To the members of the Upper Canada District School Board, I am writing to you today as a parent/taxpayer to encourage you to pass a resolution to include a trans policy protection for students and…
Freedom of Information request reveals IESO issued crucial notice to developer on June 13, a week after Wynne Liberals’ defeat and a week before Ford PCs were sworn in, according to local letter writer condemning…
The Editor: Still waiting; still hoping. This picture has been on that bulletin board since last summer. The poppies have been there a longer time to remind my family of how many died so…
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks now opposing release of project approval documents, says letter writer, also chastising gov’t for “hanging us out to dry” The Editor: As you are aware, on May 8th,…
The Editor: The North Dundas Christmas Fund has just wrapped up a very successful 2018 campaign of service to our community. Over our catchment area, we were able to supply over 200 food baskets to…
The Editor: The North Dundas Christmas Fund had very successful Christmas givings. Snow suits, food hampers, pyjamas and many gifts were distributed to those in need at this special time of year. One hundred and…
by Rejean Pommainville Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture ONTARIO — 2018 has been a year. We’ve had provincial and municipal elections, international trade deals, extreme weather and unprecedented levels of DON in corn crops. So,…
Dear Editor: In 2012 Lisa Thompson, MPP introduced a private member’s bill to “move that a moratorium should be placed on further industrial wind energy development until third party health and environmental studies have been…
The video above outlines the premise of ‘Heat for the Holidays’ during the then-new program’s debut in 2017. The Editor: Community Food Share (CFS) and House of Lazarus (HOL) are once again teaming up with…
The Editor: We at Ye Olde Bargain Shoppe are so thankful for the many gracious people who donate and come to shop. When items are stolen it is affecting so many in our community as…
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…
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…