Handyman Hero Challenge brings in $4,350
by Sandy Casselman
House of Lazarus (HOL)’s Handyman Heroes initiative has received a $4,350 infusion that will help fund further projects for families in need....
UCDSB recognizes Treaties Recognition Week
Last week, many schools across the Upper Canada District School Board took part in learning opportunities surrounding Treaties Recognition Week, which ran from November...
OPP Report
OPP OFFICERS INTERCEPT PHONE SCAM
On February 9, 2021, at approximately 12:22 p.m., members of the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)...
ABC Skills Hub expands program offering
from COMMUNITYWIRE
ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to announce that its online learning portal, the ABC Skills Hub, has expanded its program offering to...
Federal Liberal and NDP parties strike a pact
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, and Jagmeet Singh’s New Democratic Party have brokered a pact that will see the...
The return of Hershey’s?
The phrase “long drive” is a relative term. Smiths Falls may not be a part of our local community in the geographical sense, but...
UCDSB launches first ever Holocaust Education Week
submitted by UCDSB
“Every Holocaust survivor’s story is a love story…the love of life, family and freedom,”— this is the powerful message that students from...
Online training coming soon for Ontario snowmobilers
In response to long-standing requests from the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC), the Minister of Transportation John Yakabuski announced that, for the first...
UCDSB and Queen’s sign MOU
The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) and Queen’s University Faculty of Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow them to...
Outbreak found in Almonte Country Haven
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
March 29, 2020
The Health Unit is overseeing the management by Almonte Country Haven of a COVID-19 outbreak in...