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Mario and Chantal Lascelles are making their dream of expanding Mary's Country Kitchen and Fine Foods a reality.

Having outgrown their current location at 22 Main Street East, the Lascelles have purchased the vacant Victorian home located at 117 Main Street East and are planning to relocate the restaurant there in the near future.

"We haven't set a specific date or timeframe at this point," Chantal told The Review. "We want to take our time, do it right and make sure we're ready. So, we're just going to work at it and we'll open when we're ready."

To those who have made it their life's work to rescue and care for abused or unwanted animals, the horseracing industry is rife with stories of neglect, abuse, and tragedy.

Perhaps, as if to further complicate their plight, a primary concern of such rescuers is that not many people are aware of the plight of abused horses - one that more often than not, they say, finds its roots in the industry.

Renowned horseman Yves Filion claims he was all but born in a stable alongside the horses he loves.

One of Quebec's preeminent Standardbred breeders and racers, Filion is a second-generation racehorse breeder who has spent his life dedicated to horses. He now runs Bayama Farms, a racing stable in Saint-Andre-d'Argenteuil, near Lachute.

A long-anticipated plan to create a cooperative for regional farmers and food producers to distribute their goods locally and fresh will come to fruition this spring, according to its organizers.

Farmers at the helm of the bilingual Eastern Ontario Local Food Co-op are now sketching out the details and hosting monthly information sessions with the hopes of bringing together at least 30 to 40 food producers before the launch in late May.

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is continuing its investigation after a 19-year-old woman was caught in a coyote foothold trap while walking her dog last week.

Krystle Morrow and her border collie, Koby, were walking along a familiar snowmobile trail not far from their Calypso Street home when they became ensnared in foothold traps that had been set to trap coyotes.

Some of the most delicious and renowned goat products are being produced right in our own backyard.

The Skotidakis Goat Farm, located just outside St-Eugene, is a 500-acre family owned and operated farm that has been producing fine dairy products for 35 years.

Family patriarch Peter Skotidakis purchased the farm in 1975 and started his dream project with only 20 goats.

The Blueberry Hill Bistro may be best known for its dinner menu and seemingly endless wine list, but owner Chris Williams is hoping to make a mark in the local music scene by hosting a weekly live music event every Wednesday evening.

Alexandria songstress Shannon Hardy took the stage in front of a capacity crowd last Wednesday, armed only with her guitar and her powerful voice.

The 2009-2010 season has not been kind to the Hawkesbury Hawks, but if their last home game of the season was a preview of things to come, the future looks bright for the Junior "A" squad.

Nearly 300 fans poured into the Robert Hartley Sports Complex on Friday, March 5 to pay homage to their hometown Hawks, who thrilled the crowd with a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Carleton Place Canadians.