Articles by Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – The Eastern Ontario Health Unit and Ottawa Public Health issued a joint statement on the sharp rise in influenza A and RSV cases in the region. “Sadly, in the first two weeks of […]

MORRISBURG – Thanks to a community effort organized by the South Dundas Christmas Exchange, 528 South Dundas residents will have a happier Christmas. “We had another hugely successful campaign thanks to the support and generosity […]

LONG SAULT – South Stormont Township’s draft 2026 budget with a 5.69 per cent tax increase was approved by council at their December 17 meeting. The increase translates to an additional $34.09 in property tax […]

CORNWALL – By June 2026, the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, will have a new chief administrative officer. SDG CAO Maureen Adams announced she will be retiring in May 2026. Adams took over […]

CORNWALL – Some of the extraordinary costs for fighting last fall’s forest fire at the Alvin Runnalls Forest in North Dundas are being covered by SDG Counties. The forest, the only Counties-owned forest property located […]

EASTERN ONTARO – Municipalities, agricultural organizations, and now conservation authorities themselves are calling for the provincial government to rethink reforms to Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities. Locally, all six municipal councils, and SDG Counties council have […]

OTTAWA – The longest postal strike in the history of the modern Canadian postal service may soon be over as Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached a tentative labour agreement. […]

LONG SAULT – Protecting all the Whos living in Whoville and everyone across South Stormont, municipal council has passed a bylaw to deter the Grinch this Christmas. The bylaw closed out the December 17 council […]

CORNWALL – With the usual pomp and ceremony that happens with the changing of the municipal guard, North Stormont Mayor and SDG Councillor François “Frank” Landry was sworn in as warden of the United Counties […]

BROCKVILLE – In his annual report to trustees at the Upper Canada District School Board December 10, Director of Education Ron Ferguson lauded the board reaching its graduation goal of 90 per cent in the […]