The Gananoque Reporter
Kin Club of Gananoque adopts food insecurity as focus for 2026
Fighting food insecurity is the 2026 challenge the Kin Club of Gananoque has decided to dedicate itself towards. “We know firsthand how difficult it is to provide for families, and we can appreciate how much harder that is when funds aren't available...
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Opening long-term care home, municipal elections to have big impact in 2026
With 2025 now over, it's time to look ahead to 2026 in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. But before looking ahead to next year, the Warden of the United Counties reflected on the past year, which saw a number of notable changes and issues...
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Gananoque mayor looks back on 2025
At the end of 2025, a year that could best be described as tumultuous, Gananoque Mayor John Beddows has taken time to reflect on the accomplishments made by his council and the Town during this time in a written statement. “It has to be said that 2025...
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Gan Fall Rock raises $4,800 for Gananoque and Area Food Bank
You don't always think that going out to see some local bands can have a huge impact on the local community, but that was the case with the Gan Fall Rock concert, which saw about 90 people brave the weather to come out and help raise $4,800 for the...
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Young Company presents Little Red Riding Hood with a twist
The Thousand Islands Playhouse Young Company (YOCO) presented Red vs. The Wolf, a show it performed to a packed house of elementary school students and their families on Dec. 6, followed by several performances for the schools on Dec. 6 and 13. Do you...
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Gananoque Choral Society presents Songs of Christmas Joy in Lansdowne
The Gananoque Choral Society brightened the season with two very successful concerts in Gananoque and Lansdowne on Nov. 28 and 30. The churches were full as people came out to enjoy the concert titled Songs of Christmas Joy, an event filled with all...
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Gananoque Santa Claus Parade theme Holiday movie magic
The 2025 Gananoque Santa Claus parade was themed Holiday Movie Magic and saw floats and marchers work their way down King Street East to the Town Hall Park in a stream of lights and color, and sound. Three judges were assigned to select the winners of...
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Southeast Public Health closing eight satellite offices including Gananoque
Eight Southeast Public Health satellite offices are to close March 1, but with no loss of permanent jobs or service cuts, staff say. The agency is ending its leases for the offices in Trenton, Picton, Napanee, Perth, Gananoque, Kemptville, and Almonte...
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Lansdowne Cozy Cabin parade helps bring Santa Claus to town
A gentle snow fell, enhancing the annual evening Santa Claus parade, as it wound its way through the streets of Lansdowne on Nov. 16. Spectators came out dressed in their pajamas, sitting in comfy chairs along the parade route and matching the parade's...
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Gananoque Food Bank to benefit from the Gan Rock fall concert
After having held a very successful Gan Spring Rock and raising over $2,700 in early 2025 to benefit the local food bank, the Gan Rock team decided they couldn't wait to get out and do it again with plans for a fall concert. “Having talked to Andy...
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Gananoque's Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 92, presents first poppy
The First Poppy of the year was presented to legion member Carl Duff outside the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 in Gananoque on October 21. “(Duff) served with the Canadian army in Germany soon after the end of (the Second World War), so he saw the...
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EDCO holds professional development session in Rideau Lakes
The Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)'s Eastern Region Professional Development saw about 50 people in attendance at the event held on Oct. 2 at The Opinicon in Chaffeys Lock. “The Economic Developers Council of Ontario was proud to...
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Gananoque Lions Club turn town orange with PumpGAN Fest
It just wouldn't be autumn without the Gananoque Lions Club bringing PumpGAN Fest to Town Hall Park. An estimated 500 people came out to enjoy family time on Saturday, Sept. 27 – a perfect day for pumpkin fun. Created by the late Jim Bolton, the...
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Little Shoes commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Gananoque
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was honoured with a solemn ceremony in Gananoque as members of the First Peoples and their allies gathered to recognize those who had been tragically lost and whose memories and spirits they will never...
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LYNDHURST USHERS IN FALL WITH TURKEY FAIR
LYNDHURST The 31st annual Lyndhurst Turkey Fair greeted thousands on Saturday, Sept. 20. Parked cars stretched for miles along County Road 33, a witness to the fair's enduring lure. Under blue skies and mild temperatures, throngs milled the streets,...
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Gananoque Seniors Association to celebrate International Seniors Day
The Gananoque Seniors Association (GSA) will be celebrating International Seniors Day on Oct. 1 at the O'Connor gallery in Gananoque. The free event will run from 1 – 3 p.m. and is open to all. “We are having an open house at the O'Connor gallery open...
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Members of `60/'61 Islanders make donation to 1000 Islands History Museum
Homegrown hockey teams can be found in almost every corner of Canada – whether tiny village or big city, the game attracts residents who want to get out there on the ice and knock a puck around. Gananoque is no exception and has been turning out...
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Finish it is the theme for the 45th Run for the Cure
It has been 45 years since people started running in memory of Terry Fox and his fight against cancer. This year, there are three runs happening in the Township of Leeds and Thousand Islands (TLTI) and the Gananoque area. This allows runners to choose...
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Sex assault victim sues former OPP officer
A Brockville judge is now considering his decision on what restitution, if any, is to be given to a victim of sexual assault by former OPP officer Jason Redmond. The victim, who is referred to as Jane Doe in order to protect her identity, is suing...
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1960-61 Islanders donate to 1,000 Islands History Museum
Homegrown hockey teams can be found in almost every part of Canada – whether tiny village or big city, the game attracts residents who want to get out there on the ice and knock the puck around. They start as soon as they can stand up on skates and...
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Final bell rung at Thousand Islands Youth Boxing Club
No one was knocked out, but the silence after Thousand Islands Youth Boxing Club's last workout on July 31 felt like the end of a hard-fought bout. Gananoque council voted unanimously last month to transform the club's Stone Street home — the former...
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Just Moo It a great success at Lansdowne Fair
The 161st Lansdowne Fair returned July 17-20 with all of the colour, joy and excitement that people have come to expect over the years from such a respected institution. “We had a very busy and successful fair,” said Joyce Meneilley, Homecraft...
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The Listener comes to Gananoque
Sometimes the modern world can feel like a very unhappy place to be, with everyone rushing and focused on their own problems with no time to sit and listen. Enter The Listener. “It's really important,” said Paul Jenkinson, also known as the Listener....
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Friends along the border marching for Canada on Wellesley Island
Troubled times bring out many emotions and with the current international situation and the challenges created by the administration south of the border, Canada and the US are in a delicate position. A friendship, which has been strained in the past,...
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Getting saucy at Gananoque RibFest
The Lions and Rotary Clubs in Gananoque were not afraid to bring it on. The 1000 Islands Family Ribfest roared into town in all its glory with the smoke, the heat, the sauce, the flames, the grills, the beef, the chicken, the pork – and people came out...
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Winter road salt concern for 2025 Global Water Dances in Gananoque
Local dancers and musicians gathered at Sculpture Park to perform on the banks of the Gananoque River before an audience of about 50 people on Saturday, June 21. “Every two years, we celebrate this multinational, community-oriented event to bring...
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Beddows criticizes bridge removal as `bad policy'; councillors push back
Gananoque Mayor John Beddows said he would have vetoed council's decision to remove the King Street bridge, if the law had allowed it, arguing the $800,000 removal was approved without the necessary data to justify the expense. Following a narrow 4–3...
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In troubled times, SLC grads told to embrace chaos
Faced with staggering challenges, including the disappearance of many of the programs being celebrated, the head of St. Lawrence College told Brockville graduates not to fear tumultuous times. Glenn Vollebregt, SLC's president and chief executive...
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LANSDOWNE'S SECOND RODEO BRINGS SELLOUT CROWDS
Lansdowne can now proudly say, “This isn't our first rodeo.” Running two nights, Black Creek Rodeo, a family-owned business from Edwards, Ontario, put on a professional show for the Lansdowne Agricultural Society's (LAS) second rodeo that dazzled...
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GANANOQUE LENDS ITS EARS
There was no shortage of shouting in Gananoque over the weekend, but not a single tear in sight. The Ontario Guild of Town Criers descended on Gananoque for its Provincial Town Crier Championships, a lively competition celebrating a centuries-old...
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Cliff Feltham of Gananoque made a Melvin Jones Fellow
Cliff Feltham, of Gananoque, was presented with the Melvin Jones Fellowship before about 40 people at the O'Conner Gallery in Gananoque on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Susan Tunnicliffe, past district governor of the A-4 Lions Clubs International,...
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Before the Summer sale sets nature aglow with colour
Those tired of the gloom of winter and the overcast of spring turned out to enjoy the Before the Summer Art Show and Sale at the Fire Hall Theater in Gananoque from May 2 to 4. On display were works by 17 artists from southeastern Ontario, all of whom...
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Getting ready for Neil Simon's Fools at Royal Theatre
It was a tall order ahead for Tammy Tedford, of Absolutely Hair Salon, when Cameron Shank came in for a haircut. Her assignment – to turn him from looking like a young hipster into a romantic lead using her skills as a stylist, and to do so while being...
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SPRINGTIME IN THE PARK
Madden age 3, will be town planner in no time as he rearranges the Bunny Trail at Easter in the Park held in Gananoque's Town Hall Park on April 19. More than 300 children and their families attended the holiday event. The BIA sponsored the...
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Leeds-Grenville candidates court rural voters in Spencerville debate
SPENCERVILLE In the first all-candidates debate of the federal election campaign, candidates for Leeds-Grenville–Thousand Islands–Rideau Lakes were looking to court the rural vote. It was a well-attended event at the Drummond Building in Spencerville...
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JUST SOUP-ERB
Winner of the Most Unique Soup at the SOUPer Bowl was Jenn Lund (left) of the Pistachio Café. She was presented with her trophy by Andy White, manager of the Gananoque and Area Food Bank. The event attracted about 185 people and raised $2,410 for the...
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Sudden closure of Salvation Army Thrift Store in Gananoque
The recent and sudden closure of the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 120 Garden Street, Gananoque, surprised some residents. Instead of going in to the business as usual, they were met by a locked door and printed notice that reads: “Dear valued...
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`Like a bad marriage': TLTI mayor sounds off on tariffs
It's the uncertainty that gnaws at people. It's the not knowing. Will the tariffs be gone tomorrow? Will they double? No one can say, and that, as Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI) Mayor Corinna Smith-Gatcke puts it, is what's keeping...
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New Postmedia ad platform has small business in mind
Postmedia is launching a new selfserve advertising platform to help businesses simplify digital and print advertising. Postmedia Ad Manager, or PAM, gives advertisers more flexibility and control over campaigns. Although it caters to businesses of...
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Health care executive, business owner share lessons learned
The Leeds Grenville International Women's Day celebration saw a sold-out crowd of 120 attendees for an evening of empowerment, connection and action. The event was presented by Leeds Grenville Economic Development and Small Business Office at the...
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Gananoque council OKs convenience store take-out window
Gananoque town council has approved a pair of key planning decisions that could reshape local business and residential landscapes. A familiar commercial property at 641 King Street East is set for transformation following council's approval of a...
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Students speak out at Gananoque Legion Public Speaking competition
The annual Public Speaking Competition at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 in Gananoque saw 13 students compete, covering three levels, ranging from Grade 1 through Grade 9. Each had been working hard for weeks to prepare for the event –...
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Sharing Postmedia's ongoing aspiration to inspire and harness Canadian ambition
Since its founding in 2010, Postmedia and its broad umbrella of community and national media outlets have been focused on telling the stories that matter to Canadians from coast to coast. With hundreds of diligent journalists based in towns and cities...
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New councillor appointed for Ward 2 in Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI) has appointed a new councillor for Ward 2. The new councillor is Monique Antoine-Hartley of Seeley's Bay. She is a life-time resident of the township and has worked locally as an educator. She is...
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Family fun coming to Lansdowne Fairgrounds
Break out the conversation hearts, the chocolates, and the cards. Valentine's Day 2025 is Friday, February 14, and the Lansdowne Fairgrounds will be hosting a Winter Family Fun Evening from 6-8 p.m. “This is a great way to beat the Family Day rush and...
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Lyndhurst's 17th annual Ice Fishing Derby promises to be fun for all
After two years of unseasonably warm winters, conditions are looking to be perfect for ice anglers to get out and enjoy one of their favourite sports. Many are looking to get back into the game, to be ready for the upcoming 17 annual Ice Fishing Derby...
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Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School cheerleaders reaching for the top
Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School (GSS) has something more to cheer about. Competing as team 63 in the Secondaire Ouvert 2NT Division, the GSS Trojans climbed, jumped and cheered their way to the top at the Winterfest Finals held at the...
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Lansdowne infrastructure projects await grant funding
Leeds and the Thousand Islands council has unanimously endorsed a conditional plan to address significant infrastructure needs in the Village of Lansdowne. This occurred during Monday's council meeting (Jan. 13). The projects include upgrades to the...
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Clark touts energy efficiency programs
The Ontario government is encouraging local residents to help the province cut down on energy costs, local MP Steve Clark said Wednesday. The province is launching new energy efficiency programs, including the Home Renovation Savings Program, to help...
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GRETCHEN HUNTLEY TO BE PRESENTED WITH KING CHARLES III CORONATION MEDAL
Sometimes a lifetime of giving to your community can be recognized in unexpected ways. Gretchen Huntley, Gananoque's Poet Laureate, has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for service to the community. “I just couldn't believe it when...
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Gananoque gets national recognition for Culture Days
Ontario Culture Days comes but once a year, and the competition is fierce. Municipalities from all over put together programs to encourage their local communities to indulge in and become a part of arts and culture, strengthening their base and letting...
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Karra's wins first United Way Novemburger battle
The United Way Leeds and Grenville announced an impressive $9,098 raised during its first Novemburger campaign. The battle of the Novemburger raged throughout November, producing a stack of cash for the United Way, whilst patrons of the 10...
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Interact Club at local high school holds Fly on the Wall fundraiser
When the Interact Club at Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School (GISS) decided to raise money for charity, they chose the Ronald McDonald House as the recipient of the gift. “Milton Tanswell, Anne Marie Mackenzie, and their children Adelaide and...
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Construction begins on 3D-printed buildings in Gananoque
Construction began on the 3D -printed buildings, which were approved by Gananoque's council under Mayor Ted Lojko on March 2, 2022. Designed and planned by the Horizon Legacy Group (HLG), the project is using new construction technologies to create...
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Playhouse shows students `real world' of theatre
The theatre is all about creating fictional worlds, but a program at Gananoque's Thousand Islands Playhouse is showing eager students just how much it's also part of the real world. The Playhouse's Young Company program, now in its third year, has...
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Campaign aims to save Gananoque's walking bridge
The popular walking bridge on King Street in Gananoque is in serious need of repair. It has been closed for about two years because it was deemed unsafe during an inspection by Greer Galloway Consulting Engineers, who presented their findings to the...
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION COLLECTING MONEY FOR POPPY FUND
“The day may be cold, but the people have been warm,” said Gananoque Mayor John Beddows, as he stood at Canadian Tire collecting for the Poppy Fund on November 2, Poppy Day for the Royal Canadian Legion. According to legion.ca/donations, “Your gift to...
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GANANOQUE TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING KINGSTON HOSPITALS
The Town of Gananoque will consider having the municipal budget provide some capital support to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation. This development comes as residents of the community shared their displeasure with the town having voted...
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Secondquarter OLG payments for Gananoque, TLTI
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has made a second-quarter payment of $274,570 each to the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands and Gananoque for hosting Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands. The second quarter is from July 1 to...
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`Double-double' rural top-up helps Gananoque business
GANANOQUE During a chilly, windy and cloudy Tuesday in Gananoque, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault took to the patio of Pistachio Café and announced the business would be receiving $10,000 as part of the Canada Carbon Rebate. Jenn Lund,...
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Together, Forever concert coming to Royal Theatre
“Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're gonna go through it together,” sang Momma Rose in the musical Gypsy, and the Royal Theatre Singers agree with every word. When the Royal Theatre first opened on King Street East in Gananoque they were pushing the...
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MELODIA CONCERT ON OCT. 19 IN SUPPORT OF HALF MOON BAY
Melodia will perform a fundraising concert for Half Moon Bay (HMB) on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Grace United Church will host the event. Most people in the Gananoque and Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI) area have heard of HMB...
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Gananoque postpones decision on stormwater master plan
Gananoque council has postponed consideration of a contract for the town's stormwater master plan. At council's Tuesday, Sept. 17 meeting, members opted to postpone the matter to the next regular council meeting scheduled for Oct. 1. The primary...
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Arson charge in Gananoque rowhouse fire
Gananoque police have charged a town resident with arson in connection with a fire in a rowhouse Saturday morning (Sept. 12). No one was injured when fire tore through the two-storey rowhouse in the 500 block of Garden Street. Fire officials said...
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