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Editorial: Are you happy?
Voters will be going to the polls starting next week. In South Dundas, voters can start voting October 17th by internet, or in person at one of four different advance poll locations. On Election Day, […]
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Editorial: Your turn, ask away
Beginning October 3, South Dundas voters will have the opportunity to ask municipal candidates face-to-face their questions at any of the three all-candidates meetings organized by the local chamber of commerce. The first meeting is […]
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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: Sixty years of progress
It was all in the name of progress. The culminating event of four years of construction and decades of planning came down to one big ‘boom’. July 1st, 1958, the blowing of the coffer dam […]
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Editorial: Troubled Times
It’s been tough to open a newspaper or turn to a news broadcast the last two weeks or so. Virulent racism, overt fascism and callous violence are rampant in the wake of Charlottesville, VA. Two […]
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Editorial: It’s over, but it’s not over
Since the Upper Canada District School Board school community was turned upside down in late September, the March 23 final decision day for school closures has been ingrained in the minds of many. Well, that […]
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Editorial: Public problem solving
There were ten presentations at the January 23rd Accommodation Review Committee 2b public meeting held in Cornwall. Each of those presentations were professional, polished, and provided detailed information to the board, the ARC members and […]
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Editorial: Happy New Year?
Starting January 1, you will pay more to fill up your car. You will pay more to heat your home. Transporting goods to market will cost more. This is thanks to the new “Cap and […]