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Visitation For Gord Brown Being Held May 9th at Tompkins Funeral Home in Gananoque

Dale Elliott
Visitation For Gord Brown Being Held May 9th at Tompkins Funeral Home in Gananoque
Funeral service takes place at the Lou Jeffries Recreation Center in Gananoque at 11 am, Thursday, May 10 followed by a graveside service at Gananoque Cemetery Gananoque – Visitation for Gord Brown, Member of Parliament Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes will be held on Wednesday, May 9th at Tompkins Funeral Home in Gananoque. It is being held from 2 to... Read More

Festival of Small Halls expanding to welcome new rural venues for 2018

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Festival of Small Halls expanding to welcome new rural venues for 2018
Eastern Ontario – With more than 40 performances over two weeks in September, the Ontario Festival of Small Halls is promising to get toes tapping across the province this fall – in even more cherished spaces. The festival that melds big names in music with rural communities is expanding its scope again and bringing internationally-renowned musicians to special halls this... Read More

Lakes in Upper Rideau Watershed Reaching Flood Level

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Lakes in Upper Rideau Watershed Reaching Flood Level
  Ottawa –  This message is specific to Bobs and Christie Lakes but may apply to other lakes in the area where remotely accessible monitoring equipment is not installed. Property owners are advised to go to their cottage properties and assess conditions for themselves. Rain overnight has caused levels on Bobs and Christie Lakes to increase to flood levels. Additional... Read More

MS Carnation Campaign Set to Launch May 10th & 11th

Tammy Wilson
MS Carnation Campaign Set to Launch May 10th & 11th
Leeds & Grenville – Make someone’s day special and help in the fight against MS. Buy your carnations at locations around Brockville (The Score, Scotiabank (King St & Stewart Blvd), CIBC, TD Canada Trust, Metro, Food Basics, Canadian Tire), Kemptville, Merrickville, Smiths Falls (The Score) and Perth. The cost is $7.00 for the large-5 stem carnations or $6.00 for the mini-3... Read More

You Have Until May 10th to Order Your Rain Barrel In Support of the Volunteer Centre St. Lawrence-Rideau

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You Have Until May 10th to Order Your Rain Barrel In Support of the Volunteer Centre St. Lawrence-Rideau
Brockville – The Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence-Rideau is accepting pre-sale orders until May 10th for a Truckload Rain Barrel Sale scheduled for Friday, May 18th, at the Employment and Education Centre, 105 Strowger Blvd., Brockville, from 8 am to 12 pm. Funds raised will support Volunteer Centre programs and initiatives which facilitate volunteer engagement in the community. Cost of... Read More

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority: Watershed Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook

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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority: Watershed Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook
  Ottawa –  Water levels are expected to rise again in the Rideau River watershed as a result of meltwater from the last of the snow, flow from thawing soil and rain forecast for Wednesday and Thursday. Daytime temperatures are expected to approach 20 degrees over the rest of the week and stay above freezing at night. This will cause... Read More

UCDSB School Trustee for Ward 5 Jeff McMillan Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election

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UCDSB School Trustee for Ward 5 Jeff McMillan Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
Brockville – Dear Members of the Upper Canada District School Board Community: I have been asked to share with you that our Board’s Chair, Jeff McMillian, has announced he will not be seeking re-election for another term as a Public School Board Trustee. Mr. McMillan will complete his current commitments as a local trustee for Ward 5 (Brockville & Augusta Township) and Chair... Read More

Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Watershed Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook

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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Watershed Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook
No Significant Flooding Anticipated from Developing Weather System Ottawa –  A weather system out of the mid-west U.S. has the potential to bring several forms of precipitation in significant amounts in to eastern Canada over the next week. Snow, rain and freezing rain may fall beginning tonight with showers or flurries. Tomorrow, rain is forecast to fall through the afternoon.... Read More

Augusta, Merrickville-Wolford, and Rideau Lakes contribute to the largest BR+E program region has ever seen

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Augusta, Merrickville-Wolford, and Rideau Lakes contribute to the largest BR+E program region has ever seen
Pictured are Rideau Lakes Township Associate Planner Malcolm Norwood and Leeds Grenville BR+E Coordinator Krista George. – Submitted Photos “Strong Business, Strong Community” Augusta, Merrickville-Wolford, and Rideau Lakes – The communities of Augusta, Merrickville-Wolford, and Rideau Lakes have officially launched their Business Retention + Expansion (BR+E) programs, part of the largest undertaken in Leeds Grenville. The main objective of the... Read More

2018 North Grenville Rural Summit Held on Saturday in Kemptville – VIDEO

Dale Elliott
2018 North Grenville Rural Summit Held on Saturday in Kemptville – VIDEO
Jim Beveridge, owner of B&H Grocer in Kemptville speaks at the 2018 North Grenville Rural Summit this past Saturday, April 7th. – Photo By Dale C. Elliott, Hometown TV12 News  Kemptville – The 2018 North Grenville Rural Summit was held this past Saturday, April 7th at the Kemptville Campus. Close to 150 people came out for the all day... Read More