Pandemic – Morrisburg Leader

Editorial – The best prescription

March 17, 2022 Editor

Since July 2020, wearing a face mask has been required to enter any indoor space in Ontario. After more than 20 months, the Ontario government is ending face mask mandates in most places on March […]

Editorial – System flaws laid bare

March 11, 2021 Editor

It was one year ago this week the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in full force. A state of emergency was declared, lock downs initiated, businesses and schools shuttered, arenas emptied, and people were told to stay […]

Editorial – Science is not conspiracy

February 4, 2021 Editor

Over two million people worldwide have died since the COVID-19 pandemic began a year ago. Over 20,000 Canadians have died from COVID-19, which has made it the third-most leading cause of death in 2020 behind […]

Editorial – Ill-timed decisions

December 10, 2020 Editor

It would be difficult to know that there is still a pandemic going on if you tuned into the December 7th South Dundas Council meeting. Many families are still dealing with pandemic-related financial issues due […]

Editorial – Pandemic politics

October 1, 2020 Editor

Ontarians are just under two years from the next provincial election, but based on the news last week, it seemed like we were about to head to the polls. Recent announcements by Premier Doug Ford […]

Editorial: Do your part, wear a mask

September 17, 2020 Editor

It has been over six months since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Ontario. Schools are just returning to classroom teaching and many businesses have reopened. All are doing so with significant modification, and with public health […]

Editorial – Are we there yet?

August 13, 2020 Editor

It has been a month since this region entered Stage Three of Ontario’s COVID-19 reopening plan. Many of the businesses that were able to survive the financial Armageddon of this first wave of the pandemic […]

Editorial – Shortsighted plans for fall

August 6, 2020 Editor

Last week education minister Stephen Lecce finally announced his September 2020 back to school plan. Promising to provide clarity to parents, students, and educators about the return to school during the ongoing pandemic, Lecce’s plan […]

This week in The Leader – May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020 Editor

This week in The Leader: Region sees its first COVID-19 related deaths; Interest relief for property taxpayers; Counties approve South Branch bridge contract; RBC improves physical distancing while Iroquois branch remains closed; Roundabout centrepiece; Commemorating […]

Editorial – 2020: The lost year

April 30, 2020 Editor

No one would have predicted that 2020 would have this much turmoil. An economy closed for more than a month; schools shuttered; living sheltered in place. Every day there is an announcement of some large-scale […]