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Editorial: Trash talk
One of the recurring themes in South Dundas recently has been the issue of what to do with our trash. Both municipal landfills are in need of replacement/expansion. Council and staff are in the process […]
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Editorial: The new normal
Seasonal flooding appears to be the new normal in this region. Severe flooding is wreaking havoc on residents and businesses across the region, which is heartbreaking considering many of those affected had just recovered from […]
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Editorial: The party budget
The Ontario government tabled the first budget of premier Doug Ford’s mandate on April 11 and it is the largest budget in provincial history. Ford’s budget spends nearly $5 billion more than his predecessor, Kathleen […]
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Editorial: Eighty-two
Depending on a person’s perspective, 82 could be considered an insignificant number. Or it could just be a number large enough to silence a roomful of people. In fact, 82 is the number of children […]
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Editorial: 9,000 elephants in the room
South Dundas will run out of space for its garbage, your garbage, by December 2021. That was the message delivered to council last week by WSP, a consultant hired to look at our landfill situation. […]
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Editorial: Rural consequences
The new, long awaited, much consulted, education curriculum was finally released by the provincial government March 15th. While a number of changes were set out by the Ford government, the one that will have the […]
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Editorial: Thanks Leo
What an incredible weekend it was for hockey lovers, and incidentally for Morrisburg and South Dundas. The 47th Annual Leo Boivin International Midget AAA Showcase came to town, welcoming 12 incredible teams, their coaches and […]
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Editorial: Round and round we go
The changes proposed by the United Counties to the County Road 2 corridor in Morrisburg unveiled a couple weeks ago, in large part, make sense. It will be good to see something done with an […]
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Editorial: A Buckley’s budget
Budget season is not over. The federal budget will be tabled next week, and the provincial budget is due April 11th. As Canadians are going to the polls this fall, the federal budget will be […]
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Editorial: Connecting the community
Building and maintaining connections within any community is important. In the rural parts of the community, that means roads. South Dundas has a good network of roads, and they are mostly in good repair. In […]