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Articles by Phillip Blancher
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Wanderings – The ideal political candidate does exist
I don’t know about you, but it feels to me like we are in a perpetual election mode. It could be the constant drone of TV and online media churning out low-hanging fruit stories about […]
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Tornado touchdown in Morrisburg
MORRISBURG – An EF0 tornado reported last Wednesday (August 21) in the north end of Morrisburg has been confirmed by the Western University Northern Tornadoes Project.nnThe tornado touched down at around 3:45 p.m. with an […]
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Shovel-ready Arena project ready for funding
nnMORRISBURG – Shovel-ready, and ready-to-go. A funding announcement by the Ontario government last week that will provide up to $200 million for renovating or improving existing sport and recreation facilities is good news for the […]
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Martin Lang next SDG Warden
CORNWALL – South Glengarry Deputy Mayor Martin Lang is the next SDG Counties warden. Lang was elected by the 12-member council during their August 26 regular meeting in Cornwall.nnLang defeated frequent warden candidate and South […]
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Wanderings – Non-political groups should not politick
One of the things I enjoy most about the sport of football (soccer) is that it is not involved in politics. Some may argue otherwise, but ideally sport is separate from – and often above […]
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MPP Nolan Quinn named cabinet minister
nnTORONTO – In the span of just over 10 weeks, local Member of Provincial Parliament Nolan Quinn has gone from a parliamentary assistant to a cabinet minister.nnIn a quickly announced mini-cabinet shuffle August 16, Quinn […]
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North Stormont Adrian Bugelli councillor runs afoul of Code of Conduct
nnBERWICK – An investigation by North Stormont’s Integrity Commissioner has found that a councillor twice breached the township’s code of conduct.nnThe report by Tony Fleming investigated multiple complaints against Councillor Adrian Bugelli resulting from incidents […]