Millions in new funding for low income renters and shelters

The federal government is acknowledging the financial difficulties posed by the current housing market, and has pledged $199 million in new funding to help...

February is Black History Month

In 1978, the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) was established. Its founders, including Dr. Daniel G. Hill and Wilson O. Brooks, presented a petition...

Beware of fake Ontario Energy Board visits

Residents in Eastern Ontario have reported phone calls by individuals claiming to be from the Ontario Energy Board. The OPP have issued a warning...

Ontario funding more primary care teams

One of the more persistent complaints you’ll hear across this province, and certainly in this municipality, is that many people find it impossible to...

Blood Services  expand the range of donors

Many potential blood donors may not be aware that they are eligible to donate blood to Canadian Blood Services. For more than two decades,...

United Way comes close in fund raising

Last year’s fund raising campaign by United Way Leeds & Grenville fell just short of its target, which the organisation still sees as...

ROMA calls for more local health services

Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by Ontario’s healthcare crisis, according to a new report published by the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA).  The paper, titled...

New Economic Development Officer at Counties

Cyndy Bolton takes on the new role of Economic Development Officer with the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville. After three years of providing...

Selected ServiceOntario outlets to be closed

This will sound very familiar to residents of North Grenville who remember the events of 2016 in Kemptville, when the Ontario (Liberal) Government announced...

Safe snowmobiling means not going out until it is safe

The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) launched Provincial Snowmobile Safety Week (January 13 – 21) by cautioning snowmobilers to always go online to...