Area Local Events

Community Breakfast every 4th Tuesday at the Harmony Lodge in Philipsville. Call Edgar Connell at 613-359- 5753 for information.

Spaghetti Dinners First Friday of every month at the Portland Legion, at the Westport (North Crosby) Legion the third Friday of every month and at the Elgin Lions Hall the last Friday of the month.

Euchre is played in the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Room (Linda Barker at 613-272-2533), the South Elmsley Community Hall (Dorothy Covell at 613-283-2572) and North Crosby Community Hall (Jim Mullville 613-273-3008). Games are also played at the Legion Halls and Lions Halls. Call their representative for dates and times.

Bridge at the Elgin Municipal Complex on Monday afternoons - call Gail Derbyshire at 613-359-6192 and in Portland on Wednesday afternoons at the Portland Community Hall - call Yolande Drumm at 613-272-2000.

The month of June 2013

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY - JUNE 21 2013

Canada’s National Aboriginal Day is annually held on June 21 to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of the nation’s Aboriginal peoples. There are three Aboriginal groups in Canada – the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.