Island Tour Inspires Art and Gratitude at Lighthouse Isle
Tours gather around Lighthouse Island where four artists in residence and two hosts seek to capture the site’s light and swamps. Meredith Hambrook, Maria Offin, Christian Chapman, David and Catherine Crawford contribute works from waterways to coffee-table volumes as the Saunder family aids the program.
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Merain
Meredith Hambrock
Maria Offin
Parks Canada
Fort Henry
Christian Chapman
Fort William First Nations
Chapman
David
Catherine Crawford
Nipigon
Catherine
Saunder
Lighthouse Dispatches from Silver Islet and Nearby Lighthouses
The column shares notes on local flora and fauna, including wild roses, lilac blooms, pine martens, and a diary tale of 23 chickens killed by a weasel. It notes tours starting Thursdays and Sundays from Silver Islet, a special midweek lighthouse visit, and a planned three-summer talks with Sleeping Giant Visitors Centre.
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Andrew Dick
Silver Islet
Trowbridge
Ontario Parks
Lake Superior
Superior
Vital funding opens for Ontario community projects
Rural municipalities Indigenous communities and small firms have until Sept 24 to apply for a 20 million provincial fund. Funds aid workforce retention economic diversification and infrastructure upgrades with up to 250 000 for large projects and 150 000 for economic plans. AMO president Robin Jones called the funding vital amid tariffs and economic uncertainty.
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Ministry of Rural Affairs
Ontario
U.S
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Robin Jones
Jones
Westport
Township to loaner pumper as new unit awaits
The Northwest Fire Protection Program has loaned Conmee's fire department a temporary pumper since their current unit cannot pump water. The loan can be recalled on short notice as the department awaits a 2004 model. An open house will showcase the department and aim to recruit volunteers.
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Northwest Fire Protection Program
Conmee
Maxwell
Northwest Fire Protection
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ABA Dental Clinic
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