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The next meeting of Lennox and Addington County Council will be held in-person on Wednesday, November 9th at the County Court House.

The agenda is available on the County website: https://lennoxandaddington.civicweb.net/.../MeetingInform...

Lennox and Addington County is currently in the process of developing a Natural Heritage Systems Study.

The Natural Heritage System is made up of wetlands, woodlands, valleylands, watercourses, significant wildlife habitat, areas of natural and scientific interest and the linkages between natural heritage features.  The Province of Ontario requires municipalities to identify Natural Heritage Systems and preserve the diversity and connectivity of these features.

All matters in the Napanee Provincial Offences Court will be heard by Zoom audio, videoconferencing or in-person.  Please notify the court if you wish to attend in person.  If you chose to attend virtually, participating by video is recommended as there are technological limitations when joining by telephone.  If you are disconnected from the court proceeding, immediately try to reconnect using the same Meeting ID and Passcode. If you are still having issues, please call the main office at 613-354-1672.

We’re all counting down the days until March Break, and I couldn’t be more excited to have a week full of fun events lined up to keep your families entertained! This year we’ll be blasting off with daily space-themed activities that coincide with our Astrophotography and Vintage Space Toy exhibits currently on display. 

I had to update my personal information form at the dentist recently, and I smiled at myself as I wrote archivist under profession. I knew what was coming as soon as I handed the form over the counter. As predicted, the receptionist scanned the page to make sure every field had appropriate content, and said, “Archivist, oh, what’s that?” 

Do you need assistance with Child Care?  Online fee subsidy applications are now available here.

After another month (mostly) working from home, with only my cat to keep me company, I am thrilled to be back in the archives! In January, I devoted most of my time to bringing more content online, specifically photographs. I’ve been busily updating descriptions in the collections database to get as many digitized photographs up online as possible. I’ve also spent a lot of time scanning photographs on loan from some of our community members, continuing the quest to preserve snapshots of everyday life in L&A throughout the twentieth century.

I am writing this blog on the day the biggest snowstorm has hit in years!  I honestly sit here in a bit of awe that we are still in the midst of this pandemic almost 24 months later and that I am yet again working from home. But alas, here we are and do want to know the most scary thing of all?  - I am left alone with my curatorial thoughts… so many of those and let me tell you... yikes!

Do you know that feeling of joy when you’re unwrapping a gift and you’re pretty sure you know what to expect? You open the gift box, you unwrap the object and suddenly you’re holding something completely different in your hand! That was exactly what I felt this past week when opening a box of artifacts.