Q-Mack entertaining students at St. Edward Catholic School with astonishing balancing skills. Photo Credit: Tanya Hammond “Canada’s most experienced school performer,” Quincy Mack, or Q-Mack for short, made a stop in Westport recently to entertain and encourage students to be an ALL-Star. The high-energy entertainer brought his popular presentation to St. Edward, where students from kindergarten through grade eight were fully engaged from the moment they entered the audito

(left to right) Rideau Vista Public School Principal Nancy Holman, Grade 5/6 students Ellie Stoodley and Aubrey Bles, School Council member Rebekah Hambley, and teacher Lisa Lemieux-Beaudoin. Photo credit: Tanya Hammond For Principal Nancy Holman, a longtime Rideau Ferry resident, “becoming the principal for Rideau Vista Public School is like coming home.” And it is at ‘home’ at Rideau Vista that Principal Holman strives to ensure all students feel included, connected and see

Some of the Rideau Sewers Lap Quilt group holding up a selection of finished lap quilts ready to be donated. Pictured left to right are Jane Pickard, Marianne Kenney, Moira Bell, Pat Watson, Cathy Mulville, and Jan Haskin. A giant roll of batting in front will be used in quilts (one of the many material costs involved in the creation of the quilts). Photo credit: Tanya Hammond Well over 20 years ago, a group of dedicated sewers gathered in the Portland area to make quilts and

Students and staff showing their support for Pink Shirt Day at St Edward Catholic School. Principal Scott Renaud, back row center. Photo Credit Tanya Hammond St. Edward Catholic School in Westport, though small in student numbers with only ninety students, is big in school spirit, sports enthusiasm and heart. This past Wednesday, Feb. 25, on Pink Shirt Day, a day designated to raise awareness and funds in support of anti-bullying programs “to create a kinder, more inclusive w

From the left, Lions Bruce Paterson, David Blair and Craig Jackson finished installing a plaque of dedication to Wayne “Smokey” Sherwood on the Westport Lions’ gazebo. Photo credit: Bob Reddick Last Friday, Jan. 30 was sunny and clear, but extremely cold. A wind blowing in from Westport Sand Lake over the Lions’ beach added to the bone chilling conditions. It was in this environment that Lions Dave Blair, Bruce Paterson and Craig Jackson installed a plaque on the gazebo to co

Rideau Lakes Public Library is Hosting a FREE Dinner in celebration of Family Literacy Day, January 27th Family Literacy Day is an annual event celebrated at all libraries across Canada, “to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family.” Promoted through ABC Life Literacy Canada (abclifeliteracy.ca), libraries, schools, literacy-focused organizations and community groups have participated in this worthy initiati

The Rideau Lakes Swans pose behind the mountain of muffins they baked for breakfast programs in local schools. Front row: Wenda Lyons, Angela Bearance (President), Jane Simpson (Secretary), Marion Cooper, Shirley McCumber, Back row: Donna Owen, Barb Bentley (District 4 President) Pat Summers (Treasurer), Elizabeth Wright, Missing: Evelyn Ramdhanie (Vice President), Lenora McDougall, Becky White-Thompson There is a special type of swan which resides year-round in Rideau Lakes