the festival decided to end the celebration of the festivals with its 25th festival due to financial difficulties caused by the raining during the festival. Over its history, the festival has received numerous distinctions and awards both regionally and provincially. Mayors of Buckingham (1868-2001) Source: James Wilson (1867-1871) McPherson LeMoine (1872-1873) John Cosgrove (1874-1876) H.H. Sauvé (1877-1878) James Maclaren (1879-1882) H.H. Sauvé (1883-1885) James Maclaren (1885-1886) George L. Parker (1887-1892) William J. MacKenzier (1893) James Martin (1894-1895) Alexander Maclaren (1896-1897) John Cosgrove (1898-1899) J. Palma Lahaie (1900-1901) John Edward Vallilee (1902-1906) William H. Kelly (1907-1908) Aristide M. LaPierre (1909-1910) John F. Higginson (1911-1918) Désiré Lahaie (1918-1926) F.C. Dunscombe (1926-1928) Aristide M. LaPierre (1928-1930) Wolfe J. Costello (1930-1932) Philoxime A. Fournier (1932-1944) Philias Matte (1944-1948) Elzéar Malette (1948-1950) Philias Matte (1950-1956) Arthur Latour (1956-1958) Reginald Cameron (1958-1962) Ulysse Tremblay (1962-1967) Roger D'Aoust (1967-1974) Reginald W. Scullion (1975-1995) Jacques Lareau (1995-1999) Jocelyne Houle (1999-2001) Education The Western Québec School Board (WQSB) operates the only English public school in the sector which is Buckingham Elementary School. WQSB also operates the closest public English secondary schools which are Hadley Junior High School and Philemon Wright High School just over 30 minutes away in Gatineau, QC and accessible via school bus. The Francophone school district Commission scolaire au Cœur-des-Vallées, headquartered in Buckingham, operates public schools in that district. The closest Francophone CEGEP, Cégep de l'Outaouais, is located half an hour away, with two campuses in Gatineau and one in Hull. Located next to the CEGEP in Hull, the closest public English language College is Heritage College. The Université du Québec en Outaouais has two pavilions in the Outaouais region, both located in Hull. Students wishing to pursue undergraduate studies also benefit from close proximity to University of Ottawa, although tuition fees tend to be much higher when compared to those in the province of Quebec for Quebec residents. Health and social services The Hôpital de Papineau is located on MacLaren East Street at the intersection of Bélanger Street. Services include outpatient clinics for mental health care, as well as many medical and surgical specialties such as internal medicine, orthopedics, general surgery and endoscopy. An emergency department with medical imaging and laboratory services is also available 24/7. Transportation Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) is the transit service of the Outaouais region of Quebec. It operates conventional services and the Rapibus, a bus rapid transit service,