MORRISBURG – For a third time in the council term, a senior manager with South Dundas has made an unexplained exit. CAO Shannon Geraghty told the Morrisburg Leader, the municipality and public works director Chris […][…]
CORNWALL – Former financial adviser Gilles Saucier was arrested Wednesday (Aug. 30) after turning himself in at the police station. Cornwall police say Saucier is accused of communicating with someone two-and-a-half weeks ago (Aug. 11). […][…]
LONG SAULT – A South Stormont man, convicted earlier this year of setting fire to Longue Sault Public School, will be spending another month in jail. William “Liam” McDonald, 22, was sentenced Monday (Aug. 28) […][…]
KEMPTVILLE – After 11 years as the director of education with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, Bill Gartland is retiring. Gartland has been in the Catholic education system in various capacities for […][…]
CORNWALL – A man from Westport, Ont. will be sentenced in two weeks for his involvement in the 2014 murder of a man on Cornwall Island. Court heard sentencing submissions Tuesday after Christopher Baldwin pleaded […][…]
SD&G – The regional health unit says another human case of West Nile virus has turned up on the five eastern counties. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit did not disclose the exact location in SD&G […][…]
LANCASTER – A truck driver escaped with minor injuries after his rig rolled over on the Highway 401 westbound on-ramp. It happened around 1 p.m. at the Lancaster ramps, where the truck spilled its load […][…]
LANCASTER – Even though it’s approved and construction has started, an over-budget salt dome near Summerstown is salt in the wound of at least one councillor. The $670,830 tender was awarded to Bourgon Construction in […][…]
CORNWALL – A Petawawa woman has been ordered to make restitution to Cornwall’s welfare department and do 50 hours of community service under a plea deal. Court records show 26-year-old Haley Kerr, originally charged with […][…]
SOUTH GLENGARRY – Police have seized just over a ton of tobacco during a Cornwall Regional Task Force operation, east of Cornwall. The seizure was made Monday last week (Aug. 21) during CRTF surveillance on […][…]