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Photo: Dennis Burr On October 29, about 15 people undertook a hike to the Arden Canyon, a unique geologic feature that extends for several kilometres southeast of Arden. The hike was organized by the Friends of Arden and was led by Don Scott, a born and bred Ardenite who knows…
Photo: Rick Day & Beverly Gibson at the newly opened Gibson's Garage in Sharbot Lake. Beverly Gibson and Rick Day are the new owners of Gibson's Garage, located on Hwy. 7, 1 km west of Road 38, where McKinnon's garage and later the Sharbot Lake Service Centre were once located.…
Photo: A Spooktacular Halloween party at RKY A great kids’ Halloween party took place at the RKY camp in Parham on Oct. 29. Put on by the District 4 Hinchinbrooke Recreation Committee with the help of staff at RKY camp and student volunteers, the campgrounds were completely…
Photo: Rhena Pollard’s relatives unveil her historic plaque at the Harlowe cemetery, l-r Alice Gillies, Sandra Chisholm, Laura Delyea and Laurie Gillies It’s not often that a tiny rural village can claim a piece of history associated with one of the best known English writers of…
Photo: Tracy and Sandi Hook of Hook's Rona Store in Northbrook Interviewing Tracy and Sandi Hook on the occasion of their Hook's Rona Store winning a national retail award of significant magnitude was not easy to do. Instead of being ushered into their private offices, as befits…
Photo: Tracy and Sandi Hook of Hook's Rona Store in Northbrook Students at NAEC are working together to run an Empty Bowls Project on Nov. 16 at the Northern Highlights craft show at the school. Students from the Grade 11/12 Art classes have hand-made and glazed a variety of…
Photo: Gari Jones and Geri Butler It was with genuine sadness that the congregations from Parham, Maberly and Sharbot Lake United Churches said goodbye last Sunday, October 30, to their ministerial team Geri Butler and Gary Jones, who after more than 18 years each in the pulpit…
There is nothing like the Great Bear Rainforest in the east but it should be treasured by all Canadians. The forest is a temperate rainforest – one of the largest temperate rainforests in the world. About 25,000 square miles, larger than Switzerland by half, of misty, rainy…
Harrowsmith crosswalk debate could lead to traffic light By Jeff Green Harrowsmith residents were surprised to find that the markings for a crosswalk across Road 38, which used to serve the former Harrowsmith school, had been removed by township crews in early September.…
Anne Prichard, the executive director of the Frontenac Community Development Corporation (FCFDC), has been walking on egg shells all summer. While the corporation has continued to offer its core services this year, including providing advice and help with business plans as well…
