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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will resign as Canada’s Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, once his successor has been named. The Prime Minister made the announcement from Rideau Cottage […]

MORRISBURG – “What a year it’s been,” said South Dundas Mayor Jason Broad in his annual year end interview with the Morrisburg Leader. Growth was the over-arching theme, both personally and municipally for the Mayor […]

WINCHESTER – Budget woes were seen around the council table in North Dundas as township council was presented with a nearly 13 per cent tax increase on December 18. “This is the first draft,” said […]

BROCKVILLE – Enrolment at the region’s English-language school boards is on the rise again. At the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB), enrolment is 0.7 per cent higher than the 2024-25 forecast. The board had […]

MORRISBURG – The year 2024 was busy for The Leader’s online platform, morrisburgleader.ca. Overall website traffic was up 15 per cent from 2023, despite the blockage of Canadian News content by social media company Meta […]

Happy New Year, one day early. Due to New Year’s falling on our regular publication date, The Leader is in stores and mailboxes one day early. Here are this week’s headlines: North Dundas draft budget […]

IROQUOIS – The success of the last Catch the Ace draw at the Iroquois Legion paid dividends to area charities when last week Legion officials handed out $65,000 in donations. “Our last Catch the Ace […]

MORRISBURG – An agreement between the Ministry of Transportation and the St. Lawrence Parks Commission may lead to changes to the Long Sault Parkway. Last Wednesday (December 18), the Ontario government announced it was taking […]

TORONTO – New provincial legislation introduced by the Ontario government will give municipal councils the ability to remove an elected official for gross code of conduct violations. The Municipal Accountability Act, if passed, will create […]

CORNWALL – SDG Counties council approved starting the expropriation process for a portion of a property near Maxville which is needed for the upcoming County Road 22 reconstruction project. The property is one of three […]