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SOUTH DUNDAS – Municipal election season is almost upon us as the nomination period for the 2026 Municipal Election opens at 9 a.m. Friday, May 1. Sitting South Dundas Mayor Jason Broad, already has the […]

SPENCERVILLE — Following years of advocacy by multiple Edwardsburgh-Cardinal councils, 2,487 acres of provincially-owned land has been transferred back to local control.  The deal was announced April 27 in Spencerville. Edwardsburgh-Cardinal finalized the transaction April […]

CORNWALL – Going slightly over budget, 18 businesses will have their projects funded through SDG Counties’ Regional Incentives Program this year. SDG Counties council approved the recommendation from the RIP committee, to fund up to […]

LONG SAULT — A month after South Stormont parted ways with a recently-hired CAO, an interim CAO has been appointed by council. Karl Doyle, who had been Director of Development Services at the township for […]

This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Both Broad and Smyth seeking re-election in South Dundas; First phase of Edwardsburgh Land Bake sale completed; South Stormont appoints Karl Doyle interim CAO; Regional Incentives for 18 […]

MORRISBURG — April 17 was graduation day for the latest class at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario. If that was not enough cause for celebration, local MPP and Minister of Colleges and Universities […]

SOUTH DUNDAS – About 120 people attended last week’s public meetings to oppose new fees being proposed for businesses in the Morrisburg and Iroquois plazas. Their message, delivered respectfully at both meetings was clear, the […]

MORRISBURG — A rodent issue has exposed issues with municipal outside vermin control bylaws -— there are not any. Complaints were sent to South Dundas’ bylaw department about a home with rats infesting a yard in […]

MORRISBURG — A proposal to increase development charges in South Stormont by 69 per cent has drawn sharp criticism from local MPP and Cabinet Minister Nolan Quinn. Quinn, responding to a question by The Leader […]

CORNWALL — The village of Iroquois just grew in size. SDG Counties approved a settlement boundary expansion for the proposed Chase Meadows development on the eastern end of the South Dundas village at their April 20 […]