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Month: December 2023

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Friday Wrap

Friday Wrap #45 – Wrapping up 2023

December 30, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve – the final day of 2023. I am happy to put a pin in this year and look forward to the next. This year has been a bit of a […]

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Morrisburg Leader

Alight at Night attendance milestone reached

December 28, 2023 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – The region’s largest wintertime tourist attraction reached a historic milestone – 750,000 visitors. The Alight at Night festival at Upper Canada Village welcomed its 750,000th guest visit just before Christmas.nn“Alight at Night has […]

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Morrisburg Leader

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December 28, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Morrisburg Leader

St. Lawrence Seaway traffic increases

December 28, 2023 Phillip Blancher

nnCORNWALL – Monthly traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway has begun to rebound as the 2023 shipping season prepares to close.nnAfter seeing traffic lower than 2022 for the first half of the shipping season, year-to-month […]

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Morrisburg Leader

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December 28, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Morrisburg Leader

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December 28, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Morrisburg Leader

Iroquois woman charged in first degree murder

December 28, 2023 Phillip Blancher

PERTH – A 23 year old Iroquois woman has been charged in connection with a suspicious death in Carleton Place.nnLanark County OPP arrested and charged Samantha Osborne, from Iroquois, and Marcel Lapensee (56) from Carleton […]

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Published Columns

Wanderings – Tinsel and other grievances of the year

December 27, 2023 Phillip Blancher

The secular holiday of Festivus was invented by an American author named Daniel O’Keefe and was popularized in a 1997 episode of the TV show Seinfeld. While this is normally celebrated on December 23, for […]

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Morrisburg Leader

South Dundas Christmas Exchange helps many in the community

December 21, 2023 Phillip Blancher

 nnnnMORRISBURG – Thanks to an exceptional amount of community support and the work of a dedicated group of volunteers, nearly 500 people across South Dundas will have a better Christmas.nnSouth Dundas Christmas Exchange chairperson Bonnie […]

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Morrisburg Leader

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December 21, 2023 Phillip Blancher

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