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Perth Ontario is a place where people still stop to say hello. It’s rich in art, culture and entertainment. There is beauty found everywhere you look. There is a lots to do and fun for the whole family. Some for the Perth area attractions include: The Perth Fair, The Stewart Park Festival, and The Garlic Festival. Perth is conveniently located an hour outside of Ottawa Ontario and is connected to the Rideau Waterways system through the Tay River. Escape the city and come explore Perth Ontario!

Special has been extended to July and August!!!

Hands ‘n’ Soul Body Spirit Wellness in Perth is offering a Super Massage Special for a limited time.

Click Here to download the flyer for a full list of details!

Hands ‘n’ Soul is also offering a discount on their Sandplay Therapy. Sandplay Therapy will be at the low price of $60 for the months of July – August (normally $70) at Whispering Cedars Healing & Retreat Centre on Concession 2A near Carleton Place.

Click Here if you are interested to learn more on Sandplay Therapy.

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Date: Saturday June 5th, 2010
5pm Celtic Heritage Fiddle Orchestra
6pm Potluck & Poetry
7:30pm Skip Gorman

Tickets $20. in advance $25. at the door. For advance tickets call: 613-267-6391 or email: michaelglover@ecotay.com

Come to ECOTAY for an evening of fun and entertainment. ECOTAY is a unique rural gathering place with beautiful restored barns, a few minutes west of Perth, Ontario at 942 Upper Scotch Line at corner of Menzies Munro Side Road.
Only one hour from Ottawa or Kingston.

Things are about to get exciting for kids here in Perth, as Build Day at St. John Elementary School finally kicks off on the 29^th of May. From 8 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon, a dedicated team of Perth volunteers will be working together to build a new playground for St. John Catholic Elementary School.

The decision to build a new playground came from an idea aimed at adding life and fun to the Perth school and community. The idea became one step to closer to reality after the school received a large grant from Let Them Be Kids Canada, a foundation that helps towns and cities across the country build a spirit of camaraderie through volunteer work in creating kids’ projects such as playgrounds and parks.

According to St. John’s principal Terri Brady, the grant from Let Them Be Kids jumpstarted the effort, but it was ultimately the community, the parents, and the students that “finished” things so to speak, and helped the project to become a reality. Also lending a hand to the completion of the project were Perth’s many businesses.

Above all, the students are the ones most excited about Build Day. It’s understandable, since it’s their playground after all.

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Last Friday, Foodsmiths was proud to present the proceeds gathered from its 9^th Empty Bowls fundraiser to Empty Bowls and the other partner charity groups. The annual campaign was started last month on the 17^th.

In spite of the disagreeable weather, approximately 250 bowls and 14 large containers of stew were served, effectively raising over $5,000 in the process. Empty Bowls also had the pleasure of being the recipient of  the  Foodsmiths BYOB – Charity Bag Donation program in April. The program was aimed at encouraging the community to recycle grocery bags  and to secure a source of funds which would go to Perth’s different charitable programs. Every bag a customer would re-use saved the cost of using a new bag. Foodsmiths also donated 10 cents to a chosen charity for every bag brought in by customers.

And it seems like the community really came together on this one. Foodsmiths’ customers used a total of 6,056 “old” bags – an equivalent of $605.60. That brings the total amount of money raised to $5,685.60.

The proceeds raised from this effort will be donated to food programs under the oversight of Perth and District Food Bank, as well as other food programs in the region.

A group of retired women from Perth are giving back to the community, and they’re pulling it off by turning their hobby into something productive.

The Community Caring Quilters, an organization composed of women from all over Perth, first got involved in charity roughly 3 years ago when one of their members put together a campaign dubbed “Quilts for Katrina,” a local drive aimed at helping the victims of the hurricane that devastated communities living along the gulf coast.

Ruth Oblinski, the woman behind the endeavour, would forever remember the warm feelings she and her friends had by helping those in the south. From then on, they’ve tried to help any charity they’d come across.

In one of their more recent drives, the group of quilters partnered with “Connections,” a program that helps families in need in Lanark County. Connections provides support to numerous families all over the county, giving them food, clothes, and other basic necessities.

The quilters donated hand-made quilts to these families, which were custom-made and had names of the children they were given to.

The Community Caring Quilters is made up of 20 members, and they hope that other women, and men for that matter, follow their example and help the community in any way they can.

Sports and fitness buffs listen up. It’s time for you to start training and get your body in shape for one of the year’s biggest sports and active lifestyle events, the 20^th annual Perth Triathlon, which happens on the 16^th of May. You want to be an iron man? Then this is the race for you.

This annual event, which is highly regarded as one of the most gruelling races of its kind in the whole country, draws in a lot of athletes and enthusiasts because of its high level of professionalism and special attention to technical detail.

But like most success stories, the Perth Triathlon had very humble beginnings.

The event started out as a challenge by senior pool staff to younger swimming instructors and lifeguards to try their hand in more physical activities – activities that are a notch higher than regular swimming. The pool staff then decided to develop a mini triathlon at the pool where they could bring out their dormant athletic abilities. Pool users were also invited to show off their stuff by biking, swimming, and running for glory.

Those same principles that started the event 2 decades ago are still present today, and from the looks of things, it seems that this year’s triathlon will be a smash.

CTV and A TV Featuring Perth Ontario

On the week of Thanksgiving, CTV and channel ‘A’ feature the town of Perth Ontario. Viewers of the TV promotion stand a chance of winning special prize packages worth $500. In addition, a “Girl’s Getaway Package” will be given away on ‘A’ Morning and a “Couple’s Retreat Package” on the CTV Noon News. These are but a few of the perks viewers can avail themselves to on Thanksgiving.

Viewers are in for a treat as they learn more about a community captivating in its beauty and charm. With its stately architecture and small town hospitality, Perth Ontario is a town rich in history and more than a good blend of the past and of progress.

Perth Ontario is just over 40 minutes from Ottawa. With a downtown core packed with over 70 thriving little shops and boutiques, you can find just about anything from crafts, antiques, flea markets, cafés and pubs. A few must-see spots are the Perth Farmers’ Market at the Town Hall Market Square, the new Crystal Palace Craft Market and the eye-opening heritage museum.

So, forget not to tune in to CTV and channel ‘A’ on Thanksgiving Week for a chance to win prizes and have a taste of the good life in Perth.