St. Lawrence Parks Commission

No review of St. Lawrence Parks payments to municipalities

July 23, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – There will be no changes to how the St. Lawrence Parks Commission compensates municipalities in lieu of property taxes. Currently, the SLPC pays a payment in lieu of municipal taxation to each municipality in […]

Editorial – Tourism – Yes or no?

July 23, 2020 Editor

For many communities in Ontario, including South Dundas, tourism has filled a void left as manufacturing plants closed or relocated out of the province. International trade agreements along with technological advances fundamentally changed jobs in […]

Revisiting the past at Upper Canada Village – from a distance

July 23, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – The St. Lawrence Parks Commission’s largest attraction, Upper Canada Village, re-opened on July 1st this year. Its season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions on gatherings. The village reopened to […]

Province announces over $7 million in funding for SLPC

July 18, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Over $7 million in funding was announced for the St. Lawrence Parks Commission today (July 18th) at Upper Canada Village by Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries Lisa MacLeod. The announcement, […]

St. Lawrence Parks: More beaches to open

July 16, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Two more beaches owned by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission are about to reopen to the public this week. Crysler Beach, between Upper Canada Village and Crysler Marina, along with the Woodland Beach […]

Editorial – Reform needed for SLPC

June 25, 2020 Editor

For over sixty years, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, and its predecessor, the St. Lawrence River Development Corporation, has controlled the waterfront and much of the land left over from the St. Lawrence-Seaway project. The […]

Editorial – The Cone of Silence

May 21, 2020 Editor

Federal, provincial, and municipal government officials, public health officials, community groups, agencies, and businesses, have worked hard at communicating with media and the public during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Communication is important. Keeping […]