70 years ago in Eastern Ontario Guest column by Craig Stevenson If there are two truths about public education, they are as follows: that schools reflect broader community and social values, and that an individual…
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FINCH — The public is invited to attend the Ontario East British Home Child Family Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, May 22. This year’s event will begin with a tree dedication followed by a…
NATION VALLEY — Environment Canada forecasts continued freezing rain through this evening (April 15), tapering off tomorrow morning in Eastern Ontario. After yesterday’s substantial snowfall and plunging temperatures, a broad area of freezing rain mixed with…
SDG – The snow has retreated — ever so slowly — from the ditches of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and the dormant grass hasn’t yet grown to hide the roadside litter. SDG’s Adopt-A-Road program continues…
BERWICK – North Stormont Township’s financial statements for 2017 are not only in good standing but they were also presented and explained to municipal council on Tuesday, April 10, a number of weeks early. Simply…
FINCH — With up to 25 mm of forecasted rain and precipitation on the way, South Nation Conservation continues to advise of likely high water levels as well as possible nuisance flooding in low-lying areas…
Closure effective April 13 BERWICK — CBC News broke the news on the weekend that organic grain-handling pioneer Homestead Organics, after 30 years in business, will close down amid financial troubles. See the embedded Facebook…
NORTH STORMONT — Regular viewers of CBC may have seen the news story in the last few days about Ginger, a small terrier being treated for smoke inhalation thanks to a hyperbaric chamber at the…
NATION VALLEY — Forecasted precipitation this evening and tomorrow is “likely” to produce high water levels and possible nuisance flooding in the low-lying areas of the South Nation River watershed, says South Nation Conservation in…
Plan would dovetail with SDG CIP grant program BERWICK — Having hopped aboard the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) bandwagon, North Stormont Township is seeking public input on crafting its own version of such a program…
Warrant Executed – Drugs and Weapons Seized NORTH STORMONT — Members of the Community Street Crime Unit, (ERT) Emergency response team and SD&G OPP officers executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Search Warrant on March…
SOUTH DUNDAS — Police have recovered an ATV stolen from a Flagg Rd. business earlier this month. SD&G OPP Const. Tylor Copeland says a County Rd. 2 resident discovered the abandoned unit Feb. 24 in…
Vandalism SOUTH DUNDAS — All four tires were slashed on a vehicle parked overnight at a Sir James Morris Drive residence, and the SD&G OPP is seeking the public’s help to solve the “disrespectful act”…
CRYSLER — Dubbed Crysler’s own version of ‘Fabio,’ Kevin Lapp has the mane to go with the hunky title. The contractor and captain of the Crysler fire station has been growing his hair out for…
NORTH STORMONT — Moose Creek’s newest tourist attraction has skated away with the local public’s imagination this winter. Located off Sixth Rd., Countryside Adventures offers a skating trail just as long as the one in…
