Opinion

As reported last week in The Leader, South Dundas Mayor Steven Byvelds floated an idea during the 2022 budget municipal deliberations to add a levy to property tax bills, specifically for infrastructure. The idea was […]

Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell is holding his annual pre-budget consultation meeting with residents this week. These types of meetings are where residents and other stakeholders talk in a public forum with the member of […]

Nearly 22 years ago, five-year old Adam Ranger died after being fatally struck while crossing the road. Ranger exited his school bus on February 14, 2000 and was crossing the highway when he was struck […]

For decades a system of monitoring stations have existed in British Columbia, monitoring for seismic activities, underwater landslides and other activity. This monitoring provides data to government officials, warning of a possible tsunami that could […]

Last year was a difficult and trying year for many people in South Dundas and in the broader community. Now that the calendar has shed its last month of 2021, The Leader thought it a […]

As Ontario enters the third calendar year of the pandemic, the question that should be asked by everyone is: Have we learned how to deal with a large-scale public health crisis in Ontario? After the […]

The 2021 provincial budget froze municipal property tax assessment values at 2020 levels for three years. Until 2023, property values will remain the same. That action provided short-term relief for homeowners during the unknowns of […]

SDG Counties warden Allan Armstrong called the action “disturbing”. That action related to a Morrisburg business losing one of its two access points to County Road 2 due to the roundabout and street-scape project. Staff […]

The last thing The Leader wanted to do was write another editorial on the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations. In light of the current situation where cases have ballooned exponentially in South Dundas this past week, […]

Last week South Dundas council received an report on the state of the municipality’s bridges and culverts. The report on South Dundas’ 33 bridges and culverts points to $7.5 million in capital needs in the […]