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Galway Honours Memory of Skerries Mermaid Stalwart Jim Dempsey 25th January 2021 Mermaid Week 1982 at Galway Bay SC with (left to right) Pierce Purcell (GBSC), 1982 Champion Jim Dempsey (Skerries SC), and Mermaid Association President Michael Lysaght Credit: courtesy Pierce Purcell The recent death of Skerries SC stalwart and longtime Mermaid Class ace Jim Dempsey has evoked fond memories throughout Irish sailing, and Galway Bay SCs Pierce Purcell speaks for many with his insights into Jims s...

16th January 2021 Conor Doyles xP50 Freya from Kinsale is currently the largest entrant for the Volvo Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race on June 9th. She is seen here winning the Kinsale-Monkstown Race in a record two hours, but the course record she challenges in the race to Dingle was set by a 94-footer, Mick Cottters Windfall in 2019 Credit: Robert Bateman Its getting to be like a game of skittles in the planned lineup of high-profile 2021 events which everybody - way back in the dark depths of earl...

Article content Renowned wildlife painter George McLean admits that he has ruffled some political feathers over the years. So when the longtime Bognor-area resident recently learned he was to be appointed to the 2020 Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour, he was “astounded” and “gobsmacked.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Bognor artist surprised, honoured to be named to Order of Ontario Back to video “I am not known for bein...

The Victoria writer, producer and director put forth a small library’s worth of Vancouver Island-related ideas last year — 100, all told. Novak and the network eventually settled on 10 documentary shorts, which premiere today for free on all Knowledge Network platforms as Coastal Dwellers. “I had no shortage of stories,” Novak said. “What we landed on for Vancouver Island runs the gamut.” Indeed it does. The mini documentaries explore topics ranging from the origins of the Cowich...

“It slowly coats the back of the big bull elk as he watches part of his herd move down the slope to a sheltered resting place. With the frenzy of the autumn rutting competition over, he can relax control of his harem. “The American elk, or wapiti, is, next to the moose, the largest of the North American deer. A bull can weigh in the neighbourhood of 1,000 pounds with antlers up to six feet long. “In winter, the herds join in groups of up to 100 in the more protected mountain valleys. I...

19th December 2020 The National YCs biennial Volvo Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race, currently scheduled for June 9th 2021, could become symbolic of the emergence from pandemic. The start of 2019s race shows overall winner Paul OHiggins JPK 10.80 Rockabill VI (left) showing briefly ahead of Mick Cotters 94ft line honours winner and new course record-setter Windfall Credit: Afloat.ie/David OBrien In normal times, the yearly Irish sailing fixtures list is a reasonably harmonious programme based arou...

Home » Top Stories » Don Smith remembered for love of nature, land, storytelling Last year, naturalist Don Smith recounted stories from throughout his life, including the donation of land by he and wife Lorraine to the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust for preservation and protection./Screenshot from the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust video Connected: Our Land, Our Stories, created by Tammy Rea and Midori Nagai News16 December 2020 By Sue Tiffin A few minutes into a video of an interv...

Opinion16 December 2020 By Sue Tiffin When Don Smith’s family responded to a request about people who might want to talk about his life, and his contribution to Haliburton County, which he first visited in 1947, the list of names of people who were important to Don in some way was abundant and paints a vivid picture of someone who, as his obituary notes, was dedicated to the people and things he loved. While one would expect the acknowledgement of lifelong friends, like Robert Bateman, those...