CHESTERVILLE — In the leadup to Christmas, St. Mary’s Catholic School students sang for Garden Villa residents in Chesterville (above) — a little bit of retrospective Yuletide cheer in these troubled times. In case you…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News CHESTERVILLE — Mike Dean’s Super Food Stores’ flagship King Street location is where it all began for the small-town grocer, and where the next generation of this Eastern Ontario family…
WINCHESTER — Every morning, Physiotherapy Aide Suzie Brown arrives early at work to prepare coffee. She also regularly brings in treats from home, including homegrown produce. Then, she gets to work supporting three Physiotherapists and…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — Goats! Who can explain their behaviour! They seem to munch contentedly on just about anything, including prickly discarded Christmas tree branches. For a while there, Tony and…
Provincial Constable Paul Murphy of the SD&G OPP, now retired. LONG SAULT — The Stormont Dundas and Glengarry OPP Detachment ushered out 2020 by celebrating a constable’s 33-year career. Provincial Constable Paul Murphy hung up…
Christmas Trees for Critters WINCHESTER SPRINGS — The popular North Dundas petting zoo operation continues the Yuletide tradition of accepting cast-off Christmas trees as munchies for its menagerie of goats, llamas and other critters. The…
WINCHESTER — Winchester United Church broadcast a virtual Christmas Eve service to the faithful last night, continuing an online tradition adopted during this strange pandemic year of 2020.
Christmas colouring contest winners announced CHESTERVILLE — Fresh off their budding plans for an arboretum at the fairgrounds, the Chesterville & District Agricultural Society (CDAS) has put some other trees front and centre for the…
WINCHESTER — Since near the start of the pandemic more than eight months ago, congregants at Winchester United Church have released an elaborate worship service video 9 a.m. each Sunday morning on Facebook. The Dec….
Natascha Wood Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — It’s been a long year for small businesses across the country. People have had to face incredible difficulties and undergo drastic change just to reach the end of…
WINCHESTER — Millions of dollars’ worth of needed road and water system upgrades (the latter a result of growth and housing developments in Winchester) were front and centre at the North Dundas Council meeting last…
NORTH DUNDAS — The North Dundas chapters of 100 Men Who Care and 100 Women Who Care announced this month that they raised $14,450 during the month of November for the North Dundas Christmas Fund….
WINCHESTER — Lois and Dale Keyes don’t look at all like Santa and Mrs. Claus. But they’ve just given Winchester District Memorial Hospital a million reasons to think otherwise. On December 11th, Lois and Dale…
KEMPTVILLE — Supporting a local food bank will be as simple as drinking coffee on December 18. Brewed Awakenings in Kemptville is hosting a fundraising event in support of the House of Lazarus (HOL). Owner…
WINCHESTER — Since near the start of the pandemic more than eight months ago, congregants at Winchester United Church have released an elaborate worship service video 9 a.m. each Sunday morning on Facebook. The Dec….
