The mill will be lit up with festive candles as part of Delta’s Celebrating the Season. We’ll be open from 5:00 to 8:30 pm.

Also be sure to visit our Christmas Gift Shop in the Old Town Hall.  Lower Beverley Lake Park will be lit with over 80,000 lights and there are free wagon rides from the village to the park.

Christmas Lights in the Mill: Each Christmas season the Delta Mill Society installs large lighted candles and wreaths in the Mill windows and people come from many miles around to see this beautiful seasonal display. As one local business person wrote to the Society “the Mill’s windows glow like small jewels on cold winter nights”. This display is now paired with Delta’s Celebrating the Season with thousands of lights in Lower Beverley Lake Park.

Admission is free (donations appreciated). For more information see www.deltamill.org

Date :

Saturdays, November 19 & 26, 2016

Celebrate the Brave. Veterans Stay Overnight. Free. At 10:40 am, students and staffs at Westport stop to remember our fallen soldiers with a minutes silence.

About Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the official end of the World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918. World War I was a massive conflict was played out over the whole globe, but particularly in Europe, where troops from Canada supported the Allied forces.

Some 100,000 Canadian soldiers died in the First and Second World Wars.

All government buildings fly the Canadian flag this day and people remember those who fought for Canada during a two minute silence at 10 :40 am. Many people wear poppies before and on Remembrance Day to show their respect and support for Canadian troops. Poppies are generally handed out free but often a voluntary donation is given in exchange.

In Canada, November 11 is officially called Remembrance Day, but it is also known as Armistice Day and Poppy Day. Remembrance Day is commemorated in many countries, particularly members of the Commonwealth, including Australia and New Zealand (where it is also referred to as Armistice Day). In the United States, Veterans Day falls on the same date. In the United Kingdom, the Sunday closest to November 11 is known as Remembrance Sunday.In Canada, November 11 is officially called Remembrance Day, but it is also known as Armistice Day and Poppy Day.

Remembrance Day is commemorated in many countries, particularly members of the Commonwealth, including Australia and New Zealand (where it is also referred to as Armistice Day). In the United States, Veterans Day falls on the same date. In the United Kingdom, the Sunday closest to November 11 is known as Remembrance Sunday.

Remembrance Day is not a statutory holiday in Ontario, making it the most controversial non-stat holiday in the province. Many people think that is should be a statutory holiday all across Canada.

Date :
November 11th, 2016 @ 10 :40 am.

Event location :
Westport, ON

Cook together in the community kitchen on the first Tuesday of every month! Learn new skills, take home food. Childcare is available.

Join us for What’s Cooking in Westport. If you’re interested in donating to our Westport Food Sharing Shelf, check out the list of ideas coming from this month’s recipes!

Last month, in addition to making chili and cornbread from scratch, we’ve learn how to turn the chili into a salad, with lettuce, tomato, onion, guacamole, and chipotle ranch dressing. For dessert, we’ve worked on how to do an apple taste test, with a banana nut dip!

Date :
November 1, 2016 from 10 am to 1 pm

Event location :
Free Methodist Church, 65 Bedford Street
Westport ON, Ontario Canada

Contact :
Kate
Contact number: 613-272-2799 X237

Bingo

Every Thursday night at 6:00pm at the Elgin Lions Hall

Every Monday night at the Westport Legion where doors open at 6:15 and games start at 7:15.

Bridge

Every Tuesday at 1:00pm

at the Elgin Municipal Complex

Info: 613-359-6192

Coffee & Chat Drop-In:

Throughout the Township come and enjoy a bit of social fun! Bring your latest craft project, a deck of cards or just yourself. Children are welcome. Donations appreciated. Every Monday morning from 8am to 10:30am at the Delta United Church – call Pat Philips 613-928-2712;Tuesday mornings in Morton – Morton Mug– contact Linda Gamble 613-387-3799 every Wednesday morning from 10am to Noon at the Newboro Community Hall – call Andi 613-272-5335 or Joan 613-272-2393;Thursday mornings at the Portland Community Hall contact Betty James 613-272-2461 and every Friday morning at the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Hall from 9:30am – call Linda Carr 613-272-2227.

Community Lunch first Friday of the month at the Elgin Municipal Complex – soup and sandwiches – contact Linda Carr 613-272-2227 and the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Portland United Church Noon to 1pm call 613-272-2002 for details.

Community Breakfast every 4th Tuesday at the Harmony Lodge in Philipsville. $7.00per plate starting at 8:00am. Sponsored by the Philipsville Masons, everyone is welcome. Contact Ross Hawkins for information 613-359-5833.

Community Shopping bus sponsored through the Portland Seniors Club leaves for the local shopping mall in Kingston every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Call Vicki at 613-272-2676 to reserve your seat.

Cost $15.00 return trip.

Not just for seniors! All ages welcome.

Euchre is played in the Elgin Municipal Complex Community Room (Linda Barker 613-272-2533), the South Elmsley Community Hall (Dorothy Covell at 613-283-2572) and North Crosby Community Hall (6 hand) (Jim Mullville 613-273-3008) and in Delta at the Legion every Friday at 7pm (Pat Philips 2712).

Forfar Euchre is every Friday at 7:30pm in the hall. Games are also played at the Legion Halls and Lions Halls.

Spaghetti Dinners 1st Friday of every month at the Portland Legion; 2nd Friday at the Elgin Lions Hall and also combine their very popular Quiz Night with the spaghetti dinner (teams of 6 start the game at 7pm) and the 3rd Friday is at the Westport (North Crosby) Legion.

VIBE – Venturing in Biblical Education – Wednesdays April 22 to December 2 10am in Elgin and 7pm in Portland at the United Church.Contact Rev.

Contact Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977

or RevTakouhi@Terrautopia.ca

October is definitely going to be a month to remember. My wife Megan and I
are expecting a new one on Oct.21! We can’t believe it’s almost finally
here and we are so happy our family is expanding. Our little guy Sam will
be a big brother and have a best buddy. Aside from that, yes, we are still
open for business every day! Many things happening this month in the
entertainment section and plans for a new fall/winter/spring menu to come
soon as well.
Hope to see you out,
Seamus and all of us at The Cove
 
 
OCTOBER EVENTS @ The Cove
 
 
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Sun.Oct.2 HENRY NORWOOD & SHAWN McCULLOUGH (Country, Perth) 1-4pm
www.facebook.com/henrynorwoodartist http://www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough

Wed.Oct.5 LAST RACK ‘n TUNES with Shawn McCullough Perform a song and you
could win an acoustic electric Guitar from Renaissance Music of
Kingston 7-10pm www.reverbnation.com/shawnmccullough (WINGS ‘n
TUNES continues Oct.12 Every Wednesday!!!) #rackntunes

Thu.Oct.6 LAST JAZZ NIGHT with Spencer Evans Trio 9-11pm (Thanks for a
great 19th Season!) #jazznight

Fri.Oct.7 ROB LUTES (Solo Acoustic Blues, Montreal) 7-10pm $10
www.roblutes.com

Sat.Oct.8 TURPIN’S TRAIL (East Coast/Folk, Kingston) 6-10pm $10
www.turpinstrail.com

Sun.Oct.9 TURKEY & HAM BUFFET with All the Fixin’s & Pumpkin Pie! $25

Fri.Oct.14 LOGAN BROWN (Funky Folk/Rock, Kingston) 6-9pm
www.loganbrown.bandcamp.com

Sat.Oct.15 WENDELL FERGUSON & STEVE PITICCO’S COUNTRY PICKIN’ MAYHEM BAND
(Country, Ottawa/Trenton) 7-11pm $50 Buffet & Show www.wendellferguson.com
www.reverbnation.com/StevePiticco

Fri.Oct.21 Blues on the Rideau Series with LAURA RAIN & THE CAESARS
(Detroit) 7-11PM $65 Buffet, Show & Charity www.laurarain.net
www.bluesontherideau.ca

Sat.Oct.22 & 29 HEAD OVER HEELS (Folk/Jazz/Blues, Gananoque) 6-9pm
www.kevinheadmusic.com

Fri.Oct.28 MATTY McKECHNIE & BEN MULLIN (Folk/Rock, Ottawa) 6-9pm
www.graven.bandcamp.com

Tue.Nov.1 America’s Choice Wine Dinner featuring American Wines and food to
match! Thought we would celebrate the circus style election happening down
south…5 course meal with wine pairings 6-9pm $75/person
 

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Come and enjoy the display of over 100 quilts beautifully displayed over the pews of the local churches. Heritage collections, local and world styles along with a vendors market. $5 per person. Tickets available the day of at the Westport Museum on Bedford Street.

Westport Churches open their doors for All Things Bright and Beautiful. Come celebrate the art of quilts while admiring the art of stained glass.

The Westport Arts Council is a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to serving artists and the community by promoting and advocating for the arts, by entrepreneurially developing programs and forming mutually beneficial partnerships.

More info found at https://westportartscouncil.com/events/all-things-bright-beautiful/

Date :

October, 1st 2016 @ 10 am

Event location :

Westport, ON

Contact :

Website : www.westportartscouncil.com

We will gather at the Old Town Hall in Delta at 7:00 pm and take a walk to the Old Stone Mill where we will meet some very interesting people from the past. Then we’ll return to the Old Town Hall for a presentation on “Pioneer Funeral Foods” by Joyce Gunnewiek and end the evening with refreshments. Cost for the evening is $5.00 per person. “Not for the faint of heart”

The Old Stone Mill at Delta was built in 1810 by William Jones and Ira Schofield and is one of the earliest surviving, fully automatic, grist mills of Upper Canada. In 1817 the mill was described as “unquestionably the best building of the kind in Upper Canada”.

The prime artifact of the Delta Mill Society is the Mill itself, an imposing Georgian-style stone structure of four stories, 40 by 60 feet (12m x 18m). This National Historic Site is a proud reminder of the industrial heritage of Eastern Ontario. In 2005 the newly renovated mill was enhanced with beautiful interpretive signboards and displays, in 2007 a water-wheel was installed and in 2010, working millstones and a bolter were put in place. A feature exhibit, Down by the Old Millstream, Celebrating Life on the Beverley Lakes can be found on the third floor of the mill. An illustrated self-guided tour allows the visitor to easily browse all these exhibits.

When you first enter the mill, you’ll see and hear the rushing water that first powered a water wheel and later a turbine to operate the various machinery of the mill. Much of this machinery is on display, starting with equipment such as millstones used the early 1800s era and moving up to machinery used in the early 1900s.

The displays and the stunning architecture of the mill itself make a visit to the mill an unforgettable experience.

Date :
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Contact :
The Delta Mill Society
Box 172, Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0
Tel: 613-928-2584 (office)
Email: info@deltamill.org

Thanksgiving day in Canada is on October 10, 2016.
 
Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the past year.
 
Many people have a day off work on the second Monday of October. They often use the three-day Thanksgiving weekend to visit family or friends who live far away, or to receive them in their own homes.
 
Many people also prepare a special meal to eat at some point during the long weekend. Traditionally, this included roast turkey and seasonal produce, such as pumpkin, corn ears and pecan nuts. Now, the meal may consist of other foods, particularly if the family is of non-European descent.
The native peoples of the Americas held ceremonies and festivals to celebrate the completion and bounty of the harvest long before European explorers and settlers arrived in what is now Canada. Early European thanksgivings were held to give thanks for some special fortune. An early example is the ceremony the explorer Martin Frobisher held in 1578 after he had survived the long journey in his quest to find a northern passage from Europe to Asia.
 
From the end of the First World War until 1930, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day were celebrated on the Monday closest to November 11, the anniversary of the official end of hostilities in World War I. In 1931, Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day and Thanksgiving Day was moved to a Monday in October. Since 1957, Thanksgiving Day has always been held on the second Monday in October.
 
Thanksgiving Day in Canada is linked to the European tradition of harvest festivals. A common image seen at this time of year is a cornucopia, or horn, filled with seasonal fruit and vegetables. The cornucopia, which means “Horn of Plenty” in Latin, was a symbol of bounty and plenty in ancient Greece. Turkeys, pumpkins, ears of corn and large displays of food are also used to symbolize Thanksgiving Day. Other popular activities include outdoor breaks to admire the spectacular colors of the Canadian autumn, hiking, and fishing.

October 08, Westport ON (CRL2): COPA Flight 56 Annual “Pigs and Pies” Fly-In / Drive-In lunch hosted by the Rideau Lakes Flying Club.

This is our fall large-scale fly-in event. View the planes and enjoy the Westport hospitality. Planes come from all over Ontario, Quebec, and the Northeast States to the Westport Aerodrome. On the May 21 long weekend we held the Spring version and had 52 planes arrive – very exciting.

It’s a great way to really experience the joy of flight. People can come to the field and see a wide variety of planes arrive and takeoff. Lots of time to walk the flightline, see the planes and talk with the pilots.

We also will be providing our famous “Pigs” (i.e. Kudrinko’s fabulous sausages) plus local “Pies” made fresh just down the road – a wonderful scrumptious combination. Sausages and pie served from 11:00 until 14:00 (donations accepted to cover costs). Floatplane pickup from main dock in Westport. Fun for the whole family.

All to be had for a donation to the Club. Again, everyone in the community is welcome.

Date :
Saturday, October 8, 2016 | 10 am to 2 pm

Event location :
Rideau Lakes Airport
Westport, ON, Canada

Contact :
For more information, please contact Mike Miles at 613-276-6276 (drmikemiles@gmail.com) or Bill Green at 613 273-5282 (greenwj@rideau.net).

Cook together in the community kitchen on the first Tuesday of every month! Learn new skills, take home food. Childcare is available.  What’s Cooking is a Community Kitchen in Westport, ON. We get together once a month to cook nutritious, delicious meals.

Join us to try new foods and recipes, share a meal, bring extras home, have a good time, and meet new people in your community. We pick the recipes together, focusing on local, seasonal, budget-friendly ingredients. Some months we have a specific cultural theme, a guest speaker from the community, or a special event.

The group is facilitated by Registered Dietitian, Kate Earl, from Country Roads Community Health Centre. We discuss different nutrition and food safety topics each month and members share healthy eating tips with each other.

The program is FREE. There is no cost to participate. We also offer free childcare. Please ask us if you need help with travel costs. All we ask from you is that you participate in the cooking (and clean up!), come ready to have fun, and be open to trying new foods.

If you’re interested in donating to our Food Sharing Shelf, check out the list of ideas coming from this month’s recipes!

For more information check out Facebook!

Date :
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 | 10 am to 1 pm

Event location :
Free Methodist Church, 65 Bedford Street
Westport ON, Ontario Canada

Contact :
Organizer : Kate Earl
Phone contact : 613-272-2799 X237
Website : https://www.crchc.on.ca/nutrition/