Buttergate: the cover-up
By early summer of 1976, the immediate consequences of the Buttergate controversy seemed to have died away. A joint investigation by the OPP’s Criminal...
Is homelessness a local problem?
The United Counties recently released a report on homelessness and housing, and some residents may be left asking the simple question: “Is homelessness a...
A period of transition
The current municipal council is in the third year of its term, and may be beginning to think about the election coming up at...
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...
Lessons on reclaiming wetlands
One of the more controversial developments in North Grenville in the last decade has been in the Northwest Quadrant, that area lying between County...
Celebrating A Century!
by Jane Adams
Helen Holmes says she never dreamed she’d live to be 100. But she did just that, celebrating her centennial birthday on July...
OCPA Plowing Fore A Cure presents cheques to local hospitals
The Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association (OCPA) presented cheques for $8,750 to the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation (KDHF) and the Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation...
Hanging on the telephone
There was an episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation years ago in which a game took over the entire crew of the Enterprise....
L’il Sucker Holders are making a big impact
from Leeds Grenville Economic Development eNews
Industrial designer Mike Adjeleian made a big discovery when he invented L'il Sucker – and later MagNeato.
The "Never Spill...
The differences between Canadian and Ukrainian culture that I have experienced
by Lena Usovich
Eighteen months living in Canada far away from my own country has influenced who I am and has changed my life. When...