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Diana’s Quiz – September 19, 2026

by Diana Filer 1. From which schools did ...

THULE 4-bike rack for sale

Fits 1 1/2” or 2” receiver. ...

For sale: Honda CRV winter tires and mats

FOR SALE: from 2015 Honda CRV WINTER TIRES...

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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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What Is That … White Plant Part?

In the ‘green’ world of plants, white parts can be seen sometimes in flowers, in seeds and fruit, and in stems of some plants. We start our survey with our...

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...

What Is That … on the Ditch Daisy?

The common white and yellow flowers of the ox-eye daisy are a familiar sight along the roadside and in the ditches near our cottage.  We begin to see them...
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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

The boundless benefits of biking: An interview with Jeff Mills

 by Theresa Peluso "A bicycle's performance, in both biological and mechanical terms, is extraordinarily efficient. In terms of the amount of energy a person must...

Life on the edge of the shield: The push and pull of development, Part 3

by Brian Barth  Part 1 of the series is available here; click here for part 2 Regulating density is the number one tool used by urban...

Backyard birds, March 23 2014

by Brent Eades So it's spring, 15 cm of snow yesterday notwithstanding. I've had one new spring bird since my last post, a Grackle who...

A well grounded pine tree

by Neil Carleton Even though a lightning flash is only about an inch, or 2.5 centimeters, in diameter, and lasts only a fraction of a...

Backyard birds, March 14

by Brent Eades It has been a busy few weeks at the office, and I haven't been taking as many backyard photos as usual. I've...

What does your garbage reveal about you?

Archeologists are ecstatic when, in the course of excavating a historical site, they come across a centuries-old garbage dump.  From a pile of fossilized...

Life on the edge of the shield: The push and pull of development, Part 2

By Brian Barth Part one of this series is available here. Economists generally agree that the extraction and production of raw materials from the land are...

How will Mississippi Mills grow over the next 20 years?

by Tineke Kuiper This is usually a question that Town Planners ponder while they develop well-integrated approaches for future growth, yet it should really be...

Backyard birds, February 17

by Brent Eades The Great Backyard Bird Count is underway once again. I spent a few hours watching my yard on Saturday and ended up...

Please try that number again

by Neil Carleton In recent years, it seems, the words trees and electricity have been most often used together during news stories about storms and...

Sustainable living: Canada’s environmental report card

 by Theresa Peluso  In last month's Green Talk column, I suggested a number of ways that we Canadians can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in...

Life on the edge of the shield: the push and pull of development, part 1

By Brian Barth There is an inescapable relation between landscape and human activity. The earth is not a tabula rasa, but continues to render a...

Backyard birds: February 1 2014

by Brent Eades I must admit I haven't been paying my yard enough attention lately what with the unprecedented irruption of Snowy Owls, and quite...

Rural community opposes paintball business in Drummond / North Elmsley

by Neil Carleton The first people to arrive Monday night were seated by 5:00 p.m.  When the public meeting was called to order a few...
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