Limerick Forest News Today

One upside to winter is no bugs, so now is the perfect time to explore trails throughout the Ottawa Valley

Riley Cotter, the 17-year-old who died in the Rideau River in south Ottawa last week alongside another teen, is being remembered as a skilled, promising athlete whose passing has shaken members of the competitive skiing community.

About 80 people came out to enjoy the Rotary Club of Gananoque’s annual International Night held on May 10 at the Branch 92 Royal Canadian Legion.

The operator of a farm sanctuary in eastern Ontario saved a rooster who had his lower limbs amputated because of frostbite, and she now aims to get the fowl named "Roy" prosthetic legs.

According to Environment Canada, the overall economic impact of invasive species in Canada, including plants and living creatures, is staggering: about $7.5 billion annually.

  BROCKVILLE, ONT. -- A cross-country fundraising event helping to raise money for homeless youth is well underway, with the frigid weather acting as a perfect backdrop. The event, appropriately called Coldest Night of the Year, is designed to get people outside and moving, and raise awareness about youth homelessness in Canada. In Leeds and Grenville, the funds are coming back to Connect Youth Inc. and its youth housing program, which provides support to homeless and at-risk youth in the ...

  KEMPTVILLE, ONT. -- A new toboggan hill opened up in Kemptville this week, offering residents the chance to stay close to home instead of hitting up other hills farther away. Now, its up to the community to help it remain open by following all COVID-19 protocols in place, including social distancing. North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford was at the site on Saturday with her 8-year-old son. "We had a real need for a sledding hill in town as lots of our families have been going elsewhere,"...