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Month: January 2024

Published Columns

Wanderings – The worrying world of post-secondary education

January 31, 2024 Phillip Blancher

I am sure many people are used to saying the phrase “back when I was in school” but in this case it is completely appropriate. Many years ago, when I was in school, post secondary […]

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Friday Wrap #49 – Late again

January 27, 2024 Phillip Blancher

Yup, late again. Normally I write these Friday afternoons or evenings, but I was at a hockey game last night for work so… I’m late. Saturday it is instead. Recently, I have taken to selling […]

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OPP seeking more victims

January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnCARLETON PLACE – Lanark County OPP released photos of two people accused in the first degree murder of Rose Kerwin in an appeal for further assistance with their investigation.nnKerwin, 50, was reported missing on November […]

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January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher
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January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher
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January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher
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Alight at Night attendance brightens

January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – The popular Alight at Night festival at Upper Canada Village saw its fortunes brighten at the end of the 2023 event, with 5,000 more people visiting the site.nnThis year marked the 23rd year […]

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January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher
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BDO court-appointed receiver of Garden Villa Retirement Residence

January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnCHESTERVILLE – BDO Canada Limited has been appointed the receiver and manager of North Dundas-based Garden Villa Retirement Residence.nnBDO was appointed by a court order issued in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa […]

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Second place Lions beat Rangers 6-2 at home

January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – The race for the top spots in the National Capital Junior Hockey League is heating up and the Morrisburg Lions returned to the win column Sunday with a 6-2 win over their river […]

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