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Almonte leaves its leaves

We have filled 25 compost bioreactors for the 2023 season and it’s time to say a big thank you to all who contributed. We hoped for 2,200 bags and...

Plenty Canada CampUs open house, October 21

Plenty Canada would like to invite you to our Open House on Saturday, October 21st, in honour of the grand opening of the “Plenty Canada CampUs.” Following two years...

Bring us your leaves!

Community Compost Composing Thank you to the many Almonte neighbours who contributed 1,600 bags of leaves last year. We are hoping to reach 2,100 bags this year? We use your leaves...

Tree vs Man: A brief history of the forests in Lanark County

by Theresa Peluso Stories of how our environment is changing abound in the media. We regularly read about the imminent extinction of animals such as...

Wolves and Coyotes in Mississippi Mills

  by Neil Carleton  There is more to coyote sightings in eastern Ontario than a Sens game with the visiting Phoenix team at Scotiabank Place....

Harper’s Conservatives: green? or greenwashing?

by Theresa Peluso Did you get a flyer from your local member of Parliament last month stating that "our Conservative Government has acted to protect...

Environmental issues: being part of the solution

  by Theresa Peluso  The problem with our natural environment is that so many humans are consuming and polluting as though there's no tomorrow –...

Thinking globally, acting locally

 by Theresa Peluso Here we are at the start of the year 2012! I always feel that the new year is yet another chance to...

Canada’s declining reputation

This is what we’re known for: being the only country to renege on our pledge in Kyoto in 1998 to reduce our carbon emissions   The...

On the Trail of Tracks

 by Neil Carleton At this time of the year, the shadows are longer when I’m out in the morning.  The ground is still damp before...

Neil Carleton’s stunning nature studies in acrylic

Two Beeches and a Hemlock Beech Leaves Yellow Birch Bark Under The Hand Lens Leaf Motif 2 Photos and Paintings © Neil Carleton

Male moose sighting at Clayton Road and Highway 29.

For those interested in area wildlife, there has been a sighting of a large male moose  in the field at Clayton Rd & Highway...

Beneath a certain pine tree ( a tribute to those who came before)

by Lyle Dillabough There is this old twisted white pine tree that stands in back of an old church yard near the hamlet of Ferguson...

No respect for Almonte seniors

Some of Almonte’s oldest residents have been bruised, rolled in public, and turned topsy turvey with fractures. These are, of course, the rocks of...

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