FINCH — Litter can have a detrimental impact on humans, wildlife, and the environment by polluting the air, and contaminating local water sources and soil. According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the COVID-19…
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Natascha Wood Nation Valley News EASTERN ONTARIO — In his twice-weekly media briefing on April 15th, Eastern Ontario Medical Officer of Health Dr Paul Roumeliotis provided updates on the latest COVID-19 developments in the region,…
HAWKESBURY — Today, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit announced in a press release that they seized a sizeable amount of drugs at a residence in Hawkesbury yesterday. As part…
Natascha Wood Nation Valley News SD&G — Warden Prevost of the United Counties of SD&G delivered a press conference today to address the state of Eastern Ontario as it grapples with the third wave. He…
CORNWALL — The provincial and federal governments are teaming up to provide local school boards with $23,760,841 for much-needed protections against COVID-19. The Upper Canada District School Board will recieve $10,280,215, Conseil scolaire de district…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — North Dundas Mayor Tony Fraser and his council colleagues wasted little time last night distancing themselves from a controversial planning department proposal that would upsize the minimum acreage…
WINCHESTER — Approximately 10 days of old sludge removal from the Lactalis lagoons will get underway shortly as a final step in the company’s five-phase wastewater treatment upgrade. The activity is expected to start in…
SD&G – The Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has issued a warning to the public that the water treatment scam has surfaced in the area again. On April 6,…
Natascha Wood Nation Valley News EASTERN ONTARIO — In his twice-weekly media briefing on April 12th, Eastern Ontario Medical Officer of Health Dr Paul Roumeliotis provided updates on the latest COVID-19 developments in the region,…
RUSSELL — In a recent press release, the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported that officers responded to 381 calls for service during the week of April 5th to April 11th….
Around the Nation by Tom Van Dusen The single most glaring contradiction among the recent hodgepodge of COVID-19 stay-at-home rules is the one banning patios when they’re needed most until the end of April… and…
GRENVILLE-DUNDAS-STORMONT — The new Seaway Surge baseball club kicks off its inaugural youth baseball season on May 17th. Organizers are looking for players in six age categories who will compete at sites in Grenville, Dundas…
SOUTH DUNDAS — Provincial police from SD&G provided an update on the stolen pick-up truck, which was taken from a property on High Street in South Dundas sometime during the morning of April 5th or…
By Ed Hand ALEXANDRIA — Clear cutting is dividing the residents of North Glengarry as the township grapples with its draft bylaw. “I haven’t navigated such a touchy subject since I’ve been on council,” says…
