WINCHESTER — Cathy Burns was a long-time community volunteer in South Mountain, helping with everything possible—from Nationview Public School to the South Mountain Fair. Whatever it was, Cathy was there to support it. Cathy was…
SOUTH STORMONT — Though the annual Township of South Stormont Volunteer Appreciation Gala has been postponed due to the pandemic, the Volunteer Appreciation Committee went ahead in recognizing the efforts of a young volunteer in…
Natasha Wood Nation Valley News ONTARIO — General Rick Hillier, head of Ontario’s vaccine distribution task force, has warned the province will soon run out of the Pfizer vaccine. He echoes concerns voiced by Premier Doug…
by Jamie Wilson NDDHS Minister of Communications Happy New Year to all at North Dundas and in our community! We hope you had a safe and relaxing holiday and were able to spend time Skyping…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — Members of the Russell Agricultural Society who don’t already know will learn at their annual meeting Jan. 22 that president Lyndon Donnelly won’t complete the second half…
Ontario — Elementary school students won’t be going back to their classrooms on Monday, as the Doug Ford government has opted to extend online learning until at least Jan. 25 amid a recorded rise in…
FINCH — While the pandemic forced many people to stay home, cancelling summer plans, many people turned to local “staycations” — and South Nation Conservation’s 15 public Conservation Areas welcomed over 170,000 visitors from May…
EDWARDSBURGH — A 40-year-old Edwardsburgh man died yesterday when the snowmobile he was operating rolled over. Grenville County OPP say that Matthew Vandine was riding alone around and travelling southbound in the east ditch on…
CHESTERVILLE — In the leadup to Christmas, St. Mary’s Catholic School students sang for Garden Villa residents in Chesterville (above) — a little bit of retrospective Yuletide cheer in these troubled times. In case you…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News HALLVILLE — A self-confessed “farmer at heart,” Ian Drew still plants about 200 acres of crops in the Osgoode countryside each year. But the former dairyman is really a grower of…
Nelson Zandbergen Nation Valley News CHESTERVILLE — Mike Dean’s Super Food Stores’ flagship King Street location is where it all began for the small-town grocer, and where the next generation of this Eastern Ontario family…
EASTERN ONTARIO — In the EOHU’s first media briefing of 2021 (January 5th), Medical Officer of Health Dr Paul Roumeliotis reported a substantial increase in COVID-19 cases over the holidays, despite the lockdown of Eastern…
TORONTO — Over the holidays, the Toys For The North initiative celebrated its tenth anniversary by delivering a record-breaking amount of toys to children in some of Canada’s most remote regions. The effort was again…
L’ORIGNAL — Stéphane Sarrazin, Mayor of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet, was elected as the 2021 Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) last month. Sarrazin’s nomination was proposed by Robert…
WINCHESTER — Every morning, Physiotherapy Aide Suzie Brown arrives early at work to prepare coffee. She also regularly brings in treats from home, including homegrown produce. Then, she gets to work supporting three Physiotherapists and…
