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Wanderings – Noteworthy newsroom notions and nonsense
Working in a physical newsroom is an interesting experience. The smell of printer’s ink, the sound of a press running, the ringing of phones, and the tactile feel of newsprint held in your hands. Just […]
Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #24 – The theft of joy
Theodore Roosevelt once wrote that “Comparison is the theft of joy.” He was and remains correct in that. Sadly in writing that, he did not say how to avoid it. Comparison has a place in […]
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More high speed internet contracts awarded
SOUTH MOUNTAIN – More than 1,000 homes including 170 in the northwest corner of the Municipality of South Dundas will be connected to high speed internet by 2025.nnA joint-announcement by the Federal and Ontario government […]
Friday Wrap
Friday Wrap #23 – Milk, cows, and unsocial news
There is an old adage: Why buy the cow when you can drink the milk for free. I am reminded of this as the media world in Canada panics because of the fall out from […]
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Trustee censured by the UCDSB
nnBROCKVILLE – An Upper Canada District School Board trustee was censured for violating the trustee code of conduct.nnTrustee Curtis Jordan, who represents Ward 9 (Stormont and Glengarry Counties) at the UCDSB, received a six-month censure […]
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Train still off the rails
nnMORRISBURG – Work to return the miniature train ride at Upper Canada Village to service remains incomplete 11 months after it derailed.nnThe popular miniature train, known as The Moccasin, derailed July 28, 2022 in what […]
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In recognition of Truth and Reconciliation
nnMORRISBURG – One of the last initiatives of the 2018-22 term of South Dundas council was the announcement on September 30, 2022 of an orange bench to be installed at the South Dundas Municipal Centre […]
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