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SOUTH DUNDAS – It was a celestial event that drew thousands of viewers from around the country to this region – The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse. An estimated 2,000 people descended on the Morrisburg […]

MORRISBURG – The community and its leaders really stepped up for the Community Hub and Warming Centre at a special fundraising event on Sunday. Organized by Gail McCooeye, the tea and fashion show event raised […]

MORRISBURG – March 27th was a big day for the local fire service. Not only did firefighters fill South Dundas council chambers to witness Lieutenant Bill Chafe presenting the newly developed fire services Mission, Vision […]

TORONTO – The Ontario government’s annual look at public servants earning $100,000 per year or more, known as the Sunshine List, grew by 12.6 per cent in 2023. The list – which reports all provincial […]

TORONTO – The Ontario government is diving into the red ink due to the weakening economy. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released his 2024 provincial budget on March 26 with which records a $9.8 billion deficit, […]

This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Total Eclipse to cover South Dundas April 8; Updated Mission, Vision and Values celebrated by SDFES; Roumeliotis tops region’s Sunshine List; Continued support for Valecraft subdivision; Second viewing […]

MORRISBURG – I’m ‘Brooke’, a 17 year-old female kicked out of an abusive single parent Chesterville home. I took my cat with me on my way out the door. My father is not in the […]

CORNWALL – A planned April 10 change to 911 dispatching protocols should help improve critical land ambulance response in the region. The new Medical Priority Dispatch System will categorize calls to 911 based on one […]

CORNWALL – SDG Counties councillors voted to support a call by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to review the current funding relationship between municipalties and the provincial government. The AMO claims that there are […]