The Chair of the Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus says the federal government seems to be listening to concerns about housing shortages. Peter Emon says he was pleased that Ottawa is pledging billions of dollars for housing. The statement said that $15 billion will go to an “apartment construction loan program” to...

North Grenville lacks affordable rental housing, and Mayor Nancy Peckford wants to change that.  MyKemptvilleNow.com spoke with Peckford to learn about the steps the municipality is taking to address the housing crisis. She says the lack of rentals inflates the prices of those that are available.  “North Grenville, historically, has had a...

More than 100 new housing units are coming to a plot of land on Reuben Crescent.  North Grenville Mayor Nancy Peckford spoke with MyKemptvilleNow.com about the housing development, which is being built by a not-for-profit organization called “New Commons.”  “ understands that the municipality are very motivated to facilitate the establishment...

Temperatures are dropping and winter is coming, so now’s the time to prepare for cold weather emergencies.  That’s the message the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is trying to spread.   The organization is urging residents to put together an emergency kit with enough food and water to sustain...

The new Dundas Manor long-term care home is one step closer to being built.  Initial site preparation on the land where the new facility will be built is officially underway, with workers clearing trees and brushes away.  Lisa Little, the chair of the Dundas Manor Board of Directors, says she’s excited...

More needs to be done to expand affordable housing in North Grenville, says Mayor Nancy Peckford.  November 22nd is National Housing Day, and to mark the occasion, Peckford issued a public statement, saying the demand for affordable, sustainable housing is greater than ever in our community.  “The rising cost of living, a...