CORNWALL/SDG – It may be nearing the middle of August and back-to-school is looming around the corner – but there is still plenty to do. This weekend (August 17 and 18) is the annual Cornwall […]
MORRISBURG – A change to the federal gas tax program will see a short term dip, followed by gradual increases to funding over the next five years.nnChanges put in place by the federal government last […]
CORNWALL – A $56,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation has helped the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity on the road to pick up donations. The organization unveiled purchase of a new Toyota Sienna […]
By the time this column is read, the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be over. And I can happily say that I have not watched one minute of any of it. I have followed […]
nnIROQUOIS – In many ways, grocery stores are the centre of villages and communities. On August 10, Iroquois’ grocery store, the Iroquois Foodland, will have a new owner who is not so new to the […]
WINCHESTER – Nearly half-way through its 2023-26 term, the Township of North Dundas has adopted its strategic plan at its July 18 council meeting.nnThe plan focuses on five priorities:nn n Employee Satisfaction – Focus on […]
nnCORNWALL – Traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway is slightly up in the first-third of the 2024 shipping season. A 24.5 per cent increase in general cargo, and increases in bulk shipping has made up […]
Emails fly into my work inbox consistently. Press releases, news reports, police blotter, and story pitches make up the bulk of the never-ending drone of new email. These are all given due consideration as they […]
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