St. Lawrence Parks Commission – Page 2

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 […]

Friends of Grand Trunk 1008 ready when able to proceed

May 21, 2020 R. Comfort – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – It’s been one year since The Leader first reported the St. Lawrence Parks Commission’s intent to divest itself of the Grand Trunk 1008 and a whole lot has happened since then. December 11, […]

This week in The Leader – May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020 Editor

This week in The Leader: Students will not return to classrooms until September; Business, recreation, and construction begin to reopen; Pedestrian killed on CN tracks near Iroquois; Municipal amenities open again; EOHU expands COVID-19 testing; […]

Provincial parks and conservation areas to begin reopening

May 9, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

TORONTO – Ontario’s provincial parks and conservation areas will begin to reopen next week. The announcement was made today (May 9th) just after 1 p.m. Beginning May 11th, 520 parks and conservation areas will open […]

Attendance drops for Alight at Night

January 9, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Attendance was down by over 18 per cent for the 2019 edition of the Alight at Night festival at Upper Canada Village. According to Rosalyn Gambhir with the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, attendance […]

Editorial: Now the work begins…

December 19, 2019 Editor

A piece of our local heritage in South Dundas is staying put. The locomotive and railway cars at the Aultsville station display in Crysler Park will remain where it has been for the past 60 […]

This week in The Leader – December 18, 2019

December 18, 2019 Editor

This week in The Leader: SLPC delivers early Christmas present to local group, train to remain on its South Dundas site; Recycling costs increasing fivefold; No Iroquois outdoor rink this winter; New 401 tourism billboards […]