Opinion

Ontario dropped the mandatory five-day quarantine period last week for people who are infected with COVID-19. This was not a big announcement by the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore during his […]

Nominations are closed and the slate of candidates are set. This fall, citizens of South Dundas will elect the next term of council comprised of one mayor, one deputy mayor, and three councillors. There are […]

Nominations for the 2022 municipal elections closed Friday and unofficially 13 people are running for five seats at the South Dundas council table. The number of candidates increased from the 2018 election by two, which […]

It has been a slow nomination period for candidates for the upcoming 2022 fall municipal election. Out of the six municipalities that make up the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry – only one […]

Over the past four years there have been many infrastructure initiatives by the municipal government to improve South Dundas. Critical infrastructure such as bridges, roads, and water towers, and less critical infrastructure like sidewalks and […]

The consultant hired by South Dundas to develop the next 10-year vision for recreation released a draft version of this master plan last week. That plan includes 83 recommendations, and the rationale to back those […]

There is an expression – if you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves. For several months, staggering increases in the inflation rate have hit families were it counts most – in […]

On July 2, the emergency department at the Perth campus of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak amongst staff. For more than 10 days, the residents of the […]

Thousands of residents and tourists descended on South Dundas’ parks and waterfront over the Canada Day long weekend. Great weather and activities, along with the return to normalcy that has been taking place this year, […]

A question over South Dundas council remuneration at its June 13 council meeting underlines a problem in our municipal electoral system – attracting new citizens to run for office. This problem is not limited to […]