ONTARIO — Imposed as a “matter of life and death,” the list of essential businesses allowed to remain open shrinks to 44 from the previous 70-plus, including a mandated shift to curb-side and delivery sales…
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Above, a Google map showing the Akwesasne’s unique position on the border. ©Google AKWESASNE — Akwesasne has marked its first case of coronavirus on the Mohawk reserve/reservation straddling two countries and three provinces across from…
CORNWALL — The provincial government moved to chop electricity rates yesterday as the population copes with the COVID-19 crisis. Premier Doug Ford announced the latest extraordinary measure yesterday as authorities try to quell the spread…
TORONTO — Ontario students won’t be returning to school on April 6th, Premier Doug Ford said today, describing that timeline now as “unrealistic” as the COVID-19 crisis continues to deepen. Elementary and secondary pupils have…
No opening date set WINCHESTER — The Winchester Lions Club Hall is set to host Winchester District Memorial Hospital’s planned COVID-19 assessment centre, though there is no established opening date just yet. The centre is…
EMBRUN — Last fall, the community joined together with the Shoppers Drug Mart team in Embrun for a successful fundraising campaign to support women’s health at Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH). Donations to the 2019…
WINCHESTER — Winchester District Memorial Hospital says it is taking further steps to ensure the health and safety of patients and staff by curtailing the number of non-urgent tests, procedures and surgeries. “Reducing non-urgent care…
PRESCOTT-RUSSELL — The EOHU area’s second COVID-19 case was confirmed last night, a person who had travelled to the UK. Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), says…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Municipal governments in the area started the week closed to the public — their doors shut for the time being because of the COVID-19 pandemic and slew of cancellations, postponements and workarounds…
CRYSLER — The Crysler Community Centre is cancelling all weekly bingo games until April 8th or further notice, says the Centre’s Pierre Thibault. A result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the measure takes effect immediately “as…
KEMPTVILLE — Abracadabra — the organizers of Kemptville Live are conjuring up the one and only Steve Miller Band as Saturday headliner for this summer’s annual concert series at the Campus. Steve Miller’s scheduled July…
CHESTERVILLE — Brannen’s Car Wash in Chesterville drew firefighters to the Main Street North address this morning. The smoke had cleared as NVN captured video and photos of the scene while the street remained closed…
Above, accepting the donation from golfer Carol Armstrong are Colleen Brock and Jim Millard, members of the board of Community Food Share. MORRISBURG — The senior members, families and friends of the Morrisburg Golf Club…
– Sponsored – SDG — Will the feller-bunchers and chainsaws fall silent only when every last local forest is slashed and burned off the map? The President of the SDG Chapter of the Ontario Woodlot…
CORNWALL — The local NDP candidate officially kicked off her campaign in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry last night in Cornwall. Making her first run for public office, Kelsey Catherine Schmitz drew applause from party faithful as she…
