MOOSE CREEK — Claude Provost’s career as general shopkeeper to the community he loved spanned 1936 through 2019 — a nearly 85-year period interrupted only by his service during World War II, plus the indulgence of…
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EASTERN ONTARIO — Local health officials say they are prepared if cases of the Novel Coronavirus turn up here, although the risk to Eastern Ontario residents and across Canada is still “considered low.” So far,…
CHESTERVILLE — They’ve put the pedal to the metal for decades, and the owners of D&D Performance have powered their way into the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Ed DeCooman and Roland ‘Rolly’ Doucet…
NATION VALLEY — It’s not too early to start planning your property beautification projects for this spring! Residents from across South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) 4,384 square-kilometer jurisdiction in Eastern Ontario can still take advantage of…
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit is asking for public assistance in locating Charlie Kingwatsiak, 22, of Ottawa. She has been missing since January 19 and is known to frequent the Rideau…
OTTAWA — Today, the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) charged a man with sexual offences following an investigation. On January 23 a worker from the Child Aid Society (CAS) contacted…
CORNWALL — A new Chair and Vice Chair were elected at the Raisin Region Conservation Authority’s (RRCA) Annual Meeting on January 23. Bryan McGillis, Mayor of the Township of South Stormont, was elected the new…
TORONTO — Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education issued the following statement in response to Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) entering Phase 2 of their work-to-rule strike action: “Students across the province…
SOUTH STORMONT — The Township of South Stormont is pleased to announce that members of the public will now be able to playback Regular Meetings of Council from the Township website. The Township has been…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Through the funding and guidance of the Ministry of Education’s Focusing on the Fundamentals of Math Strategy, the CDSBEO is strengthening math teaching and fostering learning environments that will lead to improved…
WINCHESTER — A Lafarge cement truck lay flopped over onto its side on the back lane into Winchester’s Parmalat plant today. Workers were spotted dealing with the immobile truck, as it lay tipped over on the…
STORMONT-DUNDAS-SOUTH GLENGARRY — Local MP Eric Duncan has launched his own retort to federal Tory leadership candidate Richard Décarie, whose comments about homosexuality during a television interview yesterday are drawing fire on social media. Décarie…
TORONTO — Yesterday, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, released the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for the new coronavirus in Ontario: “I want Ontarians to know that their health and wellbeing is…
IROQUOIS — A 14-year-old student of Seaway District High School threatened and pulled an “edged weapon” on another and uttered threats. Shortly before 8:20 a.m. on January 21, SD&G OPP officers responded to the disturbance. …
NATION VALLEY — The South Nation River continues to experience higher than normal water levels, which is expected to drop in coming days based on current weather forecasts. However, South Nation Conservation notes that current…
