Merrickville “Champ” expresses gratitude as War Amps Key Tag Service marks 75th Anniversary
This year, The War Amps Key Tag Service is celebrating 75 years of returning lost keys to their owners. Donations to the Key Tag...
Baldwin’s Birds
Good day dear readers,
Today is sunny, but cool, with not so much wind as the last few days have brought us. Hopefully your spirits...
Local great-grandmother of 33 awarded free hearing aids
by Jessica Leach
It's only been a few weeks since Berneice Bailey was fitted for hearing devices and she says, "it feels great, wonderful; it's...
Feds offer $655 million loan to Fortis Inc. to export gas-fired electricity to Pennsylvania
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Fortis Inc., a $56 billion company which owns 10 electric and gas utilities, is seeking a second handout from Canadian taxpayers...
Bill C-233 (the Sex Selective Abortion Act) debated in the House of Commons
submitted by We Need A Law, Ottawa
Bill C-233, is a private member's bill which would implement an Act to amend the Criminal Code to...
Government invests over $6 million to bring high-speed Internet to central and eastern Ontario
Through the Universal Broadband Fund’s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed...
Grenville Mayors fight to save local Police Services Boards
by Hilary Thomson
The work of the North Grenville Police Services Board (NGPSB) may be significantly impacted by provincial legislation at the end of this...
A Giant Buzzing Force in the Community
by Fred Schueler
This spring we've had two European Hornets (Vespa crabro) that have somehow gotten into our living room, and have had to be...
Bob Dylan’s 80th dream
Last week, Bob Dylan celebrated his 80th birthday. After sixty years and more than 500 songs, many of them considered classics, this man has...
Policy that pits us against each other
More than 100 protesters have been arrested at Fairy Creek in BC for trying to protect old growth forests from logging. Though there is...