Update from Mayor Nancy Peckford
Next Steps regarding the Announcement of a Provincial Correctional Complex in North Grenville
Over the past few weeks, I have been listening to the community...
Expanded Covid-19 testing in Kemptville and region
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark announced today a three-part strategy to increase the availability of COVID-19 testing across the region.
“With the...
North Grenville in good standing, despite COVID-19
North Grenville CAO, Gary Dyke, presented a detailed report to council at their meeting last week, outlining the impact of COVID-19 on the Municipality....
North Grenville looks north to process organic waste
North Grenville is in the process of finding a processor to take the Municipality’s organic waste. At the council meeting on September 1, council...
Guaranteed basic income for all
The Leeds Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Green Party Electoral District Association (Leeds Grenville TIRL Greens) has resolved to stand in solidarity with...
Residential rent freeze in 2021
The Ontario government has introduced the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act that would, if passed, freeze rent in 2021 for most rent-controlled and...
Government spending – A Canadian national threat?
by Willem Van Dam
In 1975, the federal debt (accumulation of annual deficits) was $22 billion under Pierre Trudeau and was increasing rapidly during his...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Do you have more green tomatoes than you know what to do with this time of year? Just bake...
Requiem for the New Horizons Club
by Shirley Price
In 1982, a group of retired persons living in the Burritts Rapids village and area decided to start a club for seniors...
Ursa Meyer continues on road to recovery
The North Grenville community has been rallying around twenty-year-old Ursa Meyer for the last few months after she suffered a sudden stroke at the...