Branding and your neighbourhood jail
by Jim Bertram
What would come to mind to you if I were to write the words “Big Ben”, “Eiffel Tower”, or “Jewel on the...
Burritts Rapids history: A question of sources
Last week, we looked at the story of John Strachan French, mill owner and merchant in Burritts Rapids between 1841 and 1858. The problem...
Steve Clark talks about the proposed prison
The NG Times put some questions to local M.P.P., Steve Clark, following the announcement that a new prison, the Greater Ottawa Correctional Facility, would...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Back to school usually means quicker cooking at dinner time. At our house, mein frau Beth just puts a...
Sudden Impact
by Craig Stevenson
The imposition of a correction facility on Kemptville’s agricultural borderlands demands a tough and creative response from municipal officials. The suddenness of...
In spite of all the danger
Surrounded as we are by bad news, dangers to our health, physical and economic, and all the daft conspiracy theories taking over from rational...
JUST BECAUSE CERB IS ENDING, DOESN’T MEAN SUPPORT IS
by Martin Carette, Financial Coach,
The Employment + Education Centre
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville created the SSRF (Covid Relief Fund) to support residents...
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....