Ontario to support staffing access in schools
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement on Ontario’s agreement with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) to nearly double the number of...
MPP seeks input on minimum wage hike
Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark is encouraging area businesses with concerns about proposed changes to Ontario’s labour laws, including increasing Ontario’s minimum hourly wage to...
Local Food Infrastructure Fund initiative
The Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) is a five-year, $50 million initiative ending March 31, 2024. The program is part of the Government of...
Feds and province partner in guaranteeing N95 masks
Ontario and the federal government are partnering with 3M Canada to expand its Brockville manufacturing facility to produce made-in-Ontario N95 respirators.
Ford, Anita Anand, Canada’s...
Is COVID-19 Hitting Rural Employment harder?
from the Rural Ontario Institute
Early data suggest the reverse. According to statistician Ray D. Bollman, the percent decline in urban employment from February to...
Three people charged after break and enter
submitted by OPP
Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three people after a break and enter.
On December 13, 2023 at around 11 am,...
Bob Runciman appointed Chair of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission
Senator Bob Runciman has been appointed Chair of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission by the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Michael Tibollo for a four-year term. Bob Runciman is well-known...
Ontario FASD Website launched
by Robert More
A major step has been taken in the campsign to inform the public about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder , and to provide...
Counties Council approves tax decrease in 2020 budget
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council voted to reduce the 2020 tax rate by (0.33%) in passing its 2020 budget on February...
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...