NVN Editor’s note: These articles were written by yours truly and published in the now-defunct Iroquois Chieftain in 1999 and 2000. They show the genesis of the local — and successful — initiative to ‘Save…
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CORNWALL — Grade 10 students in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry will be introduced to a newly-revised Career Studies course. The new course will now be available online and will be implemented in schools in September 2019 with…
A whodunit western-comedy WINCHESTER — Saddle up for The Lone Rider: A Large Number of Ways to Die in the West at Winchester’s Old Town Hall this June. Murder mysteries come in many flavours, but…
WINCHESTER — If you’re a North Dundas resident, it should have been in your mailbox by now — or maybe you picked one up at the April 27th Local Business Expo in Winchester. North Dundas…
WINCHESTER — Even before there was a “North Dundas,” there was Nor-Dun Seniors’ Support Services in Winchester. So reports the 2018 Explore North Dundas Resource Guide in an article written by NVN founder Nelson Zandbergen (see…
CHESTERVILLE — Forget Peter Cottontail, Chesterville’s celebrity faux primate hid bananas around one local residence this past Easter Sunday morning. The ‘Chesterville Chimpanzee’ has made a number of video appearances on local social channels over…
AKWESASNE — Citing new data on PCB contamination, the New York State Department of Health is advising against eating all fish caught in the St. Lawrence River on the south side of Cornwall Island. The…
EASTERN ONTARIO — In a move rarely seen, the Upper Canada District and Catholic District of Eastern Ontario school boards are closing their schools today in advance of an anticipated heavy winter snowfall forecast for…
Former prime minister lauds outgoing MP as ‘tower of strength for our government’ BONVILLE — Local Member of Parliament and Conservative candidate Guy Lauzon has announced he will not seek re-election in the upcoming federal…
VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now recorded the two years with the highest levels of per person government spending in Canadian history — outside of wars or recessions — asserts the right-leaning Fraser…
Symbol of a moribund time for traditional media, a demolition crew began putting 7 King Street out of her misery today. In truth, she was a rotting corpse for a long, long time already. She…
The Editor: Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, an announcement was made after months of negotiations, the deal with Auxly Cannabis as it relates to the Chesterville Facility has been officially cancelled. There were fundamental differences in…
IROQUOIS — Two armed men entered the Circle K convenience store in Iroquois shortly before 4 a.m. on November 17. SD&G OPP officers, and the OPP Canine Unit and SD&G Crime Unit, responded. Investigation indicated…
BROCKVILLE — The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) hosted a district-wide Indigenous gathering this week from May 7 to May 10 for students in grades 5 and 6. The third annual event gave students…
