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Buskers for Survivors Revisited

Buskers for Survivors - Revisited

A Fundraiser for Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)

Building on the successes of last year's Busking for Survivors, Metis leader/activist/elder, Tony Belcourt, will again bring together Indigenous and Non-Indigenous buskers, singers/songwriters and recording artists featuring:

• Special Guest Appearance: Amanda Rheaume
• Kevin Schofield - The Tennessee Cree
• Fiddleground & Aurora Jade
• Shane Belcourt, roots-rock songwriter
• Christophe Elie, political folk...

Lanark County Media Release - June 8, 2022

Here are the highlights from the Lanark County Council meeting held Wednesday, June 8.

Changes to Planning Consent Process: Council has approved a by-law to allow the county planner to grant consents and validation certificates as part of the land use planning process.

This follows various presentations to the economic development committee regarding the process for certain planning applications. Staff had been directed to examine the process of consent approvals in other municipalities and to report...

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update - June 10, 2022

Parks Canada's water management team continues to actively monitor water levels, flows, and weather forecasts across the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada. These factors are used to determine dam operations on a daily basis for the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada.

Parks Canada maintains the Ontario Waterways Water Management InfoNet on the Rideau Canal website at www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/rideau/info/infonet

The InfoNet contains background information on water management...