Jeannette Runciman dies in accident
The death has been announced of Jeanette Runciman, wife of Senator Bob Runciman, last Thursday afternoon. The couple were leaving the Brockville General Hospital...
Local spin class top fundraiser for Parkinson Canada
A local spin class participated in the first annual Parkinson’s Revolution on February 9, raising over $2,000 for the cause. Parkinson’s Revolution is the...
Team Kish wins Crystal Heart Curling Classic
In a strong field of 64 women’s curling teams from across the provinces and around the Ottawa Valley, our very own North Grenville Curling...
Kemptville Quilters Guild
by Pauline Clarke, cofounder
Contemporary, modern, strong and enduring are words that best describe the celebration of twenty years that the KEMPTVILLE QUILTERS GUILD has...
Crowd attends Campus Master Plan Open House
by Tom Graham
A crowd of close to 100 people turned out on Monday evening this week to participate in the Kemptville Campus Master Plan...
Strange fruit
This is our annual Heritage Week issue, marking Heritage Week in Ontario, and Heritage Month in North Grenville. Clearly, heritage is a big deal...
Students blow bubbles for Champions for Kids
Oxford-on-Rideau Public School and Merrickville Public School teamed up today in a bubble gum blowing contest to raise money for the UCDSB Champions for...
How Van Turken made her mark
by Mayor Nancy Peckford
This past week, a whole community got behind a wayward turkey who appeared to have lost its tribe, or maybe never...
Cory M. Coons wins again
Another year, another award for Cory M. Coons, well-known musician and writer. The International Entertainment and Music Association has named Cory as Adult...
Heritage Advisory Committee: The Road Ahead
by Michael Whittaker
North Grenville’s heritage may be measured from the end of the last ice age until today. Many people measure local history from...