The Editor: Times are changing folks — I’m talking garbage in my ditches. Although, as per usual, I found many, many, many plastic bottles and Tim Hortons’ cups, I did not find a condom package…
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The Editor: Over 10 years now, we have picked up garbage in our neighbourhood on a weekly basis. Two or three full bags was the average. This year it has become epic. Four or five…
by Craig Stevenson Special to Nation Valley News “The ocean,” sang 1970s rock group America, “is a desert with its life underground—and the perfect disguise above.” Their lyric shares a degree of similarity with the…
Alain and Sue Leduc built what they have from scratch… and they have a lot.
Around the Nation by Tom Van Dusen You know a guy has got to love vintage automobiles when he chooses not to crush a good portion of the ones that wind up in his licensed…
by Jamie Wilson NDDHS Minister of Communications The month of June is Indigenous Recognition month. It is important to recognize the strength of the Indigenous people of Canada, learn about their culture, and honour their…
Queen’s Park Update By Jim McDonell MPP Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Over the past two weeks, Ontario has experienced a 600 per cent increase in the more contagious Delta variant, initially discovered in India. Recent data reveals…
by Jamie Wilson NDDHS Minister of Communications We are wrapping up the month of May with weather fit for the summer! We are lucky to have so many beautiful days. Many students have been connecting…
There are doting grandparents… and then there are Alaine Chartrand’s grandparents!
David and Christine Chartrand are in a league of their own. To show their appreciation and admiration of the apple of their eye, they paid $500,000 for the naming rights for the new Prescott arena, financing for which was recently announced.
by Jamie Wilson NDDHS Minister of Communications For the last two weeks, we have had “Thankful Thursday.” Each Thursday, the Student Council and some of our staff members hop on to social media to share…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen I took a furtive look around, checking if any other walkers were close by. The coast was clear! As I often do, I was strolling Prescott’s…
by Jamie Wilson NDDHS Minister of Communications Last week Taryn Cooper and I, along with our staff supporter, Mrs. Durant, attended the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Youth Climate Summit. It was a two-day virtual event filled…
The Editor: Dear Eric, I was appalled to receive the mail-out from your office last week, and I imagine that many others in SDSG felt similarly. Nowhere in the priorities you listed is there any…
The Editor: This letter is a call to action for your readers, especially those in Eastern Ontario who have poor or unreliable access to broadband. Recently, both the governments of Canada and Ontario brought down…
Around the Nation by Tom Van Dusen Feeding seaweed to ruminant livestock as part of the solution in reducing greenhouse gas? It’s not as crazy as it sounds. In fact, the potential has been confirmed…