Health Unit warns to take precautions during high heat and humidity
Due to high temperatures and humidex levels Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for this week. A combination of heat and high humidity...
Ontario Extends Emergency Orders
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended all emergency orders currently in force until May 29, 2020....
COVID may be making needed changes to our way of life
by David Herman
By the time you read this we will be 10 weeks into this isolating and social distancing. How are you doing? What...
Local Covid-19 update
There was mixed news this week about the state of covid-19 cases in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. Although most of the statistics show an...
GRENVILLE COUNTY WEEKLY NEWS
Driver charged after collision
On May 11, shortly before 8:00 a.m. Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a report of a motor vehicle...
Whose land was it anyway?
After the end of the American Revolutionary War, about 50,000 refugees sought refuge in the lands still held by Britain. Most of these went...
Organisations of help feeling the strain
Among the victims of this covid-19 pandemic are the many non-profit organisations that are dealing with a huge increase in demands for their services....
Road Safety theme for May is “Maintain your Speed”
While there have been fewer cars on the roads during the COVID-19 pandemic, the OPP have noticed an increase in speeding and stunt driving...
UCDSB Board of Trustees Meeting
Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) met on Wednesday, May 13, for their regular Board of Trustees meeting. Trustees and senior...
The unknown God
When Paul arrived in Athens in 50 AD, he was at the centre of religious and philosophic life in the world of his day....