FASD Awareness Day in 2020
by Robert More
The Rural FASD Support Network is pleased to confirm the 2nd FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Awareness Day will be held at...
Operation Backpack strikes a chord with Westerra Homes
Robert Noseworthy, of Westerra Homes, has been donating food to House of Lazarus for the past 5 years. Every time a Westerra Home...
Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves reopen
The Ontario government has opened provincial parks and conservation reserves for limited day-use access. The first areas opened on Monday, May 11, with the...
Celebrating Ontario’s bounty of fresh, affordable local food
by Brent Royce,
Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Every year in early June, Ontario sets aside one full week, designated as Local Food Week, to celebrate...
Thank you from Michael Barrett, M.P.
During these trying times the residents of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes have risen to the challenge. They have made sacrifices and gone above...
Backyard Astronomy – Comet Neowise
by Gary Boyle - The Backyard Astronomer
A bright comet is now in the evening sky and you can see it without a telescope. Comet...
Health Canada provides grant to local health partners
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, along with its community partners, are successful recipients of a 3 year Health Canada Substance Use...
Franco-Ontarians can request new ID
The Ontario government is to make more government services available in French by adding French Language Characters, such as accents (e.g. ç, è, é,...
OPP canines put their best paws forward
With more than 1,700 calls for support service so far this year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Canine Unit is dedicated to community safety....
Helping Hands Commitment Award honorees announced
by Jane Adams
Every morning at Winchester District Memorial Hospital , Physiotherapy Aide Suzie Brown arrives early at work to prepare coffee. She also regularly...