The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Board of Health has voted to merge with two neighbouring units. It, along with the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington Public Health and the Hastings Prince Edward Public Health may eventually form the South East Health Unit. Last August the Ministry of Health announced plans to...

Emergency crews were called to the scene of a person in distress earlier today in the St. Lawrence River. Brockville Police along with Brockville Fire and Paramedics from Leeds and Grenville attended Canteen Park after receiving calls of a person in distress in the St. Lawrence River. Police say a 39-year-old...

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has tabled the most expensive budget in the history of the province. The document is worth a total of $214.5 billion and includes a projection of 274,000 housing starts over the next three years across the province along with more than half a billion dollars...

If you’re going across the border for Easter, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff members say you should be prepared before you go.   The agency is urging travelers to take steps like checking wait times at border crossings before their trip, so they won’t be surprised by a long...

Steve Clark says the federal carbon tax is too much, and he wants to see the Ontario government send that message before it’s too late.  Clark, the MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, has announced plans to introduce Motion 82 to the Ontario legislature.  The motion calls for the federal...

The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is looking for help finding educators and workers to commemorate with awards this year.  The board is accepting nominations for its annual Service Excellence Awards program.  The initiative is meant to celebrate teachers and workers that go above and beyond for students, thanking them...