I read the news today….
As we go to print (Monday night), Canada Post has postponed its decision to lock out its employees, which would have meant that there...
Celebration of Sally MacInnis
Gord Brown and Steve Clark honour Sally
One of the highlights of the Canada Day festivities in Merrickville last week was a ceremony honouring Sally...
Mixed up confusion
This is a strange time for the Municipality of North Grenville. On the one hand, public energy has helped prevent the closure of the...
Economic Development – squashed
Three young people in Oxford Mills have recently received a harsh lesson in North Grenville economic development. The three boys, each 13 years old,...
Standing on guard
In late June that year, word got round that there was a young foreign family newly-arrived in town. They were staying in a hotel...
Public meeting discusses fate of Heritage Buildings
Submitted by Kenneth Mews, President, North Grenville Historical Society and Archives
Did you know there was a National Historic Site in North Grenville? Did you...
Dancing in the dark
It seems that the speculation about the future of Kemptville College will not be easily stopped. In spite of continual reassurances from municipal staff...
“Discover the story behind every door” Maplewood Hall, Oxford Mills
Maplewood Community Hall has been at the centre of life in the hamlet since it first opened as a school in 1875. In its...
“Discover the story behind every door”
North Grenville is blessed to have so much green space for residents and visitors to enjoy. Right in the centre of Kemptville lies the...
Sometimes we cry
There are two wonderful books parodying traditional history texts. One is “1066 and All That”, and the other is “The Comic History of Ireland”....