A Story of the Iroquois Confederacy

Who were the First Nations of our region and how did they play a pivotal role in shaping Canada, our history, and our cultural identity?

Discover the, “Wilderness Empire: A Story of the Iroquois Confederacy,” as author and historian Michael Hart presents on the the Haudenosaunee and their central place in the story of our nation.

This is a story of the rise and fall of the wilderness empire of the Iroquois Confederacy. This is a story of powerful Indigenous confederacies and alliances, and the struggles for territory and dominance between Indigenous coalitions and the empirical powers of the Netherlands, France, and Britain in eastern North America. Central to this story are the five tribes of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca. Centuries before Europeans found their way to eastern North America, the five tribes accepted the message of the Great Binding Law brought by the Peacemaker, declared an armistice among themselves, and became known as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

This is a story of how the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, later known as the Iroquois Confederacy, won a wilderness empire through military power and political prowess. This is also the story of how, confronted by overwhelming pressure from European encroachment, the Iroquois fell from princes of wilderness empire to refugees in their ancestral lands.

This is a story of intelligent military strategy and bold diplomacy of Indigenous leaders that altered the history of European empires and shaped the cultural and political landscape of present-day eastern North America.

Date :

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 – 6:30pm

Event location :
Gananoque Public Library, 100 Park Street, Gananoque, Canada

Contact :
Gananoque Public Library

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Mike Biggar 2017 Acoustic Christmas Tour

New Brunswick Roots singer-songwriter Mike Biggar brings his 2017 Acoustic Christmas tour to The Black Irish Bistro in picturesque Gananoque for an intimate evening of heartfelt original holiday songs and beloved Christmas standards as featured on his multi award-winning soulful album THE SEASON.

Joined by his musical friend Sandy MacKay, Mike’s acoustic duo concert will showcase songs of the Christmas season in his signature soulful, bluesy roots styling…and the show is bound to include lots of disarming humour and stories from this award-winning artist!

Date :

Friday, December 15, 2017 – 7pm

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December Christmas Concert

7 Area Choirs performing several of their favorite Christmas Carols. All proceeds go to the Gananoque and Area Food Bank. Admission at the door. Adults $10 Children $5, Family $25. (max).

Date :

Sunday, December 17, 2017 – 2pm

Event location :
St John the Evangelist Catholic Church. 270 Stone St. Gananoque, Ontario, K7G 2A1

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The Gananoque Inn & Spa’s Annual Homecoming Celebration

Celebrate the season with family and friends this Christnas Eve by starting at Muskie Jake’s Tap & Grill. A long tradtion of meeting up with old friends and family, We invite you to join us for complimentary munchies and Live Music by Wayne Huff! Festive drink menu will be available and be sure to wear your Ugly Sweater for a chance to win some great prizes!

Date :

Sunday, December 24, 2017 – 3pm

Event location
Muskie Jake’s Tap & Grill, 550 Stone Street, S.,, Gananoque, Canada

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Bring The Piano at Royal Theatre Thousand Islands

Come experience the glorious new ROYAL THEATRE THOUSAND ISLANDS in beautiful Gananoque, Ontario as BRING THE PIANO, Randy Vancourt’s one-man musical comedy about the travails of a travelling musician, comes to town!

BRING THE PIANO, RANDY VANCOURTs one-man musical comedy about the travails of a travelling musician, is coming to the Royal Theatre Thousand Islands. Performances run from July 5, 2017 at 7:30 PM.

Randys diverse career includes being a performer with the Second City, a puppeteer with The Muppets, writing and performing theme songs for numerous TV series, and starring in multiple productions of his award-winning, long-running musical Chutzpah à Go-Go. BRING THE PIANO follows his true adventures touring his solo music and comedy act across North America. From mistaken identity in the Yukon to narrowly avoiding a South Pole sinking, unusual situations seem to follow him wherever he goes.

Randy was Musical Director at the Brockville Arts Centre for several summers and also composed the score for their production BUNCH OF MUNSCH. He appeared on stage there in SOPHIE TUCKER as well as his own musical, BOARDWALK! The Doo Wop Show. Show info, bio, photos, video and audio are all available on the show website at www.bringthepiano.com.

For interviews and other media requests, please contact
RANDY VANCOURT at vancourt@gmail.com, or 416-535-5149.

Tickets $20 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2919701.

Date:

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 7:30 pm

Event location:

75 King St E,
Gananoque, ON K7G 1E8

Contact:

Phone contact: 416-535-5149
RANDY VANCOURT at vancourt@gmail.com.
Website: SHOW: www.bringthepiano.com

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10th Annual C4K Golf Tournament

The 2017 C4K Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Smuggler’s Glen Golf Course in Gananoque. Cost is $150 per golfer.

Cost includes golf fees, cart, BBQ lunch, dinner (buffet – prime rib, chicken and salmon available) and $20 charitable tax receipt. Tickets may be purchased for the dinner only at a cost of $40/person.

Registration 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Lunch 10:15 – 2:00 PM
Pre-Game Announcements 11:15 AM
Shot Gun Start 11:30 AM
Social 5:30 – 6:00 PM
Silent Auction 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Dinner 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Prizes 7:00 – 7:30 PM

Date:

Thurday, July 6, 2017 from 10 am to 7:30 pm

Event location:

Smuggler’s Glen Golf Course,
418 Thousand Islands Parkway,
Gananoque, Canada

Contact:

The UCDSB Champions for Kids Foundation
Phone contact: +1 800-267-7131
Website: championsforkids.ucdsb.on.ca

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Sunset Cruise with Jenica Rayne

Enjoy a three-course meal on a 2-hour sunset cruise (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm) as we weave in and out of the many close-knit islands. Relax with live music and the 1000 Islands as your ever-changing backdrop.

Jenica Rayne is a professional singer-songwriter, accomplished guitarist, seasoned performer, and passionate music educator. Rayne’s thought provoking songs are about personal and social consciousness. They artfully combine pop melodies with the lyrical sensibilities of the singer-songwriter genre and the storytelling of roots. She has released a number of critically-acclaimed CDs.

Date:

Friday, July 7, 2017

Event location:

1000 Islands Cruises Gananoque Boat Line,
280 Main Street, Gananoque, Canada

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Maggie and Pierre: On Stage July 7 – 30

The Making of Canada’s Most Famous Romance
By Linda Griffiths

Young Maggie Sinclair is a free spirited flowerchild. Pierre Trudeau is nearing 50, urbane, charismatic, and the future Prime Minister of Canada. When this unlikely pair finds one another, they fall in love, and dominate the international media for the next decade. This Canadian classic is a tour de force one-woman play about the pressures of power and fame under the media spotlight.

Date:

July 7 – 30, 2017 from 8pm to 9:30pm

Event location:
Thousand Islands Playhouse,
185 South Street, Gananoque, Canada

Contact:
Firehall Theatre
Phone contact: 613-382-7020

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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”.

Date:

Tuesdays, November 1 & 15, 2016 – 6:00pm

Location:
Emergency Services Building – 340 Herbert St

For more info, please visit: http://www.gananoque.ca/town-hall/town-council/council-meetings

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Gananoque Horticultural Society

In Continuous Service to the Community Since 1920

Holiday Containers Diane Huddle will help you beautify your home’s exterior.

Organization: Gananoque Horticultural Society

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | 7:30 to 9 pm

Event location :
Carveth Care- Herbert St. Entrance 375 James St.

Contact:
Contact Name: Penny Stewart- President
Contact Email: gan.hort.soc@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 613 546 6093

Website: http://www.gardenontario.org/site.php/gananoque

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Beginner Yoga Workshop

This workshop is perfect for students who have never taken a yoga class before or have taken a couple classes but just aren’t getting it. Learn about what yoga might mean to you – mind and body. Let’s quiet any of those ideas that might make yoga seem intimidating to you.

The first part of the workshop focuses on what yoga is, various breathing (pranyama) techniques, the importance of stability and understanding how your body moves. In the second part of the workshop we discuss key postures (asanas), learn how to safely move into each one and how to effectively use props. Lastly, you will participate in a 1 hour yoga class.

Previous owner of The Ledger Room, currently teaching at The Ledger Room, graduate of Amara Vidya Yoga.
Cost: $40 which includes 2 weeks of unlimited yoga. Registration is required.
You will leave this workshop with a good foundation allowing you to feel comfortable in regular group yoga classes.

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016 | 1 to 5 pm (2 breaks)

Event location:

The Ledger Room, 21 King Street East,

Gananoque, ON, Canada

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Gananoque Arts and Crafts Fair

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016 | 10 am

Event location:

Gananoque Secondary School, 175, William Street South

Gananoque ON, Canada

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Moonlight Open House

It’s that time of year – it’s Moonlight Open House!! We celebrate women in business and celebrate the customers that support our local shops. Join us for our annual customer appreciation night.

Visit any of the participating stores ahead of time to pick up your ballot/passport card. Ballots will be ready for pick up as of Tuesday October 25th.

On the eve of, stop by particpatng stores to get your passport stamped (no purchase required). Also take a moment to enjoy treats, drinks and 15% off any purchases.

Your passport is your ballot for the grand prize draw. The grand prize draw happens 8:30 at the The Socialist Pig: food for everyone as usual.

Magnolia Flowers
Linda’s Fashion Boutique
Corner Stone Stylists
Nature’s Tonic
Rapunzel Studio of Hair Design
Old Love Antiques
Heather Haynes Gallery
Steel Style Garage
Little Pump House

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2016 | 5 to 8 pm

Event location: Downtown Gananoque, Gananoque, Canada

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The Choice is Ours

Join us on Sunday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. for our community conversation “The Choice is Ours: A Local Perspective on Global Climate Change” at Gananoque Public Library.

Date: Sunday, November 13 to Monday November 14, 2016 @ 1 pm

Event location:

Gananoque Public Library, 100 Park Street,
Gananoque, ON, Canada

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TiArts and IvyArts Fair

Thousand Islands Arts (tiArts) is an umbrella organization of artists, artisans, patrons and business partners from the Thousand Islands region.

Our annual Holly and Ivy Arts Fair will feature talented local artists, including:

Carolyn Barnett: Fabric/Textile Wearables

Bonita E Bell: Stained Glass

Sally Chupick: Painting

Jill Montgomery: Fibre

Catherine Richmond: Jewelry

Jill Spear: Pottery

Valerie L Thomas: Jewelry

Ron Tidrow: Leather

Debra Tate-Sears: Watercolour

Sarah Dionne: Warm Glass

Linda Davis: Natural Personal Care Products

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2016 | 10 am

Event location:

125 Water St, Gananoque, ON K7G 3E3, Canada

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Gananoque Santa Claus Parade

2016 Annual Gananoque Santa Clause Parade Admission Details: Admission is free. Local retailers will be offering free coffee, hot chocolate and snacks during parade. We will be collecting donations for the Gananoque Food Bank.

Santa and a couple of his reindeer will be in the park following the parade to meet with children and to hand out some presents! There will also be a couple of the bands staying to entertain us so get your caroling voices tuned up for a fun evening to set the holiday spirit!

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2016 | 4:30 to 7:30 pm

Contact:

Email: beggarsbanquetbooks@gmail.com
Phone: 613-463-8998
Organization: Gananoque BIA Publish

Event location:

BIA area of Gananoque, down King Street to Town Hall

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It’s time for a scenic fall colour boat cruise in Ontario.

If you’re like us, you never tire of that annual rite known as the fall colours. It’s when forests and meadows and treed boulevards turn from green to a riot of reds, yellows and oranges. It’s the colour of happiness, though tinged with a bit of sadness because after all, this display of natural beauty leaves little doubt that summer, alas, is truly over.

If you’re like us and love water, you’ll want to fit a cruise into your 2012 leaf-peeping tours. The combination of fresh air, vivid colours and shimmering waters is truly good for the soul. To help you set your compass, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favourite fall colour boat cruises in Ontario. The most popular cruises are booking up fast, so don’t wait to make that reservation!

Dinner includes: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, hot seasonal vegetables, cranberry sauce, mixed green salad, pumpkin praline pie and coffee or tea.

Fees :

• $52.50 per adult with meal or $36.50 per adult without meal.
• Children 3-5 cruise and meal $8.00
• Children 6-12 cruise and meal $28.50

Tickets must be purchased prior to October 8th if purchasing meal package
Tickets available at Gananoque Boat Line office

Date :

Sunday, October 9th, 2016 – 1 to 3 pm

Event location :

Gananoque Boat Line 280 Main Street Gananoque

Contact :

Phone contact : 1.888.717.4837

The date for the eighth annual Chalk the Walk festival has been announced! Join us in Gananoque on Saturday May 28th, 2016.

Our 8th year for this fun family event that is the community kick off to the arrival of Spring. Entertainment, Live music, BBQ, Air Castle, Face Painting,National Award-winning children’s Artist/author Wallace Edwards, well-known local artist David Day and 3-D magic of Guy Wales and more! Come out and show off your Sidewalk Chalking skills!

Admission Details: Register at 10:00am. Each participant is $2.00 includes a package of sidewalk chalk, and a certificate of participation.

Highlights this year include:

– Meet Award-winning Children’s Literature Illustrator Wallace Edwards
– Experience Amazing 3-D Chalk Art by Guy Wales
– Local artist David Day works his “sidewalk magic”
– Meet Joe Campbell – The Bee Man!

About Chalk the Walk

The seventh annual 1000 Islands International Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival was held May 23, 2015. It was a fun-filled family event showcasing art for all ages. Many types of art were on display, including sidewalk chalk art, paintings, drawings, and fine art. Visitors made their own art, enjoyed a good old-fashioned BBQ, and had their faces painted. There were special activities just for children.

To print-out the registration form, please click here.

Date :
Saturday, May 28, 2016 – from 10:00am to 3:30pm

Location event :
Gananoque Town Park 30 King Street East,at the  intersection of Park St. and King Street.

Contact :
Contact name: Jan Gravelle
Contact phone: 613-530-0922
e-mail: jangravelle@gananoque.com or info@chalkthewalk.ca
Website: http://www.chalkthewalk.ca/

A popular day for gifts of flowers and greeting cards.

Many Canadians celebrate Mother’s Day by showing their appreciation for mothers or mother figures. The Mother’s Day date in Canada is on the second Sunday of May each year.

What Do People Do?

Many people in Canada express their gratitude towards mothers and mother figures on Mother’s Day. It is the time for people to thank mothers and mother figures who took the time care for them and help them through life’s challenges.

Carnations are a popular Mother’s Day symbol in both Canada and the United States. Some people may choose to wear a carnation as a brooch on Mother’s Day. However, other flowers are also given to mothers or mother figures to symbolize one’s love and appreciation for them.

Date :
May 8, 2016 | all day

Location event :
Gananoque, ON