Council Approves Back up Plan to Preserve Mill
Karen Graham Despite media reports to the contrary, at the last Council Meeting our municipal representatives took a step to protect the grist mill building, not destroy it. A letter from ORCA CAO Dan Marinigh had been received that day, seeking financial support for a last ditch effort to avoid the outright demolition of…
Close to Home: A Taste Of Africa
Melodie Seto Sometimes one does not need to travel long distances to have an immersive cultural experience, and that is especially the case for those living in or near the South Monaghan Township. ZimArt– Rice Lake Gallery –has been operating in Bailieboro for 16 years and is a free outdoor art gallery that is…
Get Out: August Days and Nights
Glen Spurrell As the days march inexorably on and our wonderfully long days grow quickly and dismayingly shorter, there is so much to see and so much to tell you about! The fields and wild areas are rapidly reminding us that August is more than half through! The goldenrod that was practically unnoticeable as…
Where are They Now? Doug Howson of Cavan Places 3rd in Canadian Death Race
Karen Graham Growing up on Syer Line, Doug was an active, fun-loving child. He played House League hockey, but was never a star athlete. That changed soon after his wife Allison introduced him to long distance running. After finishing high school at Crestwood, Doug completed a Heavy Equipment program at Fleming College and like…
Wine or Beer, My Dear?
Sarah Sobanski My mother didn’t like wine until she was 40-years-old. She told me so after my first sip of wine at a Thanksgiving dinner sometime in my early teens. Almost a decade later, still nowhere near my forties, I’ve planted my feet firmly in the vineyard as an oenophile. Where my mother’s generation…