ARC meetings take place across the region
A series of public meetings was held throughout Eastern Ontario last week as part of the Upper Canada District School Board’s (UCDSB) accommodation review...
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...
Local schools may close
Oxford-on-Rideau Public School and Wolford Public School are both listed for possible closure at the end of the school year, according to a report...
Young people are calling for help
Kids Help Phone recently released a deeply disturbing report on how young people in Canada are handling the stresses and pressures of daily life....
Municipal Councillor Profile
The Rural Ontario Institute has published a report on the make-up of municipal councils in Ontario following the election of 2014. By having...
2016 Roadside Spraying
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville has announced its plans for roadside spraying for 2016, and this has caused some concern among...
Ontario apologizes for 1912 law in French in schools
Premier Kathleen Wynne apologized in the Legislative Assembly last Monday on behalf of the Government of Ontario for a 1912 regulation that effectively outlawed...
Governments reach an agreement on pensions
Ministers from the Ontario and Canadian Governments have reached an agreement on pensions, following the Province’s decision to establish an Ontario Retirement Pension Plan...