RUSSELL — South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) recently completed the Bear Brook Subwatershed Report Card giving an assessment ranging from fair to excellent for forest cover, wetland cover, and surface water quality for the area. Named…
EMBRUN — Russell County OPP say they would like to speak with a scruffy man in his 50s who has solicited local parents to drop off children to play in his garage woodworking shop, also…
CHESTERVILLE — The region began digging out from 10 to 15 centimetres of snow that fell overnight, Sunday to Monday (Nov. 20-21). School buses were cancelled Monday morning for the first snow day of the…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario says that buses have been cancelled today as a result of the most significant snowfall to be received so far this season. Another two to four centimetres…
Spousal assault charge NORTH DUNDAS – A 23-year-old man faces charges of spousal assault and domestic mischief after the SD&G OPP responded just after 8:15 p.m. to a reported domestic situation on Joseph Street on…
CHESTERVILLE — Nation Valley News will pause with the rest of the country as we honour the fallen at 11 a.m. this morning. Banks and municipal offices are closed today, but our newsroom and advertising department…
Pamela Pearson In anticipation of our country’s 150th birthday celebrations, Russell Association of Performing Arts (RAPA) presents this Governor General’s Award-nominated play written by Cape Bretoner Daniel MacIvor. Marion Bridge is a tale of siblings…
FINCH — Eastern Ontario motorists are awash in new highway signs intended to promote drinking water protection. The signs are among initiatives arising from Source Water Protection efforts ongoing in the province for close to…
FINCH — Despite a rainy October, South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) jurisdiction remains in drought conditions — but those conditions are easing. The drought in the western part of SNC’s jurisdiction, including Bearbrook, Castor and Upper…
NATION VALLEY — Don’t forget to enjoy that extra hour of sleep tonight (Nov. 5-6). Daylight Savings Time officially comes to an end for another year at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, so remember…
QUEEN’S PARK – Local MPP Jim McDonell hopes to flex the muscle of the Ontario Legislature to save local schools. In a motion introduced at Queen’s Park today (Nov. 1), the member for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Rural Ontario faces a critical social and structural concern – the closing of rural schools, says the province’s largest agricultural group. In a press release yesterday, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Director Rejean…
CHESTERVILLE — Environment Canada is calling for 2 to 4 cm of wet snow today, changing to periods of rain overnight. The fluffy white stuff was evident by early evening in Chesterville, Oct. 27. …
FINCH — South Nation Conservation is sounding the alarm over the loss of one million trees felled annually in the watershed between 2008 and 2014 — equivalent to 13,000 acres of bush. Involved with forest…
FINCH — In a bulletin issued by South Nation Conservation (SNC) last night, residents are advised to stay away from rivers because the current heavy precipitation could raise water levels and cause slippery river banks….
