Young people speaking out
Each year, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 in Kemptville holds a Public Speaking competition open to all the students attending school in North...
Local author achieves international success
A local author is finding international success with his book about climate change. Ian Angus published "Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and a Crisis...
Households living with food insecurity
Each year, the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit conducts Nutritious Food Basket costing. The results show that individuals and households living with...
Faith and Science holds last meeting at Leslie Hall
by Harmen Boersma
The Faith and Science Forum held their last meeting at Leslie Hall last Thursday, before the hall is due to close. Robert...
Doug Ford proposing new powers for mayors
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made a controversial proposal, which would see the mayors of Ottawa and Toronto get the power to override 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...
A bath with a toaster
Curiosity is not a sin. Humans are curious by nature, and being curious is a driving force behind learning and discovering. There will always...
Ontario enters new agreements with Health Canada
Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announced the signing of two bilateral agreements with Health Canada that will provide...
6th Annual Charlee’s Run a success in Kemptville
An eager crowd gathered at the Ferguson Forest Centre on Saturday to participate in the 6th annual Charlee’s Run fundraiser. The event – which...
Amateur dramatics in North Grenville
In October, 1932, the Governor General of Canada, Viscount Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, announced to a gathering of theatre representatives in...