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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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January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher
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Total solar eclipse prompts PA Day change

January 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher

SOUTH DUNDAS – An astronomic event has prompted local school boards to reschedule a planned professional activity day in April.nnOn April 8, a rare total solar eclipse will occur with the apex of the eclipse […]

Published Columns

Wanderings – Why taking the high road is overrated

January 24, 2024 Phillip Blancher

A recent conversation with a peer led to the usual trodden out expression that the subject of our conversation should “take the high road” in a situation. I’ve often wondered about this expression – to […]

Friday Wrap

Friday Wrap #48 – The struggle is real

January 19, 2024 Phillip Blancher

Some weeks are easy, some are not so easy. Maybe it’s the winter weather that finally hit, or a let down after the Christmas Holidays, but the procrastination bug has hit. I am not alone. […]

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SDG Counties approves biodigester’s road exemption

January 18, 2024 Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – A North Dundas-based biodigester project’s request for a half-loads exemption was approved by SDG Counties council Monday, sort of.nnIn November 2023, Nick Thurler with GET Corp. made a presentation to SDG council about […]

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Morrisburg Lions fall to Rockets 7-4

January 18, 2024 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – The Morrisburg Lions took a step backwards from recent successes on the ice, losing 7-4 to local rivals, the North Dundas Rockets January 13.nnThe Lions, who continue to sit at the top of […]

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