An open letter to the Mayor of South Dundas The Editor: Dear Mayor of South Dundas, While I am sitting in our gazebo on this rainy Fall day and knowing that I should vote soon…
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by Mark Wales Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Every year, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has the opportunity to make a formal presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance, in advance of the federal…
by Ashley Wheeler Minister of Communication To start last week off, everyone had Monday off for Thanksgiving. The next day, Tues., Oct. 9, the students arrived back to school after their turkey-filled weekend. We hosted…
by Garfield Marks It costs $73 per tonne to toss out my coffee cup. That is the cost of taking solid waste to the waste management site. It costs about $40 per month for my…
This Week In Queen’s Park Jim McDonell Member of Provincial Parliament Stormont-Dundas-South-Glengarry This week had a making Ontario “Open For Business” feel, with a continued commitment by our government in the face of the new…
By: Ashley Wheeler Minister of Communications It was a cold, rainy week, but activities still took place at ND. On Mon., Oct. 1, students and staff dressed in orange to support children who had to…
By Keith Currie President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture ONTARIO — Most Canadians and business sectors are relieved that a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been drafted. Canadian markets in agriculture, automobiles and services are…
ONTARIO — The Premier told the legislature today that he would scrap paid sick days, as provided in the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, known as Bill 148. Paid sick days and the other reforms…
By: Ashley Wheeler NDDHS, Minister of Communications North Dundas showed great initiative this week, with our annual Terry Fox walk, which took place on Thurs., Sept. 27, and our food drive which began on Thursday…
Last Week in Queen’s Park — Sept. 28, 2018 A guest column by Jim McDonell SDSG MPP At the beginning of this week, I was off to Charlottetown PEI as our government’s representative at the…
The Editor: As we celebrate the 20th annual Ontario Agriculture Week I want to salute our farmers for all they do to feed our province, build our rural communities and grow the economy. I know the…
The Editor: This is a note of thanks to the members of the Chesterville and District Agricultural Society. First, our property borders the Chesterville Fair Grounds. Following last Friday’s devastating wind storm, we noticed that…
By Mark Reusser Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Over the past few weeks, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) delivered 13 priority letters to several provincial ministries outlining the key issues and concerns for…
by: Ashley Wheeler NDDHS, Minister of Communications Last week was full of fun presentations and activities, all of which had a positive effect on the students. On Mon., Sept. 17, the “Push for Change” campaign showed…
This Week in Queen’s Park — Sept. 21, 2018 by Jim McDonell SDSG MPP This week at Queen’s Park saw the sudden return of the Legislature in an effort to address one of our Governments…
