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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 […]

TORONTO – The Ministry of Education is launching a new office of student and family support in each of the province’s 72 school boards. The offices will act in a role similar to that of […]

BROCKVILLE – Looking towards to a year that may result in considerable changes to provincial school boards and how they are governed, trustees at the Upper Canada District School Board opted to keep their trustee […]

This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Premier Ford – Development charges not recommended; Historic $1B groundbreaking in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal; Council’s sneak peak at increasing capital spending; Park use bylaw in the works; Resolutions of support […]