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Month: September 2024

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Wanderings – Meaningless crackdown on school phone use

September 18, 2024 Phillip Blancher

With great fanfare and furious bluster, the Ontario government thumped their collective chests and proudly proclaimed that students will no longer be distracted by those annoying cell phones and other devices when they start back […]

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Contract signed for Hallville park

September 12, 2024 Phillip Blancher

WINCHESTER – North Dundas council has approved the first two phases of the new community park in Hallville. The council awarded the $1.84 million contract to Cornwall Gravel at the September 5 meeting.nnThe project received […]

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South Stormont water plant expansion moves a step closer

September 12, 2024 Phillip Blancher

LONG SAULT – A plan to nearly double the water treatment plant output in South Stormont is one step closer as an environmental assessment winds up this month.nnA consultant for the Township of South Stormont, […]

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Wanderings – Self-preservation through electoral reform

September 11, 2024 Phillip Blancher

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh ripped up his party’s Supply and Confidence Agreement with the Liberals last week. The agreement, which formalized support between the two parties since the last election, has brought on a couple […]

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OPP – Tragic long weekend on the roads

September 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

SOUTH STORMONT – Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry OPP are asking for help from the public following a fatal bicycle collision on County Road 2 Friday afternoon (August 30). Fourteen-year old Charlotte Light from Long Sault […]

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The Cowboni is on the loose

September 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnnnMORRISBURG – The “Cowboni” is officially on the ice. Representatives from the Dundas Dairy Producers Committee and the Municipality of South Dundas were on hand Thursday afternoon (August 29) for the debut of the vinyl-wrapped […]

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Lake St. Lawrence water levels stable for this Fall

September 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – Water levels on Lake St. Lawrence and the Upper St. Lawrence River should remain stable for recreation users through the middle of October.nnThe International Joint Commission’s management board for the region, the International […]

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Former South Dundas Clerk new Port of Johnston GM

September 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnJOHNSTOWN – Former South Dundas Clerk and Deputy-Chief Administrative Officer Leslie Drynan will be the next General Manager for the Port of Johnstown.nnDrynan, who is currently the CAO of Elizabethtown-Kitley Township north of Brockville, will […]

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Many changes as students return to class in Ontario

September 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

n n n MORRISBURG – Back-to-school means new restrictions are in place for students when it comes to cell phones and smoking. n n n n Announced last spring, the provincial government is restricting cell […]

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Nearly 300 charged in SDG in OPP Labour Day Weekend blitz

September 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

LONG SAULT – An increased enforcement effort by the SD&G OPP saw 299 charges laid between August 30 and September 2 as part of a Labour Day Weekend traffic blitz in the region.nnStormont, Dundas, and […]

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