Think Turtle Conservation Initiative is raising funds to purchase specialized super glue to assist the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre team in repairing fractured turtle shells.
Think Turtle Conservation Initiative Managing Director Kelly Wallace said back in 2018, they partnered with local knitting and crochet group Knitervention to create hundreds of yarn turtles.
Managing director Kelly Wallace said funds raised will help their volunteers with the rising cost of gas while they travel around the area to assist turtles in need.
Think Turtle Initiative, based in North Hastings, is promoting a petition in the House of Commons calling on the government to declare animals as sentient beings rather than property.
A group opposing the federal government’s proposed high-speed rail project has released preliminary survey results showing significant opposition among municipal election candidates in Eastern Ontario.
Officials at the community cupboard say food bank and meal program numbers are continually climbing and they need support to keep up with ever-growing needs.
