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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – November 2, 2024

by Diana Filer 1.  A stook is typically...

The Good Allies by Tim Cook

by Edith Cody-Rice  Tim Cook’s newly published book,The...

Escape with the “Great Escaper” caper, November 17

Labelled by many reviews as a beautiful...

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Are you interested in making your own fungal-dominant compost? Open house October 26

Community Compost Composers is holding an Open House/information session on Saturday October 26, 2024 at 4925 March Road (1/4 KM past the traffic circle on the right) from 2:30...

Bring your leaves to Community Compost Composers

It’s that time of year again! Starting October 15th 2024 the Community Compost Composer team is ready to accept Almonte’s leaves to make fungal dominant compost (FDC)/leaf mould-Gardeners Gold!...

Be a Wild Child this August – Roar against climate change!

Saturday, August 24th at High Lonesome Nature Reserve This year’s theme is Be a wild child. Roar against climate change. The fun family event is designed to encourage children of all...

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,...

Help restore pollinator plants, Saturday

WE NEED YOUR HELP Pollinator Plant Pilot Project Saturday, May 11th, 9am 919 Sugar Bush Road Please join us on May 11th as we begin work on the...

The New York Times comes to Pakenham

by Edith Cody-Rice  In this New York Times article on climate change, our own Fulton's Pancake House and Sugarbush makes a starring appearance. The Globe...

May 3rd action for climate justice

Chandler Swain Info: please visit www.fridaysforfuture.ca I have been so inspired in the past few weeks by news of Climate Justice actions taking place around the...

The Futility of Roadside Spraying

Theresa Peluso In 2016, when Lanark County began its campaign to eradicate wild parsnip, it included Martin Street North on its list of roadsides to...

Reader strongly opposes County spraying for Wild Parsnip

Open letter to Dr. Paula Stewart, Public Health Officer for Lanark County:  regarding the ill-conceived and dangerous plan to spray water-soluble poisons on our...

Residents deliver climate change letter to MP Scott Reid

Urgent Request Delivered to MP Scott Reid Why did a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens of Lanark County show up at the office of...

Children’s Water Festival at Mill of Kintail, Sept. 26

Mill of Kintail Conservation Area to be flooded with students for Children’s Water Festival Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) along with its partners is pleased...

Group is concerned about herbicide use on County roads

Friends of Lanark County's Response to Lanark County's 2018 Spray Program Starting in mid-May, Lanark County used Clearview herbicide along County roads in an effort to...

Disappointing results reported by the Plastic Reduction Team

by Theresa Peluso Last April we, consisting of five members of the Plastic Reduction Team, advertised a campaign to encourage all residents to participate in...

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