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Lanark Master Gardeners – Planning for Spring

Although gardening season seems to be far into the future, it is not too early to make plans for ‘the best garden ever” Seed catalogues have arrived, with photos of sumptuous vegetables, gorgeous blooms and delicious fruit. Seed catalogues are a wealth of information. Browsing…

Skating in Arden

Once again this year the Kennebec Recreation Committee is sponsoring Free Pleasure Skating at the Arden rink, 5998 Arden Road. This years’ rink maintenance and operations are being managed by Chase Matson, who in spite of what many would call a total lack of support by Mother…

Snider, Ted

Former owner & operator of Snider’s Service Center for 40 years. Peacefully at the Pine Meadow Nursing Home, Northbrook on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Ted Snider in his 89th year. Beloved husband of 69 years to his wife Verna (nee Huffman). Loving father to James (Elaine),…

Steele, Vera Lorraine

Peacefully, at the Pine Meadow Nursing Home in Northbrook, on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Vera Lorraine Steele formerly of Arden at age 87. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Steele. Dear mother of Joyce Matthews (Garry - deceased) of Ottawa; Bob of Iqaluit; Rick (Elaine) and Brian…

Lloyd Bernard Jones

December 16th 1930 – January 15th, 2017Retired Superintendent Hastings Board of EducationB.A (Queen’s Arts ’58) MED. (Queen’s) D. Ed. (OISE) Lloyd died peacefully at Moira Place, Tweed, ON on Sunday, January 15th 2017. He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara (Goodman) and…

Re Fur

Imagine my surprise when I came upon a CTV News show from London Ont. Featuring a news clip about Animal Rights Activists protesting against fur, leather, wool, and feathers! The protestors were taking clothing manufacturers to task for making coats, bags and shoes from our…

Project Underway to Collect/Preserve Metis Traditional Knowledge

It’s a huge project, but Candace Lloyd, secretary/treasurer of the High Land Metis Council is optimistic that a project to map and preserve Traditional Knowledge and Land Use as it pertains to the Metis way of life is doable and worthwhile. “The Metis way of life represents all…

National Healing Forest - an Idea Set Free

Patricia Stirbys and Peter Croal made a presentation in support of the concept of a National Healing Forest last Thursday night (January 12) at the Table in Perth. The idea came to Croal while he was on the Walk for Truth and Reconciliation in May of 2015, and he asked Stirbys…

SF Township Welcomes New Chief Building Official

Ryan Arcand has his work cut out for him as the new Chief Building Official for South Frontenac Township. Working for a municipality that covers more than 941 sq. kms and staged to grow, the new manager seems undaunted by a busy building season lurking around the corner. "My…

Canadian Women Working for Literacy for Afghan Women

Last Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S. and so it was appropriate that Parham’s Madeleine Tarasick would begin her talk to the Canadian Federation of University Women at the Perth Legion with a quote from King. “Our lives begin to end when we become silent about…