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The exterior of the cottage is still in its original form

When Meg Weber of Cantley saw a little red cottage go up for sale beside the Alonzo Wright Bridge in 1964, she just had to have it. Not knowing the history behind the cottage, Weber and her late husband Hans purchased the building for $1,000. Only later would she discover its significance.

The cottage was originally built by Tiberius Wright, son of Philemon Wright, who founded Wrightville, the first settlement in the National Capital Region, which later became Hull. Read More…

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My husband has a saying that “life is like a roll of toilet paper - the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes!”. This week, Susan Prosser helps a reader who just can’t keep up with all life’s changes. Click here to read her column.

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Megan McTavish

Chelsea, Quebec’s Megan McTavish finished in first place overall in the women’s 49 km cross-country ski race at the 32nd edition of the Gatineau Loppet Feb. 19-21. Chelsea’s Karl Saidla also made the podium at the event, finishing third overall on the men’s side. Click here for a full photo gallery.

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The first ski patrol  and rescue team for Gatineau Park was formed in 1943. They had no equipment and little idea of how to build a rescue sled. They would transport injured skiers by horse and sleigh. Now rescue teams carry warm sleeping bags, strechers, splints and food to aid injured skiers. The Low Down wanted to share this video, courtesy of GuideGatineau.ca, with you as part of our latest installments of Video Fridays on LDTV

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Chelsea Quebec’s Sudermann brothers “gave the keys back” to Cineplex for their StarCite cinema but insist the failed enterprise was the result of a battle with their landlord and not a harbinger of greater financial troubles.

Feb. 17 front page

Robert Sudermann said the cinemas, which closed Feb. 1 to reopen the following day under the Cineplex banner, were too expensive due to rent and property tax. The rent went up Jan. 1 to $225,000 per month, he said, which raised their annual fees in rent and property taxes to $3.4 million.

“This has no effect on our ski operations whatsoever. It’s totally unrelated,” he said, referring to Banff’s Mt. Norquay, Camp Fortune and Mont Ste. Marie, where he just bought another 2,000 acres of property.

“This had everything to do with the property tax and the rental dispute and we just said ‘enough is enough.’” Read More…

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By Trevor Greenway

Gatineau, Quebec’s strict deadline for the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais to have a septic waste treatment plant built by Dec. 31, 2010 didn’t surprise La Peche Mayor Robert Bussiere. Now, he is just hoping the city will give the MRC des Collines a grace period, as there is no way a treatment plant will be completed in that time frame. Read More…

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Iven pelly lights the Olympic cauldron while Kazabazua Mayor Ota Hora announces that the Games have officially opened.

Students from Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in Kazabazua, Quebec got the Winter Olympics underway with a torch run Feb. 12. The school will be running Olympic activities throughout the next two weeks. Click here for more photos

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You asked and she delivered! Lindsay Ferguson unveils her Black Sheep Inn song in Wakefield, Quebec Feb. 11. The tune is a response to Martha Wainwright’s CBC songquest song, which got unflattering reviews from Wakefielders. The Low Down was front and centre at the Sheep to capture the song’s first live performance for LDTV’s Video Fridays.

Make sure to let us know what you think of the new Black Sheep Song… leave a comment!

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Anne Heggtveit at Squaw Valley, 1960

With the 2010 Olympic Games underway in Vancouver, the Low Down is shining a light on our local connection.

Click here to visit our Locals at the Olympics page for stories, photos, interviews and video. So hurry, hurry hard!

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