Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — A local Anglican clergyman has been recruited to help launch a theological college in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The new “gig”, as Rev. David Smith calls the posting,…
Read More
BROCKVILLE, — The 2021 tree planting season has begun! Forests Ontario, a not-for-profit organization, and planting partners across the province are working to plant more than 2.8 million trees through its 50 Million Tree…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News SPENCERVILLE – At this point in COVID-19 daily saturation of news, numbers, and restrictions, most Eastern Ontario residents don’t even want to think about the virus much less gather…
SPENCERVILLE — Joe Moulton is ready and willing to construct a new JoeComputer building on the same footprint in downtown Spencerville… but he may not be able to do so any time soon because of…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News SPENCERVILLE — This is all that’s left of a large Spencerville building after fire struck over the Holiday Weekend (see photo above), destroying two businesses and two apartments, homes to…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News JOHNSTOWN — Port of Johnstown realized a net surplus of close to $4 million on revenues of $8.5 million in a year of global pandemic and related shutdowns, says…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News SPENCERVILLE — The Spencerville Agricultural Society will decide at its regular meeting March 8 whether to hold a second virtual fair in 2021 or go ahead with a smaller…
EDWARDSBURGH — A 40-year-old Edwardsburgh man died yesterday when the snowmobile he was operating rolled over. Grenville County OPP say that Matthew Vandine was riding alone around and travelling southbound in the east ditch on…
JOHNSTOWN — An individual has tested positive for COVID-19 at South Edwardsburg Public School, the Upper Canada District School Board reported yesterday. The school remains open and operating on the regular daily schedule. The Board…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT – South Grenville residents woke up to the news Monday morning that the fledgling South Grenville Journal is closing immediately. The weekly is normally published on Wednesday for…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — Town council has decided on a new location of the local museum displaced by the recent sale of the 200-year-old Forwarders Building. It’s an empty storefront at…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News JOHNSTOWN — Construction will begin shortly on a $75 million expansion to GreenField Global’s ethanol plant here, primarily to capitalize on the growing demand for high-grade corn-based alcohol for…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — When local musician, Happy Crapper, and instrument repairer George Tierney walked onto the amphitheatre stage here Saturday he had quite a story to tell and an original…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT – In the absence of a municipal museum, a company which is hand-and-glove with local business history has stepped up to fill part of the gap. Located in…
PRESCOTT — A Victor Court resident faces a charge of assault after spraying a neighbour with a water hose. The Sept. 19 incident involved an “ongoing neighbour dispute,” according to Grenville County OPP, whose officers…
