Police seek suspect in Rockland pharmacy theft
ROCKLAND — Police are asking the public for their help in identifying a suspect involved in the theft of merchandise worth $200 at a pharmacy on Laurier Street in Rockland. The incident took place on…
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Public schools in Morrisburg and Russell report COVID-19 cases
MORRISBURG — The Upper Canada District School Board is reporting cases of COVID-19 at a couple of its schools in Morrisburg and Russell. Parents and staff at Russell Public School were apprised Dec. 13 of…
Local cadet earns highest honour: Lord Strathcona Medal
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — To suggest that Noah Walkden has a keen interest in all things military is to severely understate the case. Reached at his Russell home Wednesday evening as…
Embrun’s Janet Cooper wins over $5K in latest Catch the Ace draw — but not jackpot!
EMBRUN — Long-time resident Janet Cooper of Embrun complained that her husband, Jim, woke her up at 10:45 p.m. Saturday night to buy a Catch the Ace ticket. Well, she complained until Sunday afternoon when…
Jackpot now at $101K in Russell Kin Club’s Catch the Ace
EMBRUN — When 70-year-old Brockville resident Brenda Lacombe recently visited her daughter in Embrun, they decided to go out to Etienne Brule Brewery for lunch. It was worth it… actually, it was worth $6,524! Brenda…
Help ‘Butterfly Child’ Christmas drive and earn Tara Shannon outdoor concert stop
Above, the late Jonathan Pitre, with singer Tara Shannon in the background. RUSSELL — Canadian award-winning artist and songwriter Tara Shannon is once again demonstrating her true philanthropist’s heart, as she works in partnership with…
‘All hell is going to break loose’ as Kin Club’s Catch the Ace lottery resumes next draw Nov. 22
RUSSELL — With an estimated, massive jackpot of over $90,000 for the Nov. 22 Catch the Ace lottery draw, Kin Club of Russell organizers expect sales the rest of this week to go through the…
Person of interest sought in gasoline theft
RUSSELL — Russell County OPP say they are looking for an individual and vehicle in connection with the alleged theft of $80 worth of gasoline Nov. 17 from a station on St-Guillaume Road. The unidentified…
Illegal vehicle modifications? Russell County OPP are on the lookout
Above, Russell County OPP supplied this photo of a recent pullover. RUSSELL — Tone down those noisy exhausts and swap out those honkin’ wide tires jutting out past the fender well: Russell County OPP say…
Rockland trailer theft, police seek to identify person of interest
ROCKLAND — Russell County OPP are looking for a person of interest after a $5,000 utility trailer was stolen from a Chamberland Street business in Rockland. Officers responded to the reported theft shortly before 6…
‘Hey Cow, I see you now!’ — painted bovines pop up on new St-Albert circuit
ST-ALBERT — Covid kiboshed this year’s Curd Festival but it can’t curtail these colourful cows. With their regular summer event cancelled because of the pandemic, Festival organizers are instead adding a dash of colour to…
OPP Child Exploitation Unit executes Rockland search warrant, man seriously injured
CLARENCE-ROCKLAND — The OPP Child Exploitation Unit executed a search warrant at a Rockland home this morning, an action coinciding with “serious injuries” sustained by a male at the Cecile Cresent home. The 53-year-old man…
After 110 years: The Bickertons’ last post in Edwards
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News EDWARDS — After this Friday, the local postmaster and his wife will be just like other residents of this rural Ottawa hamlet… they’ll be picking up their mail at…
Five deaths at Prescott and Russell Residence; now 58 active cases
HAWKESBURY — A total of five residents of the Prescott and Russell Residence have died due to COVID-19. The count was revised upward yesterday with two new deaths reported by the operator of the Hawkesbury…
Russell’s Catch the Ace resumes Nov. 1 after pandemic pause
RUSSELL — The Kin Club of Russell’s Catch the Ace is back on, as of Nov. 1st! With an estimated massive jackpot of over $90,000, only 23 envelopes are left in the game that organizers…
