by Jim McDonell, MPP The week’s most impactful and shocking news came not from Toronto, but Brockville, where Upper Canada District School Board was to begin considering a staff report that, if implemented, would cause…
WINCHESTER — The Town Vintner remains in the town of Winchester, where Shawn and Irene Brownlee have always wanted to be since buying the established enterprise three years ago and shortly thereafter began searching for…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News MONKLAND — More than 100 locally made quilts have been picked up and sent out west in support of families who lost homes in the Fort McMurray fire. And —…
See the video below of NDDHS students as their Terry Fox Run gets underway.
SOUTH DUNDAS — Police continue their search for a man appearing on a MacEwen gas station video surveillance camera as he fuelled up a pickup truck allegedly stolen moments earlier in Morrisburg. The 2003 Chevrolet…
WILLIAMSBURG — In its 25th annual edition, this hamlet’s final Fall Harvest Festival was a well-attended affair that drew scores of people to all the usual Williamsburg hotspots, from J.C. Whitteker Park to the Oddfellows…
BROCKVILLE — Grappling with excess capacity said to be equal to 33 empty elementary schools, the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has approved the start of a public review to determine the best ways to…
SOUTH STORMONT — An SD&G OPP officer received minor injuries after attempting to disable the vehicle of a fleeing motorist who had stopped at the traffic light in St. Andrews West. A 30-year-old Ottawa man…
SOUTH STORMONT — Highway 401 westbound lanes reopened to traffic at Long Sault this morning after a fatal truck crash between Moulinette and Dickinson roads last night, Sept. 28. Police responded 8:44 p.m. to the scene…
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Jim McDonell has demanded that the Upper Canada District School Board reject any report involving school closures in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry starting in 2017. “Rural education must be supported at all levels…
by MPP Jim McDonell Last week farmers and agriculture industry members gathered for the annual International Plowing Match in Wellington County, and I was pleased to join my PC Caucus colleagues in welcoming all visitors…
CHESTERVILLE — The Upper Canada District School Board will ponder the imminent closure of a dozen Eastern Ontario schools, effective the end of this school year, with potentially another 13 to come beyond that. The…
RUSSELL — South Nation Conservation (SNC) is looking for volunteers to plant trees for half a day as part of a North Castor River rehabilitation project coming up this fall. Tree planting will take place…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — Sheesham and Lotus & ‘Son brought their spellbinding brand of theatrical jazzy music to a full house at Winchester’s Old Town Hall last Thursday night. Who knew that…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — Perhaps this crab apple tree reflects the reality of life at the Beachcroft Seniors’ Apartments: Even in autumn, it’s possible to blossom. The well-manicured tree is among a…
