Pilot to combat gender‑based violence in Grenville
Kristy Masson
In response to the heightened discussions on women's safety and gender‑based violence, Genvis, a female‑founded tech company, has announced the commencement of a...
Province meets with small and rural municipalities on housing
Recently, Premier Doug Ford and Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, hosted the Rural Housing Roundtable with Ontario’s smaller and rural municipal...
United Counties reported ready to clear sensitive wildlife habitat
On November 10, 2016, Counties Council, in a private letter, authorized Tomlinson, the Ottawa company seeking to turn the ED-19 site into a province-wide...
Survivorman Les Stroud appointed as Scouts Canada’s Chief Scout
Scouts Canada announces the appointment of award-winning Canadian outdoor adventurer and survival expert Les Stroud, best known as TV’s Survivorman, as the organization’s new...
Family Visits in Residential Care settings resume
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government has announced the gradual resumption of visits to long-term care homes, retirement...
Community Volunteers support local health care
by Jane Adams
The newest members of the Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) Board of Directors say they want to learn and contribute to local...
UCDSB and Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is putting increased...
140,000 trees to be planted across Leeds and Grenville through Forests Ontario’s 50 Million...
submitted by Forests Ontario
The 2021 tree planting season has begun! Forests Ontario, a not-for-profit organization, is working with planting partners across the province to...
FASD Year in Review
by Robert More
As 2018 comes to an end, it becomes the time of year when looking back on what the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder...
Scouts Canada providing shelter
Scouts Canada is working with community partners and government agencies to repurpose its vast campgrounds and community facilities across Canada to support emergency response...