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MORRISBURG – Celebrating its 25th season in 2025, the Alight at Night Festival opens this weekend at Upper Canada Village. Lit with over one million lights, the 1860s era historic village attraction will be open […]

SOUTH DUNDAS – Two Creeks Forest Conservation Area has undergone significant trail improvements over the last two years and Saturday South Nation Conservation and South Dundas municipal officials gathered to tour the site. Michelle Cavanaugh, […]

WILLIAMSBURG – An unidentified 83-year-old woman from Morrisburg died from her injuries after a collision on County Road 31 Friday afternoon (November 21). SD&G OPP officers responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a car and […]

KEMPTVILLE – Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario chair Chris Cummings was acclaimed for a second straight term as board chair. Cummings represents Brockville, Smiths Falls, and Leeds County at the trustee board. Cornwall […]

BERWICK – North Stormont Township has hired a new Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk. The township announced the new hire November 20. Chad Brownlee will take over from retiring CAO/Clerk Craig Calder on December 15. […]

This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Alight at Night opens 25th season November 28; Take a Hike – Touring the Two Creeks Forest Conservation Area improvements; Collision claims life of local resident; Scotiabank matching […]

SHANLY – Premier Doug Ford had a message for cities and municipalities looking to add development charges to the cost of building a new home, “I wouldn’t do it.” Ford’s message was in response to […]

SOUTH DUNDAS – South Dundas council got a preview from municipal administration about what they have included in the 2026 draft budget. While the budget meeting is set to take place December 5, staff ran […]

JOHNSTOWN – Negotiations to purchase the Edwardsburgh Landbank are nearing completion. The deal, which will see Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township buy 10,000 acres of land north of Johnstown from the province. The deal is one step away […]

CORNWALL – SDG Counties Council voted November 17 to change how it will pay for a road reconstruction project. Council decided during budget deliberations in December 2024 that it would finance the bulk of the […]