School days
With the recent announcement that Oxford-on-Rideau Public School is on the list of schools that are being considered for closure next year, the community...
Concern over school closures increases
The Upper Canada District School Board’s series of public meetings to discuss the possible closure of schools in the Board’s region has led...
Teach your children
“You who are on the road must have a code that you can live by”: Graham Nash
“I've seen the future, brother: it is murder”:...
Emergency War Classes for women at Kemptville School
In 1941, women in the area were encouraged to apply for special Emergency War Classes being offered by the Kemptville Board of Education. But,...
Pilot Officer William Lysle Buchanan
by Owen Fitz'Gerald
William Lysle Buchanan, fondly remembered by all that knew him as "Billie", was born on December 6, 1919. He grew up on...
Private Ernest Rupert Davie
Ernest Davie was the son of William and Charlotte Davie, of Oxford Mills, a mail carrier by profession, who enlisted in the 20th Battalion,...
Yoga for Military
While it is important to remember those who have sacrificed themselves for our country in the two World Wars we must also remember that...
Heritage buildings given breathing space
By Ken Mews, President, North Grenville Historical Society
The Kemptville Court House or Old Town Hall and the Former Oxford-on-Rideau Township Hall have been given a...
Algonquins achieve milestone toward Treaty with Ontario and Canada
The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the Algonquins of Ontario celebrated a major milestone in their journey toward reconciliation and renewed...
Weighty matters
I don’t know about you, but I get quite a lot of my news from Facebook. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely appreciate typical...