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Morrisburg Leader

Rideau St. Lawrence office closing

December 14, 2023 Phillip Blancher

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 […]

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Morrisburg Leader

SDG Counties settle on 4.36 per cent tax increase

December 14, 2023 Phillip Blancher

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

December 14, 2023 Phillip Blancher

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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December 14, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Published Columns

Adventures in home repair: The paint edition

December 13, 2023 Phillip Blancher

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 […]

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Friday Wrap

Friday Wrap #43 – Thanks a lot Boris

December 8, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Thanks Boris Johnson… doofus. Boris Johnson, the former United Kingdom Prime Minister, is a fool. Not as harmful as Donald Trump. I’ve often looked at Johnson’s antics as being a comedic-foil to serious politics. Until […]

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Morrisburg Leader

Draft SDG budget proposes 5.49 per cent increase

December 7, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Note – Since publication of this story Wednesday, SDG Counties council settled on a 4.36 per cent property tax increase. Details on this will be in the December 13 edition of The Leader.nnCORNWALL – SDG […]

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Miniature Train returns as Alight at Night opens at Upper Canada Village

December 7, 2023 Phillip Blancher

nnMORRISBURG – The miniature train at Upper Canada Village has returned to operation. The St. Lawrence Parks Commission, which owns the UCV, announced the return of the train from a nearly 18-month absence as the […]

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