Two days after it was discovered, the 100-acre forest and bog fire south of Morewood has been reduced to about 10-12 acres. The fire was first detected in the Alvin Runnalls Forest, an ...

A State of Emergency was declared in North Dundas in response to a forest fire. Area fire services are on the scene of a 100-acre forest fire at the Alvin Runnalls Forest south of ...

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra has openly said he is considering eliminating the elected school board trustees at many of the province’s 72 school boards. Citing mismanagement and ...

Although not to the extent they were requesting, proponents of the planned Iroquois commercial development got the approvals necessary to continue the project that will bring a new ...

SDG Counties is expanding its county forest holdings by an additional 50 acres after passing a bylaw to purchase land in North Stormont south of Avonmore. The land, which is on County ...

For the third year in a row, the Morrisburg Terry Fox Run broke fundraising records. The event, the 32nd year in Morrisburg, beat 2024’s fundraising record by over $1,000 – bringing ...

Minimum wage workers in Ontario will see a little extra on their pay cheques beginning October 1. The minimum wage in Ontario will go up by 40 cents. to $17.60 per hour. For a person ...

After two reports to council with recommendations, SDG Counties council approved a bylaw that increases their pay starting in 2026. The bylaw increases the annual honorarium that the ...

Owners of rental property may soon get a benefit for having affordable rents – lower property taxes. SDG Counties adopted a new Affordable Rental Housing subclass at their September 15 ...

A movement is afoot whereby the seasonal campers of the Iroquois Campground are working towards forming a non-profit corporation for self-government. “Now that we have voted 100% in ...