An Open Letter to Parents
from John McAllister, Chair of the Upper Canada District School Board
Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers and Staff,
I want to welcome all our students and...
Increases in direct care for long-term care residents
The Ontario government announced last week that they are increasing the hours of direct care for each long-term care resident to an average of...
WDMH Joins Trillium Gift of Life Network
Right now, in Ontario, there are more than 1,600 people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Unfortunately, the need for transplant continues to outweigh...
Take the Ontario Parks 30×30 Challenge
The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Jeff Yurek, issued the following statement for all Ontarians:
"For months individuals and families have been doing...
Convincing Conservative victory in by-election
There was a general air of voter apathy surrounding the recent by-election in the riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, as the expected...
Local politicians learn about poverty and hunger
by Cathy Ashby
On Thursday, July 23, local politicians from all branches of government joined Food Banks United members via video-conferencing to discuss local poverty...
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority becomes GiveShop’s first environmental charity
What do the dusty exercise bike in your basement and the abandoned dress in your closet have in common? They can now both become...
Conservation 2020: campaign to protect local spaces
The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation is excited to launch Conservation 2020: a major campaign to raise $125,000 toward keeping our natural areas in public...
Counties maintaining critical services
Counties maintaining critical services; working closely with the Tri-County Health Unit, Police, and Fire officials
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville is maintaining all...
Critical time to reduce further spread of COVID-19
by Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health
Effective Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., the government issued a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to...