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ECLIPSE: Thousands of vehicles descended on SDG Counties
April 17, 2024 SDG COUNTIES, Ontario - SDG Counties saw an increase of thousands of vehicles in our region during this month's total solar eclipse. SDG Counties' transportation department set up...
Museums of SDG
Local museums are sure to spark your imagination as you become familiarized with local history! The United Counties of SDG offer a variety of unique local historical sites for you to explore! Spend a day visiting one of our living historical villages or visit some of...
Maxville Hockey Hero Opens the 2023 Games
This summer at the 2023 Glengarry Highland Games there might be as many hockey jerseys as kilts in the audience when the Games welcomes John Wensink as Guest of Honour. Wensink joins an illustrious group of Canadian celebrities who have filled that role including...
Glengarry Highland Games Nominated as 2022 Event of the Year
January 10, 2023 “…in terms of paying audience, there’s no bigger event in the world. Like almost every other contest, competing numbers were down, but there was no decline in optimism and energy for the future. Haste ye back, indeed.” The pipes|drums Magazine has...
Summerstown Trails Season Opener
Join us on Sunday, January 15th, from 10 am to 3 pm, for the official opening of the season at the Summerstown Trails. There will be no charge for equipment rental for the day (XC skis, snowshoes and fat bikes). The trails are located on Summerstown Road, 1.6 km north of exit 804 of the 401. For more information, please visit www.summerstowntrails.com or check out our Facebook page.
Christmas Shopping BINGO – Your chance to WIN one of four weekly $100 Gift Cards or the $250 Grand Prize Gift Card
To support local businesses during this holiday shopping season, the Township of North Dundas will be running a Christmas Shopping BINGO contest. This is your chance to get rewarded to shop locally! From restaurants to local stores, a wide range of businesses are...
Great Numbers for the Summerstown Trails.
Summerstown, ON – The Summerstown Forest trails saw a great increase in visitation at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and visitation has not slowed down. Over the last year, no less than 22,613 visitors were recorded at the trails thanks to a “people counter”...
Exploring the Counties with Doors Open Ontario
The United Counties of SDG are full of gems to discover. This weekend (August 20th and 21st, 2022), as part of Doors Open Ontario, many destinations across our beautiful region will be free to visit! It is the perfect time to go out on a road trip and discover many...
The Waiting is Over !
The Welcome signs are hung, the huge tents are up, the infield grass is cut, the fresh paint is dry and the Glengarry Highland Games is ready to welcome everyone Friday morning, July 29th to the long awaited 73rd edition of one of the Eastern Ontario’s best summer...
The Games Are Back! -July 29 & 30 in Maxville
It’s not only the heat that’s building in Glengarry, but it’s also the anticipation of the return to the Glengarry Highland Games. As the last notes of the massed bands drifted away in 2019 no one could ever have imagined that it would be three years before we’d hear...
Upper Canada Playhouse: Lights Up On A Fun-Filled Season
The excitement for a full summer season at Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg is almost tangible. It’s all about welcoming back the community and top-notch talent to this intimate heritage venue. In fact, it’s the enchanting combination of it...
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