Articles by Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

IROQUOIS – In many ways, grocery stores are the centre of villages and communities. On August 10, Iroquois’ grocery store, the Iroquois Foodland, will have a new owner who is not so new to the […]

WINCHESTER – Nearly half-way through its 2023-26 term, the Township of North Dundas has adopted its strategic plan at its July 18 council meeting. The plan focuses on five priorities: Employee Satisfaction – Focus on […]

CORNWALL – Traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway is slightly up in the first-third of the 2024 shipping season. A 24.5 per cent increase in general cargo, and increases in bulk shipping has made up […]

MORRISBURG – It will be over three years from the time of the electrical grid failure at Upper Canada Village until the repairs and rebuild are complete. Estimated to cost $8-million in 2023, the rebuilt […]

OTTAWA/CORNWALL – A $41-million federal program announced July 25 will see over $2-million for repairs to the City of Cornwall’s social housing properties. The funding, through the Affordable Housing Fund, will build or repair over […]

CORNWALL – A new agreement that replaces the federal gas tax program has also ensured at least five years of consistent federal funding for infrastructure in SDG Counties. The funding agreement, passed by SDG Counties […]

JOHNSTOWN – Negotiations remain ongoing for the purchase of approximately 10,000 acres of land that comprises the Edwardsburgh Land Bank near Johnstown. The large parcel of land is currently managed by Infrastructure Ontario. Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township […]

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 […]

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 […]

CORNWALL – A proposal to outsource a full-time planning staff position in South Dundas to SDG Counties has been withdrawn.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 […]