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Main Street Road Closure: May Show Festival

Main Street Road Closure for May Show Festival

Please be advised that Main Street in Vankleek Hill will be closed all the way to Bertha Street, on Sunday, May 21, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the May Show Festival. Visit the Excellent Events page for information about the May Show Festival programming. Thank you for your cooperation. 

King Street Road Closure

Please be advised that King Street will be closed to traffic from Wharf Street to John Street from Monday May 15 until the end of September 2023 for construction. Local access only will be available to residents and emergency services.

The detour route will be from Peter Street at King Street, to Victoria Street, to John Street, to Longueuil Street, to King Street. Please see the detour map below.

All construction areas will be marked by barricades and road closure signs. Please observe all signage...

Apraxia Awareness Day 2023

Champlain Township proclaims May 14 as Apraxia Awareness Day.

The Township of Champlain proclaimed May 14 as Apraxia Awareness Day at its meeting April 27, which helps raise awareness for the most severe speech disorder.

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a very misunderstood and very challenging speech disorder that affects nearly 1-in-1,000 children. Without intensive and appropriate speech therapy, children with CAS will not learn to speak. Children with the diagnosis of apraxia of speech...

Flags Will Fly at Half-Mast in Champlain to Honour Sgt. Eric Mueller

Flags Will Fly at Half-Mast in Champlain to Honour Sgt. Eric Mueller

Champlain, May 11, 2023 — Flags at all Champlain Township buildings will fly at half-mast, in honour of Sergeant Eric Mueller of the Ontario Provincial Police, who died in the line of duty, on May 11, 2023, in Bourget.

Champlain Township and its municipal council offer their most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Sergeant Mueller, and to the team of the Ontario Provincial Police who put their lives on the line...

Emergency Preparedness Week 2023 - A Safe, Practiced and Prepared Ontario

Emergency Preparedness Week 2023 - May 7 to 13, 2023 

Ontario’s first-ever Provincial Emergency Management Strategy and Action Plan ensures that Ontarians are safe, practiced and prepared before, during and after emergencies. The plan sets a foundation for emergency management in Ontario, informed by emergency events across the province, and placing the most vulnerable, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, seniors, racialized communities, and persons...