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EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton Place

Second Annual EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton...

An Almonte baby boom

Springtime is often busy in the Almonte...

Brenda Edgerton — obituary

Edgerton, Brenda Pauline Brenda passed peacefully after fighting a...

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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...
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Leaves still needed to help local farmers

Would you like your fall leaves to again this year be used to help Almonte-area farmers regenerate overworked soil and to take a small...

Resident climate survey launched: 13 minutes of your time to help save the planet

Climate Change - for something that is so large, what can the individual do that is meaningful? Climate Network Lanark has a small ask:...

Your fall leaves can help local farmers

Would you like your fall leaves to again this year be used to help Almonte-area farmers regenerate overworked soil and to take a small...

Program empowers youth to be leaders in wilderness protection

CPAWS-OV Launches 2021-2022 Canadian Wilderness Stewardship Program Gatineau, August 18, 2021- The Ottawa Valley chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-OV) is now...

Public sector member sought for drinking water committee

Public sector member wanted for Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee MISSISSIPPI AND RIDEAU WATERSHEDS — The Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region (MRSPR) is seeking a Source Protection Committee...

Zoom Discussion: Living on Earth as if We’d Like to Stay

Want to find out how to have More Fun & Less Stuff? On Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm, theHumm presents a Zoom discussion with...

Lanark family business makes eco-friendly coffins

Earthbound Coffins makes handcrafted, eco-friendly coffins from Lanark County timber. We use locally sourced materials and suppliers. We even make the rope handles together...

Senator tours Almonte project to discuss regenerative soil efforts

Scott Hortop presents benefits of innovative method of composting leaves December 16, 2020 / Almonte, ON – On Friday, the Honourable Senator Rob Black...

Urban sprawl threatens greenspace

Urban sprawl threatens greenspace – solutions to make the environment a better place by Andrew Dunbar, Sir Sandford Fleming College Urban sprawl is responsible for consuming large...

Ontario communities put at risk by changes to Conservation Authorities Act

  Scott Hortop, Almonte, Ontario The Province has introduced changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, under the 2020 Provincial Budget Bill, Bill 229, that will limit...

Join Climate Network Lanark’s Youth Climate Justice Group

Want to take action to stop the climate crisis but don’t know where to start? Does it feel like the change needed is so...

Roadside herbicide spraying set to start soon

by Theresa Peluso Herbicide spraying on our roadsides – Coming very soon to Mississippi Mills! Yes, folks, it’s that time again!  Spring – the trees arrayed...

Wild Parsnip spraying and roadside ecosystems

by Chandler Swain Look at this photo and try to imagine the impact of many other nests like this being clumsily sprayed with herbicide by...

Work bee for the bees! May 18, 9-12

If you have been discouraged by the town’s decision to spray toxic herbicides on many kms of our rural roadsides to control Wild Parsnip,...
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