The 32nd Annual Ridgetown Rotary Antique Car, Truck, Motorcycle and Tractor Show will be July 9th from 8am-3pm at Watson Grove Park.
Looking for something fun to do? Support the Dresden Rotary Club with a night out! Jazz Night, June 24th. Contact the club at (519) 683-4222 or a Rotarian, or pop by MacTavish Pharmacy to get your tickets!
Always a favourite event in Blenheim is the Art in the Park. A true art event where all artists, makers and creators produce the items they are showcasing to the public. There will also be food vendors on site. The beautiful Talbot Trail Place is home to this event hosted by the Blenheim Rotary Club and the park committee. You will find a wide range of fine artists work, woodworkers, clothing, knitting, crochet, body products, ceramics, floral, wreaths, sewing and so much more!
This is planned as the same day as the annual car show uptown Blenheim.
Circle June 24th on your calendar and join us in Blenheim for two great events!
Forest Legion Saturday Meat Raffles and 50/50.
Imagine, if the Power Grid, cellular network and Internet is disabled. Our ability to communicate with our loved ones, conduct business and support our everyday living in our high-tech world. We would not be able to talk to our loved ones, make calls for fire or police, medical services... Cities, Townships can not communicate with each other, and emergency services can not communicate with each other.
Very few people know that if a major disaster happens, the services for cell phone access will be limited for the general population to give more frequencies/data to emergency providers. But phones will be tied up while 1 call is made at a time, all the others trying that number will get a busy signal.
Amateur Radio Services are supported by all free governments around the world. “Ham Radio” as it is widely known is a technical hobby with a focus on communications by many methods. In Canada, the Amateur Radio Service is supported by Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada. Amateur Radio operators are required to pass exams for basic electronics, antennas, communication regulations and some radio operating questions. Canada has 2 classes of licenses, the Basic and the Advanced qualifications.
The Canadian Amateur Radio operators spend thousands of dollars on equipment, conduct drills, study and contribute to the advancement of radio technology. Did you know that Hams invented the first walkie-talkie, the pager, fax machine, cell phone technology, computer digital communications and the Automatic Packet Reporting System? (APRS). Amateur Radio Operators are also building satellites and experimenting with space communication.
Most Amateur Radio operators belong to a local radio club, which has resources, as well as communication sites (repeaters), already established with radio equipment that can cover a wide geographic area. In our area, we have the Seaway Valley Amateur Radio Club and the Prescott-Russell Amateur Radio Club Inc. The combined resources of local clubs across Canada stand at the ready with trained radio operators and equipment. These clubs have assets which if had to be provided by a municipal city or township would cost millions of dollars and would require specialized employees. Amateur Radio has served as an educational gateway for our children since the 1920s. The Ham radio community has been creating technicians and engineers for tomorrow's jobs.
Every year, Amateur Radio operators in North America spend 24 hours between June 24th to June 25th on an emergency communications exercise called “Field Day”. Rapid deployment of radio communications under emergency conditions started in 1933. The Seaway Valley Amateur Radio Club Inc. will be involved in this year's Field Day exercise which will take place in St. Andrews West. If you are interested in visiting during Field Day or interested in Amateur radio in general and communications please come on by.
Seaway Valley Amateur Radio Club Inc. invites the public on June 24th 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM & June 25th 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM. 4865 HWY 138 , St. Andrews West
“The Peterborough Concert Band will introduce a work by Canadian composer, arranger, conductor, and winner of the 2021 Canadian Composer Award, Robert Buckley. The Trilogy, subtitled Portraits of the North, is a musical soundscape of the Arctic.
The concert is sponsored by the Riverview Park and Zoo. Audience members are invited to bring lawn chairs and enjoy a perfect summer afternoon at the Gazebo. Parking is not permitted at the Gazebo. Alternative parking is located at the main lot of the Zoo
The Collective meets every other Thursday in the Library’s 2nd floor Board Room.
Join other writers to chat about your work, get ideas, and gain insight on how to improve your writing. Writers’ groups are a great place to encourage yourself and others to meet your writing goals, whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction.
Registration required. To register, email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca or call (613) 968-6731 Ext #2037.
Knitterati is Belleville Public Library's knitting circle. Bring your current project to work on while you chat with fellow knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers and other fibre arts crafters. Whether it's your first time casting-on or you've been at it for a lifetime, all levels of skill and all ages are welcome.
Knitterati meets every Wednesday at 5:30pm in the second floor Reading Nook.
To register call (613) 968-6731 ext. 2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca. Drop ins are welcome, but we encourage you to register if you'd like notifications about any updates or weather related cancellations.
Belleville Public Library's Adult Chess Club meets every second Monday at 5:30pm. Bring your own chess board or borrow one from the library and meet with fellow chess players for a friendly game. All skill levels are invited to this informal, self-led program.
To register, call 613-968-6731 ext. 2037, or send us an email at infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca.
Open for nominations now until July 15, 2023
Do please walk, drive, cycle, jog around our Town and take note of good looking front gardens.
Do write the addresses down and submit to the following before July 15th.
Email your nominations to: frontgardenbhs@gmail.com
You may nominate your own garden. a friend's or neighbour's or family member's garden
or that of a total stranger. You may nominate more than one garden.
Gardens will be judged shortly after July 15th.
Each of the ten winners will be asked to display a sign from us saying they have won
and receive a cheque for $25.
