls and shops, and before the artists and their works are swept up into the big annual seasonal shows.

Admission Details:

Free Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Pet Friendly: No

Event or Related Website: www.beforetherushshow.com

Contact Name: John Sorensen

Contact Email: jmsorensen@xplornet.com

Contact Phone: +16136593874

Thanksgiving Day in Canada is on 12th October 2015.

Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year.

Many people have a day off work on the second Monday of October. They often use the three-day Thanksgiving weekend to visit family or friends who live far away, or to receive them in their own homes. Many people also prepare a special meal to eat at some point during the long weekend. Traditionally, this included roast turkey and seasonal produce, such as pumpkin, corn ears and pecan nuts. Now, the meal may consist of other foods, particularly if the family is of non-European descent.

The Thanksgiving weekend is also a popular time to take a short autumn vacation. This may be the last chance in a while for some people to use cottages or holiday homes before winter sets in. Other popular activities include: outdoor breaks to admire the spectacular colors of the Canadian autumn; hiking; and fishing. Fans of the teams in the Canadian Football League may spend part of the weekend watching the Thanksgiving Day Classic matches.

The native peoples of the Americas held ceremonies and festivals to celebrate the completion and bounty of the harvest long before European explorers and settlers arrived in what is now Canada. Early European thanksgivings were held to give thanks for some special fortune. An early example is the ceremony the explorer Martin Frobisher held in 1578 after he had survived the long journey in his quest to find a northern passage from Europe to Asia.

From the end of the First World War until 1930, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day were celebrated on the Monday closest to November 11, the anniversary of the official end of hostilities in World War I. In 1931, Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day and Thanksgiving Day was moved to a Monday in October. Since 1957, Thanksgiving Day has always been held on the second Monday in October.

Thanksgiving Day in Canada is linked to the European tradition of harvest festivals. A common image seen at this time of year is a cornucopia, or horn, filled with seasonal fruit and vegetables. The cornucopia, which means “Horn of Plenty” in Latin, was a symbol of bounty and plenty in ancient Greece. Turkeys, pumpkins, ears of corn and large displays of food are also used to symbolize Thanksgiving Day.

Halloween in 2015 is Saturday, October 31

It is a day to mark the single night in the year when, according to old Celtic beliefs, spirits and the dead can cross over into the world of the living. Some people hold parties and children may trick-or-treat in their neighborhood.

Some people put a lot of effort into decorating their homes, yards and drives. They may even construct life-size replica graveyards or dungeons and invite people from the neighborhood to view their creations or hold a themed party. Other people may organize fancy dress parties for adults or children. Popular activities at parties include watching horror films and trying to make fellow guests jump in fright.

Many children go out to play trick-or-treat. They dress up as ghosts, witches, skeletons or other characters and visit homes in their neighborhood. They ring doorbells and, when someone answers, they call out “trick-or-treat”. This means that they hope to receive a gift of candy or other snacks and that they are threatening to play a trick if they do not get anything. Usually, they receive a treat and tricks are rarely carried out.

There are special types of food associated with Halloween. These include candies in packets decorated with symbols of Halloween, toffee apples made by coating real apples with a boiled sugar solution, roasted corn, popcorn and pumpkin pie or bread. Halloween beer, which is made by adding pumpkin and spices to the mash before fermenting it, is also available in specialist stores.

Children also take part in a long-standing Canadian tradition of “Trick-or-Treat for Unicef”. Pumpkin-carving contests, pumpkin art tours, a reading marathon, and symbolic Walks for Water are just a few examples of the educational and fundraising activities schools and children develop to help provide thousands of children developing countries with basic quality education.

October 31 is not a public holiday. Schools, organizations, businesses, stores and post offices are open as usual. Some organizations may arrange Halloween parties, but these do not usually disrupt normal affairs. Public transport services run on their regular timetables. If people are driving around the neighborhood in the late afternoon or evening, it is important to be particularly aware of children, especially those wearing dark costumes, who may be unfamiliar with traffic conditions.

Halloween has Celtic origins. In pre-Christian times, many people believed that spirits from the underworld and ghosts of dead people could visit the world of the living on the night of October 31. These spirits could harm the living or take them back to the underworld. To avoid this, people started dressing up as ghosts and spirits if they left their homes on October 31. They hoped that this would confuse the ghosts and spirits.

Ready, Steady, Cook!

Thursday, October 1, 2015 – from 4:00pm to 7:00pm

We will be selling brown paper bags with mystery ingredients at the Thursday Farmers’ Market on Thursday October 1st for $30. Please sign up in advance by sending us a message (1000islandsfestivals@gmail.com) or by pre-paying here. http://www.gananoqueharvestfestival.ca/ready–steady–cook-.html

Your challenge should you choose to accept it: Make a three-course meal for neighbours who live on either side of you using the mystery ingredients and whatever is in your pantry.

Post pictures and comments from your dinner party (including your sumptuous meal) on our Facebook page. Describe your meal and send us the recipe!

Prizes for the first three posts – and prizes for the best-looking appetiser, main course, dessert and wittiest toast!

Event or Related Website: www.gananoqueharvestfestival.ca

Contact Name: Debra Davis

Contact Email: 1000islandsfestivals@gmail.com

Contact Phone: 613 929-3942

Contact Organization: Thousand Islands Festivals & Events

Puppy Pumpkin Prowl

Saturday, October 3, 2015 – from 9:00am to 3:00pm

Puppy Pumpkin Prowl is partnering with Pump-Gan-Fest

Location: Gananoque Town Hall Soccer Field

Description: Puppy Pumpkin Prowl is partnering with Pump-Gan-Fest, Saturday Oct. 3rd. Registration for the walk starts at 9 am at the Gananoque Town Hall Soccer Field and the walk starts at 10 am. The soccer field is behind the Town Hall building on King St. West. Walk with or without a dog to raise funds to support the Dog Rescue, Rehabilitation and Rehoming Programme of the Gananoque & District Humane Society with fun activities to follow at Pump-Gan-Fest back at the Town Hall park.

Admission Details: Please join in by walking and getting pledges or kindly pledge a walker or our Walk Spokes-dog “Sir Reginald” through www.canadahelps.org. You can register or request information by emailing gdhswalk@bell.net.

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Pet Friendly: Yes

Website: http://www.ganhumanesociety.ca/

Contact Name: Les Wonch

Contact Email: gdhswalk@bell.net

Contact Phone: 613-331-4611

Contact Organization: Gananoque & District Humane Society