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Vandalism setback for GTR 1008 restoration

July 25, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Volunteers with the Friends of Grand Trunk Railroad 1008 were alerted to a significant amount of damage to the historic train display and train station at Crysler Park. Sometime between July 17 and […]

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Two candidates for SDG Warden

July 18, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – South Stormont Mayor Bryan McGills and South Glengarry Deputy Mayor Martin Lang have thrown their names in the hat to be the next Warden of SDG Counties. The two candidates put their names […]

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South Dundas outsourcing plan withdrawn

July 18, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – A proposal to outsource a full-time planning staff position in South Dundas to SDG Counties has been withdrawn. Last month, SDG Counties council discussed a plan put forward by the Counties’ planning department […]

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SDG joins EOWC call for predictable funding

July 18, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – SDG Counties added its support behind a call by the Eastern Ontario Warden’ Caucus for a more sustainable infrastructure funding plan for rural municipalities. At the July 15 meeting, council backed a resolution […]

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Wetlands consultation permanently stopped

July 11, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – The Ministry of Natural Resources has stepped in and put a permanent stop to a controversial wetlands consultation process begun by three area conservation authorities. A June 25 letter from the Ministry to […]

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Ingleside basketball court to be named for Bob Thompson

July 11, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

SOUTH STORMONT – A new basketball court in Ingleside will be named after well known basketball coach and volunteer Bob Thompson July 13. The basketball court was recently constructed by South Stormont with some of […]

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Ladies’ Auxiliary keeps giving back to the community

July 11, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary play an important part within legions, and in the communities in which they serve. In Morrisburg, the local RCL Ladies’ Auxiliary helps support the broader community through […]

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Area schools share roof issue

July 4, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Twenty-two per cent of the schools in the region’s two English-language school boards are being monitored for the same structural issues that shuttered the Ontario Science Centre late last month. A June 25 […]

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Land deal ends ED-19 landfill permanently

June 27, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

SPENCERVILLE – For nearly 25 years, the threat of Edwardsburgh-Cardinal hosting a giant landfill has loomed large on the rural municipality. Despite the environmental certificate for the mega-dump, known as ED-19, being revoked in 2019, […]

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South Dundas holds strategic plan meeting

June 27, 2024 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – The draft strategic plan for the Municipality of South Dundas was presented and discussed at a public meeting on June 19. The plan, presented by Mayor Jason Broad, outlined the draft vision of […]

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