Obituaries
Obituary – Ethel Cass
September 30, 1915 – April 28, 2020 It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Ethel Lenfesty (Biard) Cass, peacefully at Glen Stor Dun Lodge, in Cornwall, Ontario, on April 28th, 2020, […]
Year: 2020
News
Province announces certain businesses allowed to reopen beginning May 4th
TORONTO – Select businesses that can comply with strict public health measures and operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak will be allowed to reopen beginning May 4th. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the announcement today […]
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2020 Chesterville Fair cancelled
CHESTERVILLE – In what would have been its 89th edition, the Chesterville and District Agricultural Society announced May 1st that the Chesterville Fair is cancelled for 2020. “After careful consideration of all the safety concerns […]
News
First breakfast food deliveries received, nutrition program foods still available for school children
SOUTH DUNDAS – School nutrition programs feed hundreds of local children when school is in session but when it’s not, organizations have to find other ways to try to get that food to the kids […]
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Local Greenfield Global plant joins COVID-19 fight
JOHNSTOWN – For the next month, and possibly longer, the alcohol manufactured at the Greenfield Global plant in Johnston will be used to supply companies making hand sanitizer. Up until the approval by Health Canada […]
Opinion
Editorial – 2020: The lost year
No one would have predicted that 2020 would have this much turmoil. An economy closed for more than a month; schools shuttered; living sheltered in place. Every day there is an announcement of some large-scale […]
News
Seaway DHS teacher wins UCDSB award
IROQUOIS – Earlier this April, Seaway District High School music teacher Colleen Leslie won the Upper Canada District School Board’s Award of Merit. The award was announced at the school board’s April 8th meeting. “It’s […]
News
This week in The Leader – April 29, 2020
This week in The Leader: Province unveils reopening road map; Student nutrition program foods still available for school children; First breakfast food deliveries received; SLPC closures extend to May 31; Local Greenfield ethanol plant joins […]
Obituaries
Obituary – Wilhelmus Anthonius “Wim” Martens
January 10, 1940-April 25, 2020 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Wim Martens, at the age of 80 after a short illness at the Winchester hospital. Wim was a devoted […]
Obituaries
Obituary – Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Cooke
September 07, 1926 – April 23, 2020 Passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late W. Raymond Cooke and dear daughter of […]