Hunter Cresswell
Panorama bonanza
New rock climbing cliff open in Bowman Sweating, swatting, and sending. That’s how the first official day at the Bowman crag went....
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Hunter Cresswell
- May 2
Running like Redblacks
Running three times a week is a small price to pay for tickets to the Ottawa Redblacks first home game of the season. A group of St....
Hunter Cresswell
- Apr 6
Chelsea goalie to mind Canada’s ball hockey net
Chelsea resident and ball hockey goalie extraordinaire Nicholas Lamb is having a good year. On the heels of two recent major tournament...
Stuart Benson
- Feb 16
The hill at the heart of the village
Ski Vorlage turns 75 Ski Vorlage isn’t just at the heart of the village of Wakefield, for many, it is the heart of the village. Its...
Hunter Cresswell
- Feb 4
Gatineau River DIY bonspiel
Cascades man curls on natural ice Doug Taylor took his curling career into his own hands. Last year he built his own curling stones and...
Hunter Cresswell
- Feb 2
Edelweiss skiers recognized for rescuing friend
Trio act like ‘seasoned veteran patrollers’ helping hurt friend We could all use friends like Kai O’Toole’s. His three friends were...
Trevor Greenway
- Jan 31
Wakefield Rink Rats a band of hosers, eh
How a group of volunteers beat COVID blues While most of us were locked inside our homes in early January, adhering to the province’s...
Trevor Greenway
- Nov 17, 2021
Chelsea hockey star Jack Seymour set to play NCAA Div. 1 next season
Jack Seymour is gearing up for NCAA Division 1 hockey in the United States. The 20-year-old hockey phenom from Chelsea is set to pull on...
Hunter Cresswell
- Oct 20, 2021
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The Low Down
- Oct 13, 2021
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We want to pick your brain! The Low Down is considering a "pivot" and we want readers to let us know if it’s a good idea. Please take our...
Stuart Benson
- Jul 30, 2021
Coupland scores!
Chelsea soccer player Antoine Coupland scored his Premier League goal for Ottawa Atlético to win 2-0 against Calgary Calvary on July 2.
Stuart Benson
- Jun 28, 2021
A league of their own
Chelse Baseball’s very first girls’ team The Cardinals Bleus, faced-off in an exhibition match against their U-11 boys' rivals on June 19
Stuart Benson
- Feb 12, 2021
Hills riders headed to Snowboard Cross World Juniors in Russia
Wakefield resident Griffin Mason will be travelling to Austria and Switzerland on Feb. 19 to participate in snowboard cross tournaments —...
Stuart Benson
- Jan 18, 2021
Chelsea skier to represent Canada at 2021 World Cup
Chelsea skier Katherine Stewart-Jones has been selected by Nordiq Canada to represent Canada on the 2021 Cross-Country Ski World Cup...
Stuart Benson
- Nov 23, 2020
COVID cancels Candy Cane Cup
There is still hope for a smaller, modified event for local skiers should the restrictions lessen.
Hunter Cresswell
- Nov 2, 2020
Winter sports gear in high demand
Gatineau Park winter passes on sale The Gatineau Hills is home to some of the most premier cross-country ski trails in this area,...
Stuart Benson
- Sep 25, 2020
‘Best four minutes of my life’
The game of the week was the tilt between the Mile Hill Maulers and Les Mineurs d’Old Chelsea, which went right to the dying seconds
Stuart Benson
- Sep 14, 2020
Let loose some arrows
Wakefield resident is offering archery lessons as the ‘perfect social distance activity’
Hunter Cresswell
- Jul 29, 2020
Wakefield runner completes longest virtual race ever
By Hunter Cresswell When most people run 1,022 kilometres across Tennessee, they don’t usually end that run in Wakefield, but Dennis...