COVID-19 Vaccine Status Report

by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit  Vaccination Statistics: For individuals 5 plus, our first dose vaccination rate is 94.5%, and second dose rate...

Local settlement in 1818: The Banished Briton

Few people today, other than historians, know the name of Robert Gourlay. But, for a few years after the end of the War of...

Climate change: IPCC report

by Steve Gabell, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands & Rideau Lakes Green Party of Ontario On April 4, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released their working group...

Who’s that tapping on my window?

Yesterday, on my way down the stairs for my morning shower, I heard a tapping noise coming from the direction of our downstairs recreation...

What does 175 acres actually mean?

According to the data presented in the 2016 Census of Agriculture from Statistics Canada, Ontario is losing an average of 175 acres of farmland...
The NG Times Newspaper

Groceries or gas?

by a local resident  I am a privileged, white, female millennial. Both my partner and I work full time, and even have side gigs to...

North Grenville flies Ukrainian Flag

The Municipality of North Grenville is flying the Ukraine flag in support of the eastern European country during the ongoing Russian invasion. “On behalf of...

FFC Arboretum Plaque Program unveiled

Ferguson Forest Centre Corporation President Carl Doucette is pleased to announce the initiation of the arboretum tree identification plaque program.  “Ever since the establishment of...

International Plowing Match needs volunteers

With the exciting news that North Grenville will host this year’s famous International Plowing Match & Rural Expo, it should come as no surprise...

The CECCE 2021-26 Strategic Plan

The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) unveiled its 2021-26 strategic plan at an exciting and inspiring virtual event. The CECCE organized dynamic...