SNC’s Online Art Auction raises $6,500 for Tree Planting
by South Nation Conservation
South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) first ever Art for Trees online silent art auction has raised nearly $6,500 for the Conservation Authority’s...
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...
Hope for hi-speed internet for all in North Grenville
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) made a presentation to council at the meeting of October 20, outlining their current initiatives to bring high...
Upper Canada District School Board Report
Local Health Units Update Trustees on Health Practices in Schools:
Dr. Paula Stewart of the Lanark Leeds and Grenville Public Health Unit and Dr. Paul...
United Counties Council meeting highlights
Support for Food Hub servicing Eastern Ontario: Leeds Grenville is sending a letter of support to the United Counties of Prescott and Russell for...
Tests show radon levels in North Grenville homes
by Take Action on Radon
Twenty-four percent of North Grenville residents who tested their home for radon as part of the 100 Radon Test Kit...
Grant from Bell supports FASD Support Network
Children’s Mental Health of Leeds & Grenville is pleased to receive a $205,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund for the Rural...
Enrolment – Historical, Projected to 2030 and Small Schools:
Each year, the Ministry of Education provides funding to school boards in Ontario through a series of grants. Based on the Ontario provincial funding...
Provincial funding for the most vulnerable in United Counties
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark has announced that the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville will receive more than $1 million...
Health care unions welcome new hands-on care standard
Ontario’s Long-Term COVID-19 Commission has released an interim report calling on the government to implement a minimum daily care standard of four hours of...