EDITORIAL: Bar set high on new police tools to find the missing
When a loved one goes missing, swift action is critical. That’s why our government is providing police with more tools to quickly respond to adult […]
MPP Jim McDonell
Rain doesn’t keep crowd away for Cornwall Day of Mourning ceremony
CORNWALL – Participants huddled under umbrellas Friday morning to mark the Cornwall ceremony for the National Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on […]
Habitat for Humanity home build for Lauzons starts Tuesday
CORNWALL – Construction will get underway Tuesday morning on the future home for Cornwall’s Lauzon family. The Lauzons – Shane and Ashley, 10-year-old Kyler, 7-year-old […]
Cornwall group pickets over Ontario tuition changes
CORNWALL – A trio of demonstrators were outside local MPP Jim McDonell’s office today (Monday) to protest changes to funding for post-secondary education, namely the […]
QP REPORT: Year in Review
This past year started with a large increase to the minimum wage, which may have raised the income of some, but also eroded the buying […]
QP REPORT: Reliable power supply over Christmas holidays ‘was at risk’
We returned to the Legislature this week in an emergency session to address the collective bargaining deadlock between Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the Power […]
Morrisburg streetscape plan underway; Ontario cuts $67,500 cheque
MORRISBURG – The provincial government is doling out the $67,500 toward the planning and design for transforming the area around Morrisburg’s busiest intersection. The money […]
QP REPORT: McDonell goes to PEI, end of Drive Clean
Editor’s note: This report from MPP Jim McDonell is for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. At the beginning of this week, I was […]
South Glengarry to Ontario: Make EMS an essential service
LANCASTER – South Glengarry council has made a formal petition to the Ontario government to make paramedics an essential service. “Talking to other people in […]
Ingleside splash pad opening next week
LONG SAULT – Taxpayers in South Stormont ended up getting the best bang for their buck through a different process to build the Ingleside splash […]