IROQUOIS — An employee has tested positive for COVID-19 at Ross Video’s Iroquois plant, prompting the multi-million-dollar tech firm to close the operation until this Friday. “Yes, unfortunately, it’s true,” company President and CEO David…
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Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — COVID-19 may have forced cancellation of the 2020 induction ceremony into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame but the other traditional pieces of the recognition are falling…
ONTARIO — Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, has released the following statement: “As we take this opportunity to mark Seniors’ Month, we recognize that these are very challenging times for seniors as they…
OTTAWA — Rideau Carleton Raceway says its Standardbred racing season will be watched exclusively via simulcast as seats at the track remain empty amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ontario Horse Racing Industry has been gearing…
Lindsay to host in 2021 NORTH GRENVILLE — The COVID-19 pandemic has kiboshed the 2020 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (IPM), delaying the local arrival of the 600-acre agricultural extravaganza and “tented city” in…
TORONTO — Ontario has pulled the plug on time-of-use hydro rates for an extended period while upping the effective flat rate by 2.7 cents per kilowatt hour. The Ford government temporarily suspended the time-of-use scheme…
ONTARIO — The Ontario government has made amendments to the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 regulation, enabling the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) to better support seniors living in retirement homes during the COVID-19 outbreak. The…
EASTERN ONTARIO — The allure of a legal haircut beckons on the other side of the provincial border, in Quebec, where personal grooming services outside Montreal have been permitted to open their doors again as…
Above, North Stormont Township resident Ruby Mekker addresses North Stormont Council at a meeting during the summer of 2019. The Editor: This letter has been forwarded to the Mayor of North Stormont. Mayor Wert, The…
CORNWALL — The River Institute recently received a three-year grant totalling $75,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience program to support its Interactive Science Workshops and OutsideIN online educational programming…
ONTARIO — As the province carefully and gradually reopens the economy, the Ontario government is implementing the next phase of its COVID-19 testing strategy to detect and quickly stop the spread of the virus. Testing…
EASTERN ONTARIO — The dentist’s chair is now OK, but the salon chair remains forbidden territory. And it will only be “toward the end of summer” before increasingly shaggy Ontarians return to their barbers and…
NORTH DUNDAS — A 40-year-old North Dundas man faces several Criminal Code charges after evidence related to “multiple crimes” was recovered yesterday at a North Dundas residence, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Officers with…
Mischief charge NORTH GLENGARRY – A 28-year-old was charged after striking a vehicle with a bat. SD&G OPP responded to a report of a disturbance on Main St., Alexandria shortly after 9 p.m on May…
Neighbour dispute leads to charges SOUTH DUNDAS – Two women in their 50s have been charged after a neighbour dispute on Gibson Lane in Morrisburg. SD&G OPP responded to a neighbour dispute around 11:30 a.m….
