Opinion

The current labour standoff between the Ontario government and non-teaching education unions is a stark reminder that no matter the rhetoric from either side, labour negotiations are never about students. Children as students, are pawns […]

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce tabled legislation Monday afternoon to preemptively end an education strike that has not yet occurred. Education unions in Ontario have been without a contract since August 2022 and through months […]

Across Ontario, voter participation for the October 24 municipal election was down an average of seven per cent. South Dundas saw an 8.3 per cent decline in participation this election. In 2018, only 53.7 per […]

For the past five months, citizens in South Dundas have had multiple opportunities to connect with local municipal election candidates, talk about the issues, and observe as candidates make their cases about why each is […]

American President Theodore Roosevelt once said that “Comparison is the theft of joy.” While that may be true of personal introspection, one normally does not relate the emotion of joy to municipal politics. In fact, […]

October 2-8 is National Newspaper Week – which celebrates the importance of newspapers in Canada. According a study conducted in 2021 by News Media Canada, 86 per cent of Canadians read newspapers – either in-print […]

It has been five years since construction of the Iroquois Roundabout at County Roads 2 and 1 was completed and it has been over 12 years since the Iroquois Village Plaza was renovated with its […]

In 2016, after many years of development, Plan 2014 was adopted by the International Joint Commission as a new plan to manage water levels in the Great Lakes and the upper St. Lawrence River. This […]

Residents in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are going to benefit from a significantly redeveloped long-term care home. Announced in 2021, Maple View Lodge near Athens will be completely rebuilt by 2024 – […]

By Avery Adair With the opening of the school’s doors this September 6, we are once again “welcoming” the grind of copious amounts of homework, special events planned by our Link CREW, and the regaining […]