Tag: richmond
New historical photo exhibit opens at Richmond library
A new photo exhibit featuring 8 historical photos of Richmond has opened at the Richmond Public Library. Produced by the Goulbourn Historical Society, it is one of the ways the…
Floats can register for the Richmond 200 Celebration parade on June 16
Spring is here and with it thoughts of summer and of course….PARADES! The Richmond 200th Celebration Parade will take place on Saturday, June 16th, 2018, departing from South Carleton High…
Goulbourn Township Historical Society helps celebrate Richmond’s 200th birthday
(PHOTO: Richmond 200th anniversary merchandise on display at the library.) Special display at Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library The Goulbourn Township Historical Society is helping the community of Richmond to…
All aboard Richmond’s Gateway to Groceries bus
(PHOTO: Driver Greg Bungay and volunteer Pamela Brown with the ROSSS Gateway to Groceries bus.) On a recent sunny and frigid Friday morning the ROSSS (Rural Ottawa South Support Services) bus arrived…
IN DEPTH: John Curry carries on, despite the demise of the Stittsville News
(PHOTO: “The Two Johns”. Longtime Stittsville News reporters John Curry (left) and John Brummell at City Hall in January 2017. Brummell received a Mayor’s City Builder Award after his retirement…
HIGH FIVE: Scotiabank supports Richmond’s 200th Anniversary
Duane Morris (left), Scotiabank’s Richmond Branch Manager, is proudly handing over a $5,000 sponsorship contribution to Tino Bevacqua, member of the 200th Organizing Committee. Duane and his staff volunteered to…
Richmond Village Association launches local news blog
(press release via Richmond Village Association) The Richmond Village Association (RVA) announced the launch of a new local news blog today known as RichmondHub.ca. “This initiative could not come at…
RICHMOND: Kid-designed winter banners proudly fly
A damp and rainy December day could not deter the GT Signs crew, (Andrew and Blair) from their annual assignment of hanging the Kids Winter Banners. As 2018 marks Richmond’s…
Richmond Curling Club is Richmond’s 200th Anniversary newest community sponsor
(via Richmond Village Association) The 2018 Organizing Committee wishes to thank the Richmond Curling Club for their generous in-kind use of their facilities for the June 15-17, 2018 weekend festivities…
Richmond Village Association meets on October 18
(via Richmond Village Association) OnWednesday Oct. 18th at 8:00pm, the RVA will be holding their monthly board meeting at the Richmond Community Centre (upstairs at the Arena) in which the public…
Richmond Village Association invites you to their monthly board meeting (Sept 11)
On Monday Sept. 11th at 7:30 pm, Arena, the Richmond Village Association (RVA) will be holding their monthly Board meeting in which the public are welcome to attend. In addition…
REVIEW: Danby’s breakfast is worth the road trip to Richmond
If you know where the Richmond Bakery used to be, you know where Danby’s Roadhouse is now. There is a Danby’s in Munster too (Danby’s Bar and Grill) but for…
Jabulani supports Richmond’s 200th anniversary
The Richmond 2018 Organizing Committee thanks Jabulani Winery for their generous support. Tom and Janet Moul, proprietors of Jabulani Winery presented a cheque to the Richmond Village Association for $717.00…
MOFFATT: Update on wastewater from the Richmond Pumping Station
(via Scott Moffatt,Councillor for Rideau-Goulbourn) When we get these extreme weather events, there can tend to be adverse effects on certain operations. Last week’s rain was no exception as the…
Fire on Fowler Street in Richmond displaces family of five
UPDATE: Neighbours have set up a fundraising page to help the family displaced by the fire: “The Purdy family from Richmond ON suffered a devastating loss yesterday when a fire…