Soup for you!
The Huntingdon County Farmers’ Market’s Soup Culinary Challenge is on September 30, with several organizations and restaurants participating. Visitors to the market will be able to slurp the soups and decide on their favourite.
Hemmingford Legion Chicken BBQ Dinner
The Hemmingford Legion will be serving up a delicious chicken dinner on September 26. To reserve yours, call Lise Brown at 514-705-2192 by no later than September 25. The meal includes a half chicken, baked potato, gravy, coleslaw, dinner roll, and a delicious dessert. All this for a $23 donation. Take out meals can be picked up between 5 and 6 p.m. at the Legion Hall (486 rue Champlain).
Culture Days
Cultural activities will be taking place throughout the Valley from September 25 to 27. The vernissage for the MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent’s annual Group Exhibition and Photo Contest will take place on Sept. 25, from 5 to 7p.m. The exhibition will run until October 25 with free visitation on weekends – be sure to vote for your favourites.
Help paint the giant mandala in Ormstown on September 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A free activity for all ages.
Ten local artists will open their studios as part of the Route des Arts on September 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the map online at mrchsl.com/route-des-arts.
Garage Sale
Hunt for garage sale treasures at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Huntingdon (33 Prince St) on September 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hemmingford Coffeehouse
The Hemmingford Coffeehouse feature the McMillan’s Camp Boys on Friday, October 2 at 8 p.m. An open mic will precede the concert starting at 7 p.m. The concert will take place at the Hemmingford Archives building, 517 Champlain Ave. Donations at the door will go to support the musicians.
Songwriters Festival
The first-ever Chateauguay Valley Songwriters Festival is coming on October 3, from 1 p.m. to midnight at 2075 Route 203 in Howick, with an amazing lineup of musicians and a songwriting workshop. This is a charity event for the Chateauguay Women’s Shelter; donate what you can.
All Creatures Great and Small
Rockburn Presbyterian Church will host a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 4 at 9:30 a.m. with Gail Macgregor. For information, contact Shirley at 450-288-5519 or Debra at 450-807-2570.
Ciné-Cinema in Huntingdon
Ciné-Cinema will be screening the award-winning film Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles in its original French version on Friday, October 2, at the Little Green Library in Huntingdon. The film will start at 7:30 p.m.
Film screening
Protect our Water Source is partnering with the Little Green Library to screen the documentary Water is Love by filmmakers Ludwig Schramm and Rosa Pannitschka on October 6 as of 6 p.m. The film will be followed by a discussion and community brainstorming session on the subject of local water resiliency led by local members of the Protect our Water Source advocacy group.
Bridge status – there’s an app for that!
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation has launched its Passage+ mobile application for accurate bridge information, including bridge status, expected bridge lift times, and vessel activity. The app is free to download from the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android devices.