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drop their lines. Deadline for online registration in the tournament is July 5 either online at www. festivalprescott-russell.ca or on-site at one of the festival locations. Registration fee is $10 for adults but free for children 12 and under. The two-day tournament has sponsorship through the provincial gov- ernment’s Celebrate Ontario program and participants registered for the fishing derby do not have to have a fishing permit though they do have to mind provincial regulations regarding size and number of their catch. Other activities and special features throughout the July 4 weekend during the festival includes live entertainment in Rock- land with country-rock bands Daisy Train and Damien Maze plus standup comics Réal Béland and Alain Choquette while in Hawkesbury daredevil Jason Thorne of the Metal Mulisha Moto Team will amaze with his aerial motorcycle stunts. In L’Orignal the fastest and most original soap box derby cars and their drivers have a chance at priz- es in a downhill derby. East Hawkesbury’s volunteer fire department offers a Saturday breakfast and prime viewing places for the power boat run while in Lefaivre and Wen- dover residents and visitors are promised lots of fun activities and good barbecue while waiting for the power boats to race by on their way to Rockland. More details on the festival program schedule is online at www.festivalprescott- russell.ca.
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L’ORIGNAL | Hawkesbury Mayor René Berthiaume had one important thing to say to his fellow mayors about this year’s Ottawa River Festival. “I invite my fellow mayors to prep your teams,”warned a smiling Berthiaume. Hawkesbury’s water-skiing mayor was talking about contenders for his champi- onship title and trophy in the Mayors Chal- lengeWater Ski Race, one of several fun fun- draising events that will be part of the Third Annual Ottawa River Festival over the July 4 weekend. Festival organizers and sponsors were confident about one thing during a May 14 press conference announcing the launch of this year’s festival. It will be bigger, better, and filled with more attractions and activi- ties than ever before. “I’m particularly proud that this event has gained the popularity that it has,” said Ber- thiaume, as mayor of this year’s main host community for the event. The three-day celebration of the Ottawa River and the communities in Prescott-Rus- sell located along its banks alternates each year between Hawkesbury and Rockland as the main event venue. But every riverside village and town in the two counties fea- tures some special attractions or activities
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Warden Jean-Paul St-Pierre gets out front of the rest of themayors of Prescott-Russell with one of the cool Mustangs that will be part of the lineup rolling out of Rockland in July for the annual Rockland Ford Classic Poker Run during this year’s Ottawa River Festival fun. This year’s regional festival celebrating the Ottawa River and all the communities along its shores in Prescott-Russell promises to be bigger, better and more spectacular than ever before.
the Hawkesbury & District Hospital Founda- tion, while the Mustang Ford rally supports breast cancer research, and the United Way toy run collects toys and games for children. This year marks the debut of the Mega Family Fishing Tournament, the latest addi- tion to the festival events lineup. The fishing derby features two grand prizes of $25,000 as part of a tagged-fish competition for par- ticipants. The main aim is to invite both vet- eran anglers and newcomers of all ages to the sport of fishing to bait their hooks and
during the three-day festival period. The major popular events returning for the festival include the Power Boat- ing Canada Poker Run from Hawkesbury to Rockland and back, the Rockland Ford Classic Poker Run featuring Mustangs and other Ford vehicles, the Centraide Prescott- Russell United Way Toy Rally for motorcy- clists, and the Mayors Challenge Water Ski Race from Hawkesbury to Rockland. Both the Mayors Challenge and the power boat rally are both raising money this year for
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