Articles by Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – Former Member of Parliament for Stormont-Dundas, Ed Lumley, died April 16 at his home in South Lancaster. Lumley was mayor of the City of Cornwall from 1972-74, and elected MP in July 1974, […]

LONG SAULT – South Stormont approved the $4.3 million replacement of the Ingleside fire station at its April 9 council meeting, despite the lowest bid being $800K over budget. “It was more than anticipated,” Chief […]

MORRISBURG – Nearly 170 more mayors will get a set of new powers from the provincial government starting May 1. However South Dundas Mayor Jason Broad is not among those receiving them. Ontario’s Ministry of […]

BROCKVILLE – A cyber attack which compromised the data of tens of thousands of current and former students, staff, and donors of the Upper Canada District School Board now has a price tag – approximately […]

SDG – Green Party of Canada candidate Gordon Kubanek wants voters to stop thinking of left or right in politics, and instead think long term this election. Kubanek, a perennial candidate for the Greens, was […]

SDG – For Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Karl Ivan MacKinnon, this election is about reform. How the government spends money, how Members of Parliament behave, and how government needs to be more responsible to […]

SDG – The federal election race expanded to six candidates in Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry over the weekend, and dropped back down to five candidates shortly after. Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Karl Ivan MacKinnon registered with Elections […]

SDG – Conservative Party of Canada candidate Eric Duncan is not taking anything for granted during this election campaign. The two-term incumbent Member of Parliament is seeking a third-term in the riding, highlighting his local […]

SDG – Liberal Party candidate Sarah Good wants to make sure the Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry riding is no longer forgotten. The single-term Cornwall city councillor spoke with The Leader to talk about why she is running for […]

SDG – NDP candidate Mario Leclerc has a simple message for voters and what the April 28 election comes down to – trust. Leclerc spoke with The Leader as part of the paper’s series of […]