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A Visit To Mosaicanada: A Very Worthwhile Trip

A couple of weeks ago a group of enthusiastic gardeners took a bus trip from Perth to see the 150 MosaiCanada celebration in Gatineau. We saw huge sculptures made of flowers and plants representing the history and culture of Canada. Seeing is believing, a historic C.P. train…

Why Do Hummingbirds Hum?

What roosts but isn’t a rooster? What, when startled, sounds like a purring lion? What looks like a giant bumble bee when it begins flying five days after birth? If you guessed ruffed grouse you have probably gone walking in the woods and also done some research about these…

K&P Trail grand opening

It was a rare occasion for the summer of 2017, a sunny Saturday, and participants in a ceremony and parade marking Trans Canada Trail day at the Sharbot Lake Railway Park and Trailhead were pretty happy about the good weather. The event was originally intended to mark the…

St. Lawrence Employment Services opens Verona branch

St. Lawrence College Employment Services opened a new office in Verona last week, on Road 38 next to the Revell Ford pre-owned lot and in the same building as Frontenac Mental Health Services.Spokesperson Karen McGregor said opening this third office (the other two being in…

Ardoch Lake spawning bed renewal project

MALLA (Malcolm and Ardoch Lakes Landowners Association) started up a Walleye spawning bed enhancement project on the two lakes back in 2008. Enhancements took place on Malcolm Lake between 2008 and 2010 but then the program was suspended. The Junior Rangers, who had helped with…

Maberly Fair gets a boost from 4H participation this year

For those unfamiliar with 4H programs, the rearing and caring for of farm animals like sheep constitutes a big part of their programs. This year, 4H found a willing partner in the Maberly Fair, which became became the final piece for 4Hers to finish their achievement. “There is…

Ride, James, Ride!

Pedalling and singing ‘Little Red Wagon” (the pop version, not the nursery-rhyme one), nine-year old James Potvin has reached Sydenham, the mid-point of his journey from Whitby to Ottawa. His destination is the big new Giver Playground in Mooney's Bay, Ottawa, and he plans to…

Frybread a welcome surprise at 22nd Annual Silver Lake Powwow

Frybread has been around “ever since we’ve been around,” says ‘Frybread Queen’ Carol Anne Maracle.And this year, the Queen brought her court to the 22nd Annual Silver Lake Powwow for the first time.“My grandmother had her recipe, my mother had her recipe and I’ve taken parts of…

Art in the Saw Mill in Verona

Dave Gilmore has exhibited at Verona’s Art in the Saw Mill since it began in 2013.An engineer by trade, he began to take up painting seriously about 10 years ago after he retired to 14 Island Lake.“I guess it’s full time now in retirement,” he said. “I enjoy it, it’s a good way…

Crazy Anvil riders at it again

Four years ago, in 2013, on a cool August day a couple showed up at the Sharbot Lake beach and put up a folding table and covered it with drinks and food. They were the support team for the Granite Anvil riders that year, a group of avid cyclists recreating a famous ride in…