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Articles by Phillip Blancher
Morrisburg Leader
Ladies’ Auxiliary keeps giving back to the community
MORRISBURG – The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary play an important part within legions, and in the communities in which they serve. In Morrisburg, the local RCL Ladies’ Auxiliary helps support the broader community through […]
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Wanderings – News differences offer interesting reading
Wherever I travel to, I like buy and read the local newspapers for that area. Some of it is for travel interest – what’s going on in the area to which I have travelled? Some […]
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Canada Day Fireworks
Canada Day Fireworks (2024) from the Morrisburg waterfront.
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What to do with a filter?
A recent trip to Lampson and Basford Falls along the Grasse River in northern New York State for some photography led me to an experiment. Three months ago, we were all obsessed with the upcoming […]
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Area schools share roof issue
MORRISBURG – Twenty-two per cent of the schools in the region’s two English-language school boards are being monitored for the same structural issues that shuttered the Ontario Science Centre late last month.nnA June 25 report […]
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Wanderings – Thoughts on a 21 year public education journey
Late last week, the youngest of our four children walked across the stage at his high school graduation. As for so many families, this is a milestone – celebrating accomplishments and the journey beyond high […]
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Land deal ends ED-19 landfill permanently
nnSPENCERVILLE – For nearly 25 years, the threat of Edwardsburgh-Cardinal hosting a giant landfill has loomed large on the rural municipality. Despite the environmental certificate for the mega-dump, known as ED-19, being revoked in 2019, […]
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South Dundas holds strategic plan meeting
nnMORRISBURG – The draft strategic plan for the Municipality of South Dundas was presented and discussed at a public meeting on June 19.nnThe plan, presented by Mayor Jason Broad, outlined the draft vision of council […]