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

MLA At Summerfest 2026 Article submitted by Lise Boulay MLA Environment Chair We had a fun and successful day at Summerfest in Downtown Carleton Place which took place on Saturday July 25th. Our main driver this year was the Let’s Get The Lead Out campaign which is an environmental awareness campaign aimed at encouraging anglers to switch to non-toxic, lead-free fishing tackle as lead tackle at the bottom of our lakes is the leading cause of death in the province of Ontario