Opinion
Editorial: Sudsy Ford focus?
The weather, for the most part, has improved to a near summer-like feel. For many, enjoying a cold one on a hot day is part of season. Enjoying an alcoholic beverage or two will now […]
Ontario
Opinion
Editorial: Leave the kids alone
Not one teacher will lose his/her job. That is what voters were told by candidate Doug Ford in the 2018 provincial election. Less than a year later, school boards across Ontario are seeing a higher-than-normal […]
Opinion
Editorial: The party budget
The Ontario government tabled the first budget of premier Doug Ford’s mandate on April 11 and it is the largest budget in provincial history. Ford’s budget spends nearly $5 billion more than his predecessor, Kathleen […]
Opinion
Editorial: Rural consequences
The new, long awaited, much consulted, education curriculum was finally released by the provincial government March 15th. While a number of changes were set out by the Ford government, the one that will have the […]
News
Street-scape may become reality sooner than planned
MORRISBURG – Morrisburg’s new street-scape vision and traffic roundabout may arrive sooner than planned. On March 12th, the provincial government announced a $30 billion infrastructure funding program. The first round of that funding is dedicated […]
Opinion
Editorial: A Buckley’s budget
Budget season is not over. The federal budget will be tabled next week, and the provincial budget is due April 11th. As Canadians are going to the polls this fall, the federal budget will be […]
Opinion
Editorial: Lasting legacies
The 2019 budget process is starting to wind down for South Dundas council, and one thing that stands out as a future priority is village infrastructure. That priority has not been set by this council. […]
Opinion
Editorial: Breaking a broken system
Since changes made by Premier Kathleen Wynne in 2016, children diagnosed with Autism have had to face long wait lists for government-supported therapy. Those wait lists were originally to be between three-to-six months. In many […]
Opinion
Editorial: Targeting the right needs
Over the past several weeks, the provincial government has made several announcements about funding for hospitals across Ontario: just in the last week alone, over $900-million worth. Those announcements however are not really targeting all […]
News
Budget deficit a challenge for UCDSB chair
BROCKVILLE – The new chair for the Upper Canada District School Board sees dealing with a significant budget deficit and improving communication as key goals for 2019. Chair John McAllister was interviewed by The Leader, […]