November is Radon Action Month
submitted by Susan Healey
November is Radon Action Month and the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU) is encouraging homeowners to test their...
Grenville Community Futures Microgrant program
submitted by United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
The Microgrant provides non-repayable funding to support community economic development projects up to 50% of eligible project...
UCDSB launches first ever Holocaust Education Week
submitted by UCDSB
“Every Holocaust survivor’s story is a love story…the love of life, family and freedom,”— this is the powerful message that students from...
Bomb threats shake up some Ontario schools
Parents and educators across the Province got an unusual scare last week when some schools in northern and eastern Ontario were the subject of...
Ontario’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement update
submitted by MPP Steve Clark
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the 2023 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: Building a Strong Ontario Together. This...
Chesterville MacEwen’s robbed at gunpoint
The MacEwen’s gas station and Quickie convenience store in the heart of Chesterville was the site of an armed robbery last week, and the...
Man killed plowing into horses on highway
by Nelson Zandbergen, courtesy of Farmers Forum
If you spot a damaged farm fence along a highway, call the authorities or the affected farmer as...
Fraud charges laid
submitted by Grenville County OPP
Members of the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a person in relation to a...
UCDSB expands special education support and reading resources
submitted by April Scott-Clarke
The Upper Canada District School Board has made another significant investment in special education, allocating an additional $2.5 million in Ministry...
The history of the poppy
by Fiona Plunkett
South Mountain resident
2nd Vice President, Public Relations Officer, and Band Liaison
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 212, Kemptville
As you may have noticed last week,...