DALHOUSIE MILLS — Veteran John Bathurst’s ancestral home has been in his family for seven generations and 190 years. It has seen many harsh Canadian winters, and over time, the structure has fallen into disrepair. …
LONG SAULT — Premier Doug Ford may insist his government’s new order telling Ontarians to stay home except for essential reasons is “very simple,” but the SD&G OPP is still looking for direction on the…
BERWICK — A year earlier than expected, North Stormont Public School (NSPS) will close this September, the council at the Berwick-based school was informed in a Zoom call with the involved principals last night. The…
Above, Danielle Houle (centre) was one of the first LTC residents in the EOHU region to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at St. Jacques Nursing Home (Embrun), Jan. 13, 2021. Houle’s daughter and caregiver Melanie…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News VARS — Hobbled by COVID-19, action-oriented Vintage Iron & Traditions of Eastern Ontario is headed into 2021 without any plans for undertaking its lifeblood tours of machinery collections or,…
Wert and family test negative but have been in self-quarantine after farm employee tests positive BERWICK — With Mayor Jim Wert at home in self-admitted quarantine, members of North Stormont Council conducted Tuesday night’s regular…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL – What do you do to keep occupied during the COVID-19 downtime? Some turn to Netflix, knitting and long walks. Best known as queen of fundraising Trivia Night…
‘The system is on the brink of collapse’ Above, spurred by the latest pandemic modelling numbers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 today — though the restrictions are…
RUSSELL — Josée Bercier of Lefaivre, Ontario is the latest winner of the Kin Club of Russell’s Catch the Ace lottery, winning $9,722 for the Sunday, January 10th weekly draw. Josée selected envelope #45, which…
Natascha Wood Nation Valley News EASTERN ONTARIO — As the region enters its third week in lockdown, daily increases in cases remain in the double digits. There has been an increase of 166 over the…
EASTERN ONTARIO — South Nation Conservation (SNC) is reminding residents that although winter is fully upon us, you should remain cautious when venturing out onto the ice. The Conservation Authority notes that ice formation on…
OXFORD MILLS — Firefighters and provincial police from Grenville were called to a residential fire on Stone Rd. in Oxford Mills yesterday (January 10th). When they arrived at 6:15 p.m., the residence, a log house…
WINCHESTER — Far from extinguishing the initiative, the pandemic stoked the annual Heat for the Holidays campaign to greater heights. In fact, the fourth-annual edition spearheaded out of the Boje family’s Winchester BMR store distributed…
Natascha Wood Nation Valley News EASTERN ONTARIO — As of the end of yesterday, the region had recorded 77 new cases of COVID-19 since the previous media briefing conducted by Eastern Ontario Medical Officer of…
WINCHESTER — Cathy Burns was a long-time community volunteer in South Mountain, helping with everything possible—from Nationview Public School to the South Mountain Fair. Whatever it was, Cathy was there to support it. Cathy was…
