Opinion

Taxes are going up – way up. All across Ontario, rural municipalities are ditching the mantra of keeping municipal property tax increases near two per cent. For residential property owners not located in big cities, […]

In recent years, the first editorial of the calendar year has looked at what we at The Leader wanted to see happen in the next 12 months. Past editorials have sought a curbing of the […]

There is a growing and wasteful trend around municipal council tables. It is noticed in South Dundas and has been observed at other municipal councils – over-studying issues or creating study projects without acting. Resources […]

By Merab Ali Three Seaway District High School students have advanced to the next level of a provincial writing contest run by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation. Dean Contois (Grade 10), Mackenzie Westervelt (Grade […]

The announced closure of the Morrisburg office of Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution is yet another loss of local access to services for South Dundas residents. The utility company made the announcement on its social media […]

Disharmonious to the holiday season upon us, municipal governments across the region are beginning budget deliberations. If the draft budget released by SDG Counties this week is any indication, taxpayers are not going to like […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced a new deal for the City of Toronto November 27. This new deal, once the required legislation is passed by the legislature at Queen’s Park, […]

A swath of battery energy storage projects are proposed across Eastern Ontario, including two so far in South Dundas. Those two projects are undergoing environmental assessments as owners await bid approval from Ontario’s Independent Electrical […]

By Avery Adair – Seaway Scoop With their motto, “Connect, Educate, Empower,” Seaway District High School students were introduced to an interactive exhibition called ‘Tour for Humanity’ on November 14. The experience is part of […]

A presentation before South Dundas Council November 13 offered projections on population growth in SDG Counties and the six lower-tier municipalities within it, including South Dundas. The numbers, based on Statistics Canada data among others, […]