From left: The Honourable Michael Barrett, M.P.; Mayor Arie Hoogenboom; Jen Pryal and Tim McMichael of Recess Café (Business of the Year); Joe Chase of Clearly Auto Glass (Small Business Award); Kim Lulashnyk of Stone Manor Studios (New Business Award); Carole Fuller of KPMG MSLP (sponsor); Terry Wills of Wills Transfer Ltd. (sponsor); Kevin Tackaberry of G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Ltd. (sponsor); Sandra Houle, Matt Piche and Prithi Pal Ratti of RBC Royal Bank (sponsor

Some of the Rideau Sewers Lap Quilt group holding up a selection of finished lap quilts ready to be donated. Pictured left to right are Jane Pickard, Marianne Kenney, Moira Bell, Pat Watson, Cathy Mulville, and Jan Haskin. A giant roll of batting in front will be used in quilts (one of the many material costs involved in the creation of the quilts). Photo credit: Tanya Hammond Well over 20 years ago, a group of dedicated sewers gathered in the Portland area to make quilts and

Photo Credit John Fenik Reflecting a growing opposition to the Alto high-speed train initiative, and in a rare show of agreement, Rideau Lakes Township Council unanimously rejected the Alto high-speed rail (HSR) proposal. Alto, a federal crown corporation planning to establish a high-speed rail network between Toronto and Quebec City, has recently released potential route options, including one that passes through the Township of Rideau Lakes. In the resolution rejecting the

Photo Credit: Sarah Gillingwater A winter storm that swept across Ontario overnight Jan. 25–26 left significant snow accumulation and caused widespread travel disruptions, as the province experienced one of its snowiest Januarys on record. While some areas reported accumulations of up to 50 centimetres, Rideau Lakes received close to 20 cm, slightly below earlier forecasts that had called for as much as 30 cm. Eastern Ontario was already dealing with above-average snowfall fo