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…
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…
Dear Editor; I am more than just a wallet. I am a son, a brother, a husband, a father and a grandfather. I am a home owner, a tax payer, and a resident of Red…
Dear Editor, I recently read the article regarding the replacement of the Iroquois Camp Building. We — the campers of Iroquois — appreciate that someone has finally noticed that the campers, a source of…
The Editor: It’s my true hope the citizens of North Dundas will treat the Oct. 17-22 municipal election as a chance to elect a management team that will run the township, not a mere rubber…
The Editor: More Food for Thought…. A little rain this morning, some relief for the crops and cattle, but what I would really like is some relief from the hot air currently swirling around NAFTA….
The Editor: We read recently that South Dundas Council has directed staff to go back to their original plan to replace the 50-year-old washroom structure at the Iroquois Campground. My brother-in-law George Jackson designed and built…
The Editor: I’ve been involved with the Chesterville Fair in some capacity over the past 20 years. As usual after any fair, I hear feedback from all sorts of people, either directly or indirectly. Some…
by Clara Edwardson Special to Nation Valley News If you have ever thought about Canadian Club and wondered what it is, and why it is – let me explain it to you. Canadian Club had…
The Editor: The residents of the new Thompson subdivision are excited to see the Township of North Dundas’s vision for park spaces come to fruition in Chesterville. Truly, this will be a community space celebrated…
The Editor: Our government’s initiative to keep our promise and scrap the Cap-and-Trade scheme, save an average family $260 per year and create an estimated 14,000 jobs stirred many residents into voicing opinions on both…
Dear Editor, Study looks at impact of snow and angle of solar panels Old Man Winter takes a lot of flak in Alberta for everything from costly heating bills to frozen car batteries. But when…
