It’s only words #3
by Peter Johnson
('Upper' Oxford Mills)
We are so lucky to be dealing with a language as varied and voracious as English. It does not try...
Major events cancelled
As both North Grenville and Merrickville-Wolford have called for the cancellation of events that bring people together, and have closed all their municipal buildings...
Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute News
submitted by Jeanne Lambert
The annual Bishop’s Mills Women’s Institute Fundraising Christmas Auction took place in December, and the money that was raised was donated...
Windstorm leaves its mark on Eastern Ontario
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A windstorm rocked much of the local area on the evening of December 11 and the overnight hours...
World Water Day 2022
by Jeanne Lambert, Bishop’s Mills WI
World Water Day 2022 which took place on March 22, is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993,...
Fallback is Go Time for conquering SAD
Submitted by Christopher MacDonald
The end of Daylight-Saving Time seems to mark the day when our fair-weather friend, the sun, turns snowbird and bugs-out for...
Food Corner
By Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
I am amazed at the number of people I have spoken to who don’t know how to make and...
New public health measures implemented
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, and other health experts, the Ontario government has amended order O. Reg 364/20: Rules for...
Ontario BIA Executive Director speaks to local businesses
The Old Town Kemptville BIA, in partnership with the Municipality of North Grenville, hosted a special presentation at the Municipal Centre last Thursday by...
Strike action leaves some residents concerned
A strike action by members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 546 is certainly drawing attention and leaving its mark, though...