News – Page 88 – Morrisburg Leader

Provincial group calls to end school closure moratorium

March 2, 2023 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

BROCKVILLE – A call to end the provincial moratorium for school closures in Ontario has the support in principle of the chair of the largest English-language school board in the region, but that does not […]

This week’s headlines in The Leader – March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023 Editor

This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Hefty Budget – Council content with 5.5 per cent tax increase in South Dundas; Provincial group calls to end school closure moratorium; Jr. Lions level playoff series at […]

Sentencing date set for Iroquois-based property developer

February 23, 2023 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

OTTAWA – A convicted fraudster who operated a property development company based in Iroquois will be sentenced in an Ottawa court in late-April. Seventy-four year old Edouard Bonamie pleaded guilty to four charges relating to […]

SDG property tax rate up 3.72 per cent

February 23, 2023 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

CORNWALL – Barring any last minute changes before the next council meeting, the SDG Counties property tax levy will increase by 3.72 per cent. Counties councillors deliberated the 2023 budget at a special council meeting […]

Prize-winning art sent to next level

February 23, 2023 R. Comfort – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – When Isabella Johnston completed and sent her submission to the Lions Club International Peace Poster contest last November, she wasn’t sure if anyone would understand the message that she was trying to convey […]

This week’s headlines in The Leader – February 22, 2023

February 22, 2023 Editor

This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Bonamie sentencing date is set; SDG property tax rate up 3.72 per cent; Iroquois students celebrate winter with ‘Le Carnaval’; Two South Dundas projects funded through CCRF; Forty […]

Time to revive Williamsburg’s Cenotaph

February 16, 2023 R. Comfort – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – The once forgotten Williamsburg Cenotaph will again get the respect it deserves in 2023 when it becomes the third cenotaph relocation and re-dedication project in South Dundas. Eric Duncan, who voluntarily spearheaded both […]

Local riding boundaries changing to SDG

February 16, 2023 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

OTTAWA – A plan to change ridings in Eastern Ontario will see changes to the Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry riding. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario tabled its report to the House of […]

Diving deeper into the 2023 South Dundas budget

February 16, 2023 R. Comfort – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – A timely waste diversion transfer payment is providing a budget offset which dropped the proposed tax rate as South Dundas council entered into budget deliberations February 3. Acting treasurer Lachlan McDonald presented council […]

Successful return of Empty Bowls Fundraiser

February 16, 2023 W. Gibb – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – The hall of the Williamsburg Christian Reformed Church was the setting on Saturday, February 11, 2023, for the return of the popular Empty Bowls fundraiser. Organized for Community Food Share by Team Leader […]