Steve Clark elected to Standing Committee
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark has been elected Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Policy in the Ontario Legislature. The...
The Canadian Dental Care Plan is here
The federal government has begun to roll-out the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), which will cover some of the cost of most basic oral...
Wardens urge investment in infrastructure
by the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus
While the Government of Canada announces regular new and welcome Housing Action Plan investments, the member municipalities of the...
United Counties recognise outstanding women
Long-standing employee of the Counties Anne Dixon
Anne Dixon began her career in 1989 with the City of Brockville and in 2001, when the Province...
Keeping energy and housing costs down
The Ontario government has introduced legislation that, if passed, would reverse a December 2023 decision by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) that would have...
Groundbreaking report highlights watershed trends and concerns
by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
The RVCA has released a detailed conditions report assessing trends in the watershed’s surface and ground water quality, aquatic...
Seniors Community Grant Program applications now open
MPP Steve Clark is pleased to inform you that applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 Ontario Seniors Community Grant Program. This program...
Thin ice is a danger to be avoided
The OPP has issued a statement warning people against venturing out on ice surfaces after three incidents around the region in less than a...
Major drug seizure in Augusta
The growing incidence of fentanyl and cocaine usage in this region was underscored recently in a recent drug seizure very close to our community...
New report claims Ford government is pushing private health care
“Robbing the public to build the private”. That is the titular claim of a report released last week by the Ontario Health Coalition which...