For decades, Mary Cook has delighted readers with her stories of growing up in the Ottawa Valley. It was only fitting that her remarkable contributions to local literature and culture were celebrated with a plaque unveiling on the Carleton Place Public Library’s Local Author Walk on July 10. Some people collect souvenirs; Mary Cook collected stories — and thank goodness she did, because the Ottawa Valley would have been a far quieter place witho…
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