During October, energy continued to dominate the headlines at Queen’s Park, with the government’s Fair Hydro Plan facing intense and devastating scrutiny. The Auditor-General released a report which she prefaced with the statement that it […]
The week in Queen’s Park revolved around Bill 166, which implements reforms of new home warranties, and Bill 160, which brings in new requirements for medical professionals to disclose any financing they receive from pharmaceutical […]
The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry has a new warden duly elected by drawing a name from a hat. It may sound absurd in a 21st Century modern democracy, that we resort to […]
The Auditor-General delivered a scathing report this week on the government’s management of the so-called Fair Hydro Plan. As the independent officer pointed out earlier, the plan simply borrows billions of dollars to buy a […]
Social media contests are fun and popular. The latest social media campaign making the rounds is one that has really struck a chord with this community, despite the unusual nature of the prize. The top […]
In support of raising awareness of hunger at the local level, a dozen people recently took up the Hunger Awareness Challenge issued by Community Food Share and House of Lazarus, Dundas County’s two food banks. […]
As The Leader goes to print, Sears Canada is before the bankruptcy court applying to liquidate its remaining stores across the country. The retailer has been under creditor protection since June. Since that time, 59 […]
It’s been a really tough week, hasn’t it? Look at the news: a vicious mass shooting in Las Vegas, an attempted terrorist attack in Edmonton, vile threats and counter threats over Korea, thousands upon thousands […]
This column was supposed to be called How I Spent My Summer Vacation since I went to stay at my sister and brother-in-law’s home in Corunna for the middle two weeks of September this year. […]
It is hard to believe that just one year ago, the community in South Dundas embarked on a seven month roller coaster courtesy of the Upper Canada District School Board. That roller coaster began with […]
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