Before the Summer Art Show and Sale coming to Gananoque

Painters (l-r) Rosalyn Insley and Valerie Spence-Hounsell brought a selection of landscapes to the Before the Summer Collectible Art Show and Sale held at the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque in 2024. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network

Martha Stroud of the Before the Summer Art Show and Sale has gone out of her way to invite another group of artists to Gananoque to participate in this annual event held at the Firehall Theatre, 185 South Street, Gananoque, Ontario. Starting as in 2016 as Art at the Inn at the Gananoque Inn and Spa, the event has grown and changed and moved to its present location. In their official tenth year (although not the tenth show thanks to COVID shutting them down for two years) Stroud feels that they have surpassed their standard of quality, and they continue to bring the best artists to Gananoque.

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Final preparations for Canada’s federal election

Liberal candidate Lorna Jean Edmonds (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) spoke to about 100 people at the O’Connor Gallery in Gananoque before heading on to the All-Candidates event held in Brockville on April 16. With the election on April 28, all of the candidates are getting their last best push on to collect votes for their party. Lorraine Payette/for Gananoque Reporter

(Gananoque, ON April 16, 2025) Election Day is on April 28 and in these highly volatile times everyone’s vote counts more than it ever did before. This year in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, five candidates are running for MP. There can only be one winner, and people are trying to make their best choice, the one that will best serve all of Canada and not just their local region.

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