SD&G — With Ontario set to bar unvaccinated individuals from non-essential establishments later this month, the SDG Library says that residents are welcome to print off their proof-of-vaccination paperwork free at local branches. “Many individuals…
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The Editor: With the upcoming election, you may be thinking about what you value and believe in as a Canadian. If you have been looking for a way to contribute in your community to make…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Editor: Two thumbs up for our local OPP detachment, especially Officer Kelly, for ticketing a large gang of culprits who rented the local party house over the Holiday weekend. Even though we have a…
The Editor: The value of local Ontario food goes beyond the amazing taste of DeBruin’s Greenhouse tomatoes, Thunder Oak cheese and My-Pride Farm veal — a few of my local favourites. It is also about…
‘Please, please do not go to work sick’ The Editor: For almost a year, our family practiced social distancing. We had no indoor gatherings or family dinners. We wore masks. often even outside. I fought…
The Editor: Hello and my best wishes to everyone for a more positive New Year. We have endured 10 months of an unimaginable situation. I am so proud of the efforts made by our community…
The Editor: After a year of challenges like no other in the past 100 years, conditions are finally lining up to allow 2021 to be one of renewal and recovery. By this time next year,…
The Editor: I got a good scare this morning as a school bus driver, but this would have scared a regular driver as well except I was high enough to see it happen. I’m in…
The Editor: The North Dundas Parade of Lights Committee would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s ‘Display of Lights’ such a huge success. This year, rather than cancel the parade altogether, we…
The Editor: With the holidays upon us and 2020 winding down, I would like to take a moment to reflect on this past year. There is no doubt that it has been a challenging year…