WINCHESTER/KEMPTVILLE — La Leche League Canada (LLLC) is a national non-profit organization of volunteers who provide information and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed their babies. LLLC was founded in 1961 and currently has…
Mayor Tony Fraser will replace Winchester Foodland proprietor Dan Pettigrew (shown in the 2018 video footage above) as the one laden with handcuffs in the 2019 edition of ‘Cuffed for a Cause.’ WINCHESTER — A Seaway…
Local ‘Women for the Survival Of Agriculture’ founder releases memoir WINCHESTER — As Dianne Harkin recalls it, being a farmer in the 1970s put you low enough in society’s pecking order. To be a woman…
CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Rotary Club’s annual Grain Project has produced another financial harvest for the community. The longstanding tradition sees dedicated club members Stan and Betty Vanden Bosch at Vanden Bosch Elevators — a…
WINCHESTER — For the past year Winchester artist Carrie Keller has been working on the Warrior Women Series of portraits and on January 18 will be hosting the Warrior Women Vernissage at Winchelsea between 6…
CHESTERVILLE — Residents of Garden Villa distributed the first half of funds they collectively raised through a number of efforts in 2018. Proceeds of the Christmas Bazaar, Christmas Cake Sale, Yard Sale, Bake Sale, Plant…
SDG — Some drivers still don’t understand the dangers of getting behind the wheel while impaired by alcohol or drugs. From November 23 to January 2 SDG OPP officers conducted over 231 Festive RIDE programs….
CHESTERVILLE — Jen Windsor of Chesterville recently won $1,125 in the Chesterville Lions’ annual 50/50 draw. Local Lions sold the tickets in the lead-up to Christmas. Club members were a fixture as they offered them…
WINCHESTER — Alex Denis and Jean-Sebastien Desforges celebrated the new year a little later than most people – at 1:06 pm to be exact. That’s when their son arrived. He is Winchester District Memorial Hospital’s…
HALLVILLE — The driver of a dump truck that skidded off the road and into a tree north of Hallville has been charged with careless driving. Const. Tylor Copeland described the Dec. 14 incident as…
Kelsey Smith Nation Valley News CHESTERVILLE — Thanks to the efforts of the Chesterville Lions Club, countless schools, community groups, churches, and individuals, 57 Chesterville-area families picked out their Christmas presents yesterday, Dec., 20. The…
WINCHESTER — When Dr. Gerry Heymans arrived at WDMH on May 1, 1980, he says the doctors pretty much did it all – from obstetrics to emergency to surgery. And he remembers the only real…
Kelsey Smith Nation Valley News CHESTERVILLE — Students and staff of Chesterville Public School (CPS) had a festive feast during their annual Christmas Dinner at the Legion. All 170 students and staff were bussed to…
WINCHESTER — Friends helping friends. That’s what Jennifer Lemieux was thinking about when she contacted the Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) Foundation to talk about a fundraiser for the WDMH cancer program. “My colleague Wendy…
WINCHESTER — The WDMH Auxiliary played Santa this month, with the official presentation of a new ultrasound machine for Diagnostic Imaging. It was purchased by the Auxiliary at a cost of $116,154.60! Funds were raised…
