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GARDENING: Here are 13 things gardeners can do before winter's arrival

GARDENING: Here are 13 things gardeners can do before winter's arrival

From potting bulbs indoors to making Christmas displays, this month's gardening tasks are all about prepping for an evergreen winter
12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser set to warm hearts in Newmarket this year

12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser set to warm hearts in Newmarket this year

'You can keep refilling  your bowls and the cost of $40 per ticket is helping to fill other people’s bowls and they need it now more than ever,' organizer says of Pine Tree Potters Guild soup and pottery fundraiser for Inn From the Cold, Welcoming Arms
Ontario reports 340 new COVID cases Sunday

Ontario reports 340 new COVID cases Sunday

Sunday's report includes 373 recoveries and three deaths
BIRDING: Distinguishing different types of hawks not always an easy task (7 photos)

BIRDING: Distinguishing different types of hawks not always an easy task (7 photos)

In this week's birding column, Rosaleen Egan takes a deeper look at the predators lurking in her trees and near the bird feeder
LETTER: York Region's decision supports urban sprawl, moves us closer to climate crisis

LETTER: York Region's decision supports urban sprawl, moves us closer to climate crisis

Regional council's move to allow some development in protected greenspaces is 'ill considered' at a critical time, letter writer says
Good morning, Newmarket!

Good morning, Newmarket!

Take a second to enjoy your surroundings!
RBC targeted in Newmarket protest against fossil fuel use (6 photos)

RBC targeted in Newmarket protest against fossil fuel use (6 photos)

Residents of Newmarket joined a global protest Oct. 29, calling on Canada's biggest bank to 'stop funding climate destruction and the violation of Indigenous rights'
Area farm offers opportunity to hang out with alpacas (6 photos)

Area farm offers opportunity to hang out with alpacas (6 photos)

'If I’ve had a stressful day, I just come out here, feed them and hang out with them – it always makes me feel better,' says co-owner of Oro-Medonte estate
Good Neighbours of York Region Association marks 2nd anniversary of community kindness

Good Neighbours of York Region Association marks 2nd anniversary of community kindness

'Our communities are made stronger when kind-hearted individuals go the extra mile to care for our neighbours and enhance the well-being of others,' says Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti of the association
'You have to keep at it': Environmental champion pitches solar parking lots in Newmarket

'You have to keep at it': Environmental champion pitches solar parking lots in Newmarket

Town receptive, could install panels at parking lot for new Mulock Park