ONTARIO — The Ontario government has made amendments to the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 regulation, enabling the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) to better support seniors living in retirement homes during the COVID-19 outbreak. The…
EASTERN ONTARIO — The allure of a legal haircut beckons on the other side of the provincial border, in Quebec, where personal grooming services outside Montreal have been permitted to open their doors again as…
Above, North Stormont Township resident Ruby Mekker addresses North Stormont Council at a meeting during the summer of 2019. The Editor: This letter has been forwarded to the Mayor of North Stormont. Mayor Wert, The…
Around the Nation A column by Tom Van Dusen The passion radiated by Moe Garahan from the Zoom screen this week was inspirational, almost palpable. Executive director of Just Food Ottawa, Moe was participating in…
CORNWALL — The River Institute recently received a three-year grant totalling $75,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience program to support its Interactive Science Workshops and OutsideIN online educational programming…
ONTARIO — As the province carefully and gradually reopens the economy, the Ontario government is implementing the next phase of its COVID-19 testing strategy to detect and quickly stop the spread of the virus. Testing…
EASTERN ONTARIO A municipal and Conservation Authority commitment to improve local forest cover saw both the South Nation (SNC) and Raisin Region (RRCA) Conservation Authorities partner with municipalities from across their watershed jurisdictions to safely…
EASTERN ONTARIO — The dentist’s chair is now OK, but the salon chair remains forbidden territory. And it will only be “toward the end of summer” before increasingly shaggy Ontarians return to their barbers and…
NORTH DUNDAS — A 40-year-old North Dundas man faces several Criminal Code charges after evidence related to “multiple crimes” was recovered yesterday at a North Dundas residence, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Officers with…
By Brent Royce Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Every year in early June, Ontario sets aside one full week, designated as Local Food Week, to celebrate and recognize the abundance of fresh, affordable local food…
Mischief charge NORTH GLENGARRY – A 28-year-old was charged after striking a vehicle with a bat. SD&G OPP responded to a report of a disturbance on Main St., Alexandria shortly after 9 p.m on May…
Neighbour dispute leads to charges SOUTH DUNDAS – Two women in their 50s have been charged after a neighbour dispute on Gibson Lane in Morrisburg. SD&G OPP responded to a neighbour dispute around 11:30 a.m….
Property recovered CHESTERVILLE – A 26-year-old male was arrested on May 21,by members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and SD&G OPP in connection to stolen licence plates at a…
NORTH STORMONT — The COVID-19 crisis has delivered a dose of extra time for Jeff Yurek and the province’s legal machinery to consider appealing the May 13 court decision reviving the Nation Rise Wind Farm…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News PRESCOTT — Two months after King’s Lock Craft Distillery shifted gears and began turning out hand sanitizer ahead of spirits, the sideline is still going strong and the owners…
