Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s emotions were running high during a press conference when he was asked about a Toronto grocery chain charging $29.99 for a package of disinfectant wipes that is normally $5. […]
We are only a week into this State of Emergency, the starting mile of the long marathon we face in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic here in South Dundas; and in the broader world. In […]
Every generation has a defining moment, a point where an event occurs that is destined to be ingrained into our society’s consciousness for generations to come. Pearl Harbour, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Fall of […]
One of the positives from the recently passed SDG Counties budget is the balanced approach taken to fund long-term care home projects. After much discussion around the County Council table, councillors and administration came up […]
So far this school year, students in South Dundas attending publicly-funded schools have missed, on average, 10 days of school. Only five of those have been because of the weather. As Canadians, we expect our […]
In the past three years we have seen record high and low water levels on the St. Lawrence River. These fluctuations have had an adverse affect on wildlife, residents, and industry across the region. The […]
Amalgamation happened over 20 years ago, yet some in the community seem to have forgotten this. South Dundas is one community. Yet, the usual arguments are still made. One community (usually Morrisburg) “gets everything”; all […]
Public education in Ontario is in need of change. Current labour issues aside, operational cuts to the system have become the norm. Meanwhile the need for more in-class resources has never been greater. Twenty-five years […]
There is something holding up millions of dollars in much-needed infrastructure funding available through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. That something appears to be the federal government. ICIP is a $30 billion dollar infrastructure […]
To the editor, Great News! I just got off the phone with the STEO (Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario) Review Board. Starting February 3rd, Emerson (McMillan) will be picked up by the bus at the […]
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