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Editorial: Barriers to governance
How much attention can a government give to one issue? Depending on the issue in South Dundas, quite a lot. But is all that attention warranted? At the last council meeting, the issue of a […]
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Editorial: Taxpayer, ratepayer or citizen?
With school back in session local eyes now turn their focus to the upcoming municipal election. Already we’ve seen from responses in The Leader, and in other media, the repeated use of certain terms which […]
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Editorial: Legal cannabis sales
Marijuana is coming. The Canadian government recently passed legislation to legalize recreation cannabis, or marijuana, use. Starting October 17th pot will be legal. Under the previous Ontario government, marijuana was to be sold by the […]
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Editorial: Back to square one
The Iroquois campground building replacement issue is not going away. South Dundas council instructed staff that a tender was to be issued. The same council then rejected the tender to work with a citizen to […]
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Editorial: Low hanging fruit
It should come as no surprise that one of the first promises fulfilled by Ontario Premier Doug Ford was the announcement of “Buck-a-beer”. It was an easy, and empty, promise to fulfill designed to show […]
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Editorial: For the better or worse
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been hard at work since taking office, finding “efficiencies” where he and his cabinet see fit. One of the most recent proposed changes involves the size of Toronto city council. […]
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Editorial: Chase leads to issues
As reported this week, a police chase took place in Morrisburg between SDG OPP officers and a 17-year old male July 24th. There are two key issues with this chase and arrest that are causes […]
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Editorial: An honourable job
There are only a couple of days left before nominations close in the 2018 municipal elections. This year’s election will be an interesting one in South Dundas. For the first time in 15 years there […]
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Editorial: Disappointing change
While election hype is ramping up at the municipal level here in South Dundas as the nomination deadline approaches voters are likely considering their options. However, too often when elections happen people don’t get what […]
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Editorial: Getting noticed
South Dundas has been drawing some serious attention from those who live outside our borders. The huge bluegrass festival was in June. A major ball tournament, with teams from Toronto and Montreal took place on […]