CHESTERVILLE — Splendid (or not so splendid) isolation couldn’t stop the creative impulse on Saturday, as local wordsmiths and songwriters forged ahead with the second annual Writing in 150 competition — in virtual form. As the…
CHESTERVILLE — The flick featuring Mel Gibson is being shot at the 171 Main Street North former Nestlé plant today, a casting agent has confirmed for Nation Valley News. The Braveheart star plays Santa Claus in…
CHESTERVILLE — Residents report a security guard has been posted inside the TD Canada Trust branch for the last couple of weeks. But the bank isn’t disclosing the reason for the extra security, just that…
Above, photo of Mel Gibson at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival by Georges Biard [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], combined with Nation Valley News photo of former Nestlé plant. CHESTERVILLE — Currently being shot in the Ottawa…
CHESTERVILLE — From baby royals, to thunderous sounds in the sky and on stage, to fishing and hockey — this weekend’s annual Chesterville Winter Carnival kicks off Friday evening (Feb. 7) with a hearty Chesterville…
NORTH DUNDAS — See the 2020 North Dundas recycling and garbage pick-up dates across the township’s jurisdiction in the embedded calendars here. View the calendar schedule that applies to your address by first checking your…
SOUTH DUNDAS — An 81-year-old Chesterville man was arrested Nov. 20 after the RCMP stopped and seized a pickup truck along with thousands of cigarettes and a “large amount of money.” The RCMP’s Cornwall detachment…
CHESTERVILLE — Denis Ducharme has been known to occasionally suit up as Old Saint Nick for Christmas dinners at the Nationview Seniors’ apartments where he lives with his wife, Barbara. But on Nov. 20, the…
CHESTERVILLE — Some excitement at Mike Dean’s during noon hour today as a $100,000 lottery ticket was sold and redeemed by the local retailer. The bells and whistles went off on the ticket machine as…
Above, inside ‘The Hub’ at The Gathering House, where members of the Chesterville Rotary Club presented a big-screen TV. From left: Pastor Brian Barr, Chesterville Rotary Club Secretary Betty Vanden Bosch, Chesterville Rotary Club President…
SDG — A teenaged motorist travelling at 131 km/h on County Rd. 31 through North Dundas was among the excessive speeders who saw their vehicles impounded and driver’s licences seized for seven days upon being…
CHESTERVILLE — When Colleen Read approached Dan Riitano of McCloskey’s and A Bunch of People’s Amanda Burger at the Victoria Street Café about hosting an excellent ALS Research fundraiser at the Chesterville establishment, they were very happy…
Above, Matt and Hayley Cooke. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the township’s 2019 Explore North Dundas Spring/Summer Resource Guide. The involved interviews took place in the first quarter of 2019. CHESTERVILLE — Critical…
Above, from left, Curran Flooring Centre owner Kaireen Cotnam and employee Lynn Kelly. Just a year after acquiring the business, they made a big move across town to the store’s current address at 18 Industrial…
CHESTERVILLE — An afternoon of Bloodcurdling Brunch beckons at the Victoria Street Café, 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. Wear your Halloween costume, play games and eat scary food (actually not scary, just…
