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Articles by Phillip Blancher
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Wanderings – The ever changing but not changing Christmas
I heard once that the older you get, the faster time passes. It really has felt like that this year. The year has flown past, or at least it feels like it has. Even now […]
Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #44 – Spaghetti careers and knowledge keeping
In high school, my guidance councillor Diane Kirkby-Greer said the standard line for the 1990s – you should expect to have three-to-five careers in your lifetime. That was an understatement. My career path has not […]
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Rideau St. Lawrence office closing
MORRISBURG – A utility partly owned by the Municipality of South Dundas is closing its local office at the end of 2023. Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution announced December 6 that the company will close its […]
Morrisburg Leader
SDG Counties settle on 4.36 per cent tax increase
CORNWALL – A planned residential tax rate increase in SDG Counties will be less than originally thought. A five hour budget session by Counties council on December 6 resulted in a 4.36 per cent tax […]
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Morrisburg Lions ride eight game winning streak
nn n n Goalie addition for Lions nMORRISBURG – The Morrisburg Lions have added additional depth to their existing goalie line up.nnThe Lions traded the rights to player Tyler Cyr to the Cumberland Castors for […]
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Adventures in home repair: The paint edition
I haven’t felt this foolish in many years. Call it a slip of the grey matter; a symptom of being on the downward slope of my 40s; or a simple error. To paraphrase a hapless […]