IROQUOIS – Winter maintenance work takes place every year at the Iroquois lock, but this year, one of the biggest infrastructure investments of recent times is taking place. Part of a $350 million system-wide initiative, […]
BROCKVILLE – A cyberattack in early January has resulted in an extensive data breach at the region’s largest school board. Administration at the Upper Canada District School Board announced in an update on the ongoing […]
CORNWALL – Politicians at all levels are bracing for the impact of possible American tariffs. While the response to the tariff action has been centred on federal and provincial government officials, an ever-growing group of […]
LONG SAULT – South Stormont adopted its 2025 budget, increasing residential property taxes by 6.9 per cent this year. “Municipalities across the country continue to make difficult budget decisions in order to provide efficient and […]
KEMPTVILLE – A recent rash of cyberattacks and data breaches have impacted school boards across a number of jurisdictions since Christmas, but the local English-Catholic board is not one of those affected. Officials with the […]
RUSSELL/EMBRUN – One of the last announcements made by the Ontario government before the start of the provincial election campaign is $1.3 billion in new and expanded schools. That announcement includes two projects in the […]
This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Premier Ford calling February 27 provincial election; Taking an up-close look at Iroquois Lock improvements; Over 50,000 students exposed by data breach; Community officials celebrate Valecraft Merkley Oaks; […]
IROQUOIS – The biggest housing development in South Dundas since the 1950s Seaway project – and one that has the potential to nearly double the population of Iroquois is now underway. Significant pre-servicing ground clearing […]
WINCHESTER – Citing changing consumer preferences, BMO announced last week that its Winchester and Ingleside branches will close in July. The move is part of a Canada-wide branch closure initiative which also has branches in […]
WINCHESTER – Provincial funding for Winchester District Memorial Hospital will increase this year by over $956K. Following the January 7 announcement of additional funding for the Cornwall Community Hospital by local MPP and Minister of […]
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