The Ontario government delivered its second budget of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the third of Premier Doug Ford’s term of office. The budget is a spending smorgasbord. It is an attempt to address the needs […]
SDG – A new fast-food franchise may be coming to Winchester soon, but the development is causing some headaches at SDG Counties council. SDG councillors heard a motion from Councillor Tony Fraser (North Dundas), at […]
This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Counties debate Winchester A&W traffic study; $5.5M in new funding for SLPC; Meals on Wheels grows by 50 per cent locally; COVID-19 variants on the rise in EOHU […]
This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Final approval for 184 unit Morrisburg subdivision; Doing nothing not an option; SDG funding of LTC commitments complete, over three years early; Scaled down Dundas County Farm Show […]
SDG – Major road rebuilding projects remain one of the largest capital funding issues at the United Counties. While SDG’s transportation department has a robust maintenance program to extend the life of existing roads, some roads […]
This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Budget talks end at 1.24 per cent rate increase; COVID-19 variants arrive in region; Grants and donations trimmed; Face masks win South Dundas a national marketing award; Outdoor […]
It is budget season for governments of all levels and while we have seen closed-door consultations at the upper levels of government, municipal councils have been debating local budgets publicly. During the recent SDG Counties […]
This week’s headlines in The Leader include: Lining up a tax rate increase of 2 per cent or less; COVID-19 numbers continue to decrease; Minimal changes to $69.6M SDG budget; Newest South Dundas snowplow ditched, […]
SDG – In recent years, online naming contests for various items have quickly hit the ditch. That is not the case for SDG Counties. While Plowy McPlowface still led for the most popular name to […]
Planners at SDG Counties delivered the bad news last week that the $4.2 million Morrisburg roundabout and street-scape would have to be scaled back. The project, which was put out for tender before Christmas, saw […]
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