Canada invests in Habitat for Humanity Canada
Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That is why, in May 2018, the Government launched the National Housing Co-Investment...
Burritts Rapids Swing Bridge Update
Parks Canada is pleased to provide an update on the project to repair the historic Burritts Rapids Swing Bridge. Work has advanced to the...
CPHC announces new Executive Director
The Community and Primary Health Care of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (CPHC) is pleased to announce that Ms. Tina Montgomery has accepted the position...
Kemptville’s Lost Heritage
One of the most obvious gaps in the streetscape of Kemptville is on Clothier Street East, between the South Branch Bistro and O’Heaphy’s. For...
Additional measures brought in at bars and restaurants
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, has amended emergency orders, implementing additional measures for restaurants, bars, and...
Local author writes textbook on equine management
A local professor has cowritten and edited a new textbook on Horse Pasture Management, set to be distributed across North America. Paul Sharpe has...
European Hornets in North Grenville
by Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
Giant Asian Hornets, Vespa mandarinia, have been getting a lot of attention from a few...
Council prepares to adopt Budget 2019
by Mayor Nancy Peckford and Deputy Mayor Jim McManaman
After much deliberation and lively debate, Council members voted unanimously on March 13 to bring the...
BACKYARD ASTRONOMY: Double Stars
by Gary Boyle - The Backyard Astronomer
Seeing double is never a good thing and a sign to seek medical attention; however, double stars can...
Burritts Rapids history: A question of sources
Last week, we looked at the story of John Strachan French, mill owner and merchant in Burritts Rapids between 1841 and 1858. The problem...