Opinion

While South Dundas council was unable to discuss the latest iteration of the municipality’s plan for the village plazas in Morrisburg and Iroquois due to a lack of quorum, residents and business owners have a […]

The British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge has roughly the same population as Morrisburg and Iroquois combined. Last week, one of the worst horrors that could happen in a community and to the families involved […]

Former Premier Bill Davis was responsible for creating much of the post-secondary education system available in Ontario. He was often quoted, saying, “If we get education right, everything else will be better.” Education is the […]

Planning is well underway to connect the St. Lawrence Parks Commission’s Upper Canada Village campus and the Riverside-Cedar Campground to South Dundas’ municipal water and wastewater systems. This is part of the $82 million in […]

It has been more than seven months since Ontario’s Education Minister Paul Calandra placed four school boards under direct provincial control, sidelining trustees. The action was taken because of alleged misspending of funds by trustees […]

Algonquin College, one of three colleges that provides postsecondary education in Eastern Ontario, announced another list of 30 programs it is considering eliminating due to funding issues. It is the second time in as many […]

The provincial government announced last week that it is spending another $700 million on critical water infrastructure to support housing in Ontario. That funding will go to 127 communities across the province, and it is […]

The Ontario government announced last month a $20 million grant for fire services across the province to support firefighter training for handling lithium-ion battery-related fires and for cancer prevention equipment. The fund was doubled from […]

Now that 2025 has concluded, it is prudent to look at local issues raised in editorials published by The Leader to see where they stand at the start of 2026. Three editorials in 2025 examined […]

We can do better than outdated practices Early January is when many families take down their holiday decorations and dispose of their Christmas trees. What is often overlooked, however, is that Christmas trees can continue […]