Opinion

This week (April 27-May 3) is National Volunteer Week. Across Canada, volunteer organizations are highlighting all the good things volunteers do in our communities. Volunteers build community – we see this through data from Statistics […]

The Federal Election is less than a week away on April 28 and Canadians will have their turn to select who will govern them. This election has been called “pivotal” and “the most important of […]

South Dundas continues on its path to implement development charges, receiving a report at the April 9 council meeting spelling out recommended charges. That report said that a development charge of $10,623 per single detached […]

South Dundas is fortunate to enjoy not one, but two municipal beaches on the St. Lawrence River. These beaches are among the highlights of the shoreline, attracting residents and visitors alike. However, these beaches also […]

Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure, also known as the Sunshine List, was released on February 28. The list released the salary and taxable benefits for all public sector employees who work in the provincial civil […]

Local municipal governments in SDG Counties and the City of Cornwall have begun promoting a new “shop local” campaign in response to the active tariff war started by U.S. President Donald Trump. The well-produced video […]

Iroquois is undergoing significant expansion with construction now underway on the Merkley Oaks subdivision, a planned expansion to the Esso/Tim Hortons property, and the near completion of the commercial/residential property next door. All of these […]

This week marks the five year anniversary since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Ontario with full effect. Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a State of Emergency on March 17, 2020 as restrictions on travel, shopping, […]

The February 27 Ontario provincial election saw a slight rebound of sorts in voter turnout. Last Thursday, voter turnout was 45.4 per cent, up from the record low in 2022 of 44 per cent. Less […]

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St. Onge announced the federal government’s new mandate for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Canada on February 20. The CBC/RC has been operating with largely the same priorities since […]