The wild turkey story
If you have lived in rural Eastern Ontario for a while, you would be hard pressed not to have seen a wild turkey gobbling...
Residents share concerns about proposed housing development
The fact that the former lot of Kemptville Public School is going to be the site of a housing development is certainly not recent...
Clouds
Name witheld
I am not sure how to make meaning of the fact that I, unlike so many, and yet like so many others, have...
Dedicated volunteers bolster North Grenville Fire Service
The North Grenville Fire Service is a true asset in our community. With four full time staff and 42 part-time volunteer fire fighters, they...
Winner of the Leeds Grenville Immigrant Entrepreneur Award
The St. Lawrence – Rideau Immigration Partnership is pleased to announce that Kashif Riaz, owner of Computer Liquidators, is the winner of the 3rd...
Opportunity to shine
As we begin the second year of the pandemic and enter yet another provincial shutdown, one level of government has clearly demonstrated its commitment...
ROMA calls for more local health services
Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by Ontario’s healthcare crisis, according to a new report published by the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA).
The paper, titled...
Composting may reduce urban waste by 30%
by William Langenberg
The Ontario Government wants us to put out less garbage at the curb-side. Actually, we need to reduce our weekly garbage by...
More Corrections graduates enter the system
As part of its campaign to increase the number of correctional facilities in Ontario, the Ford government has added 99 new prison officers to...
Those green firefighter lights aren’t a decoration
It’s an all-too-familiar sight – a speeding ambulance or firetruck is approaching, and amidst a long lineup of pulled-over cars is one that keeps...