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Noreen Young Award for the Arts by Puppets Up! achieves a major endowment milestone

Left to right – Jenny Sheffield, Artistic...

Christine Southwick — obituary

Christine Lesley Southwick (Mom, Sister, Friend) In her...

Leaves are falling: drop off yours

For each of the past four years,...

Nature

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Fall colours are coming – plan your Blueberry Mountain hike

September can be a deceptive month – warm, bright, and summery at first glance – yet quietly carrying the promise of crisp air and brilliant colour. As the landscape...

Explore Ontario’s highlands with Upland Nature Guides

Official launch of Upland Nature Guides Outdoor business offers guided day hikes across Ontario’s highlands Griffith, Greater Madawaska: August 2026 marks the official launch of Upland Nature Guides Inc., a new...

One Small Step into Nature: Discover the Festival of the Wild Child

Every great journey begins with one small step. An acorn starts small before growing into a mighty oak tree. A tiny tadpole transforms into a frog, and a caterpillar slowly...
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CBC radio interview on In Town and Out – Mississippi River Canoe Route

Listen to CBC's featured interview on the Mississippi River Canoe Route with local residents Mike O"Malley, Alec Broadbent and Jennifer Kingsley. http://www.cbc.ca/intownandout/2013/06/15/sat-jun-15-info-and-links/ Look on the right...

Maberly-area student is winner of 2013 Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary

The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) are pleased to announce that Maberly area student Sierra Ramsey is the recipient of the 2013 Cliff Bennett...

What’s at stake: a walk along the river

by Brent Eades So spring has finally arrived and our town is bursting into leaf. I took a stroll along the Riverwalk today with a...

What's at stake: a walk along the river

by Brent Eades So spring has finally arrived and our town is bursting into leaf. I took a stroll along the Riverwalk today with a...

Horned owl chicks in Ottawa

by Brent Eades I've been watching the great horned owl nest at Mud Lake in Ottawa for the past few weeks. The two chicks are...

Ospreys are back at Snedden-Casey field

by Brent Eades For some years now ospreys have been nesting high atop the ball park lights at Snedden-Casey field off Country Street. Following a...

Almonte Riverside Trail temporarily closed

by Jordan Smith The Almonte Riverside Trail, a recreational trail that runs along the Mississippi River between Strathburn Street and James Naismith Way , is...

A Bird’s Eye View of Lanark County

by Theresa Peluso This is the second-last article in my series describing how the flora and fauna in Lanark County have changed over the last...

Beautiful Butterflies

Almonte resident Brent Eades recently attended the Carleton University Butterfly Show and sent along these butterfly photos. See the full gallery here
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