April 2015 Archives

Lecture 4 – Night Sky May 1st 2015

MVNSC: Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation: The Night Sky Around Us Lecture 4 Program developed by: Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Ottawa Astronomy Friends Instructor: Pat...

Property damage in Almonte

The Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received several minor property damage reports recently in the Almonte area. The OPP would like to...

Adriana Art’s book “For the Young at Heart” now available at Mill Street Books

This Saturday, May 2, drop by Mill Street Books, Almonte, 4:30-5:30 pm to celebrate the (posthumous) launch of Adrianna's book and catch up with Dave....

Construction projects getting underway

The 2015 Lanark County public works construction program includes 48 kilometres of roads being rehabilitated or treated as part of the ongoing pavement preservation...

Sometimes a bike isn’t just a bike

By Jill McCubbin “Sometimes a bike isn't just a bike – sometimes it's an indicator too. The presence of many bikes out and about can be a visual indicator...

First pollen

Dear Neighbours, As our Spring slowly arrives, daily bringing a new sign that indeed the sun will encourage the teeny green shoots up out of...

Eviction at Dungarvon

Question: How Is Your Municipal Government Spending Your Tax Dollars? Answer: Evicting property-owners and disabled seniors from their homes. No one who has been in Almonte long...

Puppet building workshop a great success at R. Tait McKenzie school

Question: How do you double the student population at R.Tait McKenzie in just two weeks? Answer: You give every student the opportunity to build their...

Gardening in Mississippi Mills: A big week for the neighbourhood tomato!

Neighbourhood Tomato Work Party Wednesday April 29 The heavy lifting for the Neighbourhood Tomato will start this year on Wednesday April 29. Join us at...

Costa Rica – Paradise in Central America

by Louise Shane Costa Rica is a photographer's paradise and since our first visit in 2006 my husband Mike and I have returned again...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz – April 25, 2015

TPG, a global private investment company, has bought the majority stake in Cirque du Soleil. The sparrow killed cock robin. Loretta Lynch is the first African-American...

Paramedic Autonomous IV Program

By Ed McPherson The Lanark County Paramedic Service recently introduced the Autonomous IV Program to residents of Lanark County. This new program, which became operational...

Revenge of the Kremlin – by Gerard de Villiers

by Edith Cody-Rice Gerard de Villiers was the late twentieth century French version of Ian Fleming, writing some 200 spy novels about the adventures of...

Mississippi Mills – an embarrassingly filthy town.

About two weeks ago, we had a visitor from out of town. In the course of our conversation, he remarked that he was a...

EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton Place

An Almonte baby boom

Brenda Edgerton — obituary

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