Kelsey Smith Nation Valley News NORTH DUNDAS — Over the past few months there has been lots of buzz about the need for accessible businesses, specifically in North Dundas. But what is accessibility? What makes…
BROCKVILLE — The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has recorded its first case of COVID-19, a woman in her 70s who had recently returned from the United States. The region’s medical officer of…
EASTERN ONTARIO — A state of emergency has been declared by the three upper-tier municipal governments within the Eastern Ontario Health Unit’s coverage area. In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the United…
CORNWALL — The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is advising private daycares with five children or less on their required infection control measures in order to resume operations as permitted by the province. “The new…
KEMPTVILLE — Does it make sense for local municipalities to declare a local state of emergency if the province has already done so Ontario-wide? The answer for North Grenville is yes, as Mayor Nancy Peckford…
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigations Section is asking for public assistance to identify the suspect involved in an assault with a weapon that occurred yesterday in the 900 block of Morrison…
SMITHS FALLS — The OPP cautions ATV enthusiasts to be aware the COVID-19 pandemic means “a potential lack resources” as they head out to the trails for some springtime riding, “Many small businesses and gas…
DUNDAS COUNTY — The province has launched a toll-free line to provide support to Ontario businesses with questions about the province’s recent emergency order closing “at-risk,” non-essential workplaces. Businesses in need of answers about the…
TORONTO — While the list of exemptions is quite extensive, the Ontario government’s mandatory closure of non-essential workplaces is now in effect for its first full day. Premier Doug Ford gave advance notice of the…
SDG — As public facilities and gatherings are cancelled to help against the spread of COVID-19, individuals, companies and government agencies are looking at ways they can help. For public libraries, this means doing what…
EASTERN ONTARIO — The roll-out of four or five COVID-19 testing/assessment centres in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit’s jurisdiction continues, with Cornwall slated to get the region’s second centre “likely later this week,” says Medical…
But Country Treasures gift shop is closed WINCHESTER — Hardware stores have been deemed “essential” since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, and that remains true after Premier Doug Ford put the force of law…
by Kelsey Smith Nation Valley News ONTARIO — Many Ontarians keep asking why liquor stores like the LCBO are considered essential and remain open? Nation Valley News proposed these very questions to local and national…
OTTAWA — Ottawa Police officers were called to the scene of an emotionally distressed man who was climbing a crane, at a construction site, shortly after 2 p.m., in the 100 block of Frontier Path…
OTTAWA — Local MP Eric Duncan is sounding the alarm over what he says is a “power grab” that will put federal spending power in the hands of the minority Trudeau government cabinet for the…
