An experience to remember!  Hosted by Brock University, the Cuvée Grand Tasting features 38 VQA wineries with the winemaker pouring their favorite wines.  10 exceptional local chefs at live cooking stations and an after-party featuring sparkling and Icewine, micro-breweries and the live band - Jonsey to dance the night away.

Cuvée en Route passport is all weekend-long showcasing our partnering wineries.

GO TO:  cuvee.ca to find out more.  USE COUPON CODE INDUSPARTCCXV to receive 15% off your Grand Tasting ticket!

Join us for our annual Shoreline Cleanup Sat. May 4. . Meet  at 10 a.m. at the Bascule Bridge or at 1 p.m. at the Jasper Road boat launch, rain or shine.  Dress appropriately and bring gloves, we'll bring the bags.  If there are sufficient volunteers we can split up to do other nearby sites.  Pre-register with Joanne at (613) 447-6709 or PitchIn SF@REALaction.ca.    See www.REALaction.ca for more.

Come join other residents for Pitch-In Smiths Falls, an annual community litter cleanup.  We encourage individuals and groups to commit to cleaning up a particular site during the two week period.  Supplies will be available at the REAL Deal Store starting Wed. April 10.  We’ll wind up Pitch In with a shoreline cleanup, on Saturday, May 4, that we'll do together.   See www.REALaction.ca for more!

REAL is planting a mini forest at Corbett Park this year.  On Sat. April 13 we will be preparing the forest floor by putting down layers of cardboard, leaves, compost and woodchips.  We are looking for adults and teens (accompanied by a parent) to help shovel, rake and wheelbarrow the floor components into place.  If you can volunteer for one and a half hours, contact Dave at  thornley.j.d@gmail.com or 613-205-0320.  Can’t come?  The planting will be taking place in the fall, when we be looking for help also.  See www.REALaction.ca for more.