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Spending up in draft 2024-25 UCDSB budget

June 6, 2024 Phillip Blancher

BROCKVILLE – Upper Canada District School Board trustees will be presented with a relatively balanced budget for the next school year at their June 5 meetingnnThe draft budget sees a 15.6 per cent increase in […]

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Province seizes 8.6 million cigarette rods in Cornwall

June 6, 2024 Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – A joint investigation by the Ontario Ministry of Finance resulted in the seizure of 8.6 million cigarette filter rods under the Tobacco Tax Act in Cornwall a month ago.nnThe Ministry seized the cigarette […]

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Morrisburg Canada Day plans coming together

June 6, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – Work continues on the Morrisburg Canada Day committee’s plans for this year’s Canada Day celebrations in Earl Baker Park and the Morrisburg Waterfront Park.nnThe annual celebration will start at 11 a.m. and run […]

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Wanderings – My value on the open market is minimal

June 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher

According to a recent email, I am worth $7.86. Sadly I am not surprised by this figure, but still I expected it to be at least in the double digits. That email from health care […]

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June 5, 2024 Phillip Blancher
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Expanding school care programs too expensive says UCDSB

May 30, 2024 Phillip Blancher

BROCKVILLE – An idea to look at expanding programs for before and after school has come to a conclusion that it is too expensive.nn“We’d be operating at a loss,” said Executive Superintendent of Business Jeremy […]

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Wanderings – Call and answer at your peril

May 29, 2024 Phillip Blancher

I have tried to be nice. I have tried to be civil. But it is getting to be a bit of a nuisance – or a pain. Phone calls at all hours from companies that […]

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Wanderings – Hypocritical NIMBYism a set back for all

May 22, 2024 Phillip Blancher

Last week, the Ontario government announced the winners of its battery energy storage procurement process, and the community I live in lost in both figurative and literal sense. Unlike previous “green energy” procurement processes in […]

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$8.8M price tag for Morris Glen expansion

May 16, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnCORNWALL – The 17-unit expansion to the Morris Glen Court will cost nearly $8.8 million, nearly double the original estimated price. City of Cornwall council is scheduled to approve the construction contract at its May […]

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$600M overhaul for R.H. Saunders Power Dam in Cornwall

May 16, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnCORNWALL – The provincial government announced a $600 million, 16-year overhaul and refurbishment project for the R. H Saunders Power Dam in Cornwall May 10.nn“This refurbishment program will create jobs and ensure we have the […]

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Recent published columns

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  • Wanderings – Floor crossings highlight need for voting reform
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Recent photography

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    October 13, 2025
  • Grass River Falls
    July 14, 2024
  • Canada Day Fireworks
    July 8, 2024
  • What to do with a filter?
    July 8, 2024
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    February 18, 2024
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