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Province funds Morrisburg Arena accessibility upgrade

July 11, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – A long-planned accessibility upgrade will now move forward after the Ontario government announced $477,181 in funding Friday morning. The Municipality of South Dundas’ Morrisburg Arena will see a new entrance constructed with improved […]

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$238.2 M budget passed by CDSBEO trustees

July 10, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

KEMPTVILLE – Trustees at the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario approved their 2025-26 budget with an overall spending plan of $238.3 million. The budget, which was approved June 17, sees a modest net […]

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Ridgewood Industries closure ends 300 jobs

July 10, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – Nearly 300 people will be out of work as the Ridgewood Industries plant in Cornwall is set to shut down in September. The plant has been in the city for 55 years. News […]

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Province funds $82.2m in infrastructure for SLPC

July 4, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

SOUTH STORMONT – The Ontario government announced a four-year $82.2 million in capital funding for St. Lawrence Parks Commission properties in South Stormont and South Dundas. The funding includes municipal water and wastewater connections to […]

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Former Morrisburg Reeve and SDG Warden Mike McInnis dies

June 26, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Past Village of Morrisburg Reeve and United Counties Warden Carleton “Mike” McInnis K.C. died last week at the age of 95. McInnis was a practicing lawyer for much of his career in Morrisburg, […]

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UCDSB passes $550 million budget

June 26, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

BROCKVILLE – The region’s largest school board has passed its largest budget to date, with a combined operations and capital spending plan worth over half a billion dollars. Trustees approved the spending plan at their […]

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Former UCDSB schools declared surplus – More land for new Cornwall school

June 26, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

BROCKVILLE – A pair of former elementary schools that have been used by the Upper Canada District School Board for adult learning and administration offices are now surplus. The board declared the two properties surplus […]

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Former MP Guy Lauzon dies

June 23, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – One of the longest serving former local Members of Parliament, Guy Lauzon, died. The five-term Conservative Party MP was first elected in the local riding of Stormont-Dundas -South Glengarry in 2004. Current MP […]

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Mowing error the cause of Morrisburg waterfront plant damage

June 19, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – A mowing error by a contractor June 6 resulted in damage to a significant portion of a natural border in the Morrisburg Waterfront Park. The border, which was planted by Watersheds Canada and […]

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Battle of Crysler’s Farm monument restoration announced at SLPC

June 19, 2025 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – The 130-year old monument to a pivotal battle in the War of 1812 is getting an estimated $120,000 face lift this year. The St. Lawrence Parks Commission, caretaker of the National Historic Site […]

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