-by John Kenny, who served 33 years with the Toronto Fire Department. He is now on Ebbs Bay where his family has lived since the 1850’s. Most of us on Mississippi Lake live 10 minutes or more from the closest fire station. In some places, like mine, it’s over 20 minutes. And the dedicated volunteers who make up our local fire departments need time to drop what they’re doing and respond. The actual response time needed to start effectively fighting a fire can be 20 or 30 minut

Understanding Their Impact and What Can Be Done by Lise Boulay, Environment Chair Cormorants have been a natural part of Ontario's wildlife for many years. Recently with a reduction in pesticide use, their numbers have been growing quickly on our lakes and islands. Presence on Mississippi Lake: When large numbers of birds gather and nest in one concentrated location—such as the 100+ cormorants observed this year on Loon Island in Mississippi Lake—their presence can have

Mississippi Lake Playwrights Featured at Studio Theatre Perth We are fortunate to have three great community theatre groups around us – the Mississippi Mudds in Carleton Place, the Smith Falls Station Theatre and Studio Theatre Perth. This fall Studio Theatre Perth is featuring the work of two of our MLA members. David Craig, of Craig’s Shore, is an award-winning playwright with over 30 professionally produced plays. This September Studio Theatre Perth will be performing