Articles by Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG — The $20,000 donation by the Morrisburg and District Lions Club was clarified by the organization and the Municipality of South Dundas this week. In the May 20, 2026 issue of The Leader, it was […]

CORNWALL — SDG Counties is not moving forward on development charges for now. Counties council received a report from the planning department on whether to implement development charges. While the multiple options proposed looked modest in […]

SOUTH DUNDAS — A Morrisburg-based family physican’s medical licence has been suspended for four months following a ruling by the profession’s governing college. A ruling by the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal on March […]

MORRISBURG — Just over a year since it was announced, the ground will break sometime in the next week on the new monument project in the Morrisburg Waterfront Park. The project involves relocating and rehabilitating the […]

BROCKVILLE/KEMPTVILLE — CUPE Locals 4154 and 5678 are condemning recent staff reductions at the region’s two English-language school boards. In all, over 50 full-time equivalent positions will be cut by the two boards. The Upper […]

JOHNSTOWN — The bus consortium serving the area’s two English-language school boards is moving forward with a plan to transportation service levels this fall. Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario, which is jointly-owned by the Upper […]

NORTH DUNDAS — The Ontario government announced a grant of $55,000 to the Mountain Township Agricultural Society to expand the marketing of the South Mountain Fair.    The Experience Ontario program 2026 program will fund nearly […]

CORNWALL — Using one-time funding from the provincial government, the City of Cornwall and SDG Counties is providing funds to local foodbanks and programs. Combined, the nearly $80,000 in funding will be shared in every […]

WINCHESTER — North Dundas Township celebrated an expansion to its water supply system May 11. The official opening of its Wellfield #8 Facility on Lafleur Road marked the addition of 20 litres per second of water […]