South Dundas Chamber of Commerce is 150 members strong

 “Breakfast with the Bunny just seems to get bigger and better every year,” said Iroquois and District Business Group member, Evonne Delegarde. “This is our third annual event in Iroquois, and we are hoping to get over 200 attendees.”

The 2013 Breakfast with the Bunny was held on Sunday, March 24, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 370, in Iroquois, and ran from 8 a.m. until noon. 

A delicious breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausage and beans was served up by the Legion’s Ladies Auxiliary to hungry visitors. Face painting, Easter crafts, a jujube guessing contest, a colouring contest and small chocolate gifts were available for all the children.

JoLee Menagerie of Dundela was a big hit. 

Joanne Carruthers, co-owner, brought nine bunnies and ten guinea pigs for children to admire and pet. Some of the bunnies even went home with new families.

Presiding over everything, from her balloon throne, was the Easter Bunny herself. Dozens of children came up to sit on her knee and share stories and treats.

“This Breakfast is not a fund raiser,” explained Evonne Delegarde. “It’s really a com-munity event: a lot of people volunteered their time to help us today. The Breakfast was co-sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion and the Iroquois and District Business Group and several members of both organizations, as well as student volunteers, were on hand all morning. I hope that a community and family event like this just keeps on growing.”

[…]

Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak announced his upcoming Million Jobs Act, to be tabled at Queen’s Park when the Legislature reconvenes in February.

“The Million Jobs Act is an important first step in returning Ontario to growth” – said Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell. “We offered the Wynne Liberal Government to clear the legislative calendar in order to focus on a true jobs plan for the Province. We have seen no willingness by the current Government to change course from their failed policies, so we are tabling our own jobs plan that will secure a better future for us and our children. It is time to act to create jobs and attract businesses to Ontario – our Leader, Tim Hudak, will introduce this Bill as soon as we return to Queen’s Park in February”.

The Million Jobs Act builds on the foundation laid by the Ontario PC Caucus White Papers published over the course of the past two years. It will include provisions to end costly subsidies in the energy sector to bring down the cost of power, immediate trade and apprenticeship reform to create 200,000 jobs in the skilled trades, bold steps to tackle the Province’s debt and a clear path to reducing the $11 billion annual cost of red tape by at least a third. 

“Only by attracting job-creators and preserving Ontario’s financial health can we build a prosperous Province” – MPP McDonell concluded. “My constituents’ concerns have been heard loud and clear – we need affordable energy, a vibrant enterprise environment and a leaner, more efficient public sector. The Million Jobs Act, when passed into law, will kick-start the recovery that will return our Province to its rightful place as Confederation’s leader in innovation, manufacturing and growth”.

[…]

Micro-surfacing, a fairly new road surfacing technology that municipal officials see as providing good value for money, is a little costlier this year than last.

South Dundas council awarded the tender to the lowest bidder for the nearly 16 km of roadway planned for this year at the June 18 council meeting. 

The almost $460,000 worth of work represents a 13.3 percent price increase year over year, according to the report presented to council by Chris Bazinet, South Dundas manager of public works.

Two companies submitted bids. Duncor Enterprises Inc. was the lower bidder. Their bid was over $10,000 less than that of Miller Paving Limited, the company who has done all of South Dundas’ micro-surfacing so far.

Roads slated for micro-surfacing include Pigeon Island, Prunner Road, Zeron Road, Flagg Road, Waddell Road and the east end of Seibert Road.

[…]