Measles continues to be an unwelcome visitor to schools in Norfolk County, causing kids to miss class as the school year enters the home stretch. Staff  and students at Houghton Public School — a rural elementary school in  southwestern Norfolk — were potentially exposed to measles on two  separate occasions in May, with each exposure […]

Residents of a Brant County subdivision are beginning to wonder if they’ll ever see a $1,500 lot grading deposit owed from the developer who built their homes. Dawn Laws was under the impression “we had to pay this money in case we made any changes to the property. If we didn’t make any changes to […]

Recent polls show housing and food security among top issues in Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, and Pictou counties.  Mental health counselling was the highest average reported need in Nova Scotia, although Halifax Regional Municipality made up a large plurality of total respondents (39 per cent), accounting for a skewed average of all counties. This article will […]

The public relations firm contracted to represent York1 says the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has declined engagement with the firm regarding the company’s Dresden landfill proposal. In an email message to The Chatham Voice on May 30, Henley Strategies founder Laryssa Waler said that “recently” C-K officials “haven’t wanted to engage” with the firm on topics […]

Enbridge Gas is warning customers across Ontario to be on alert for a series of scams aimed at stealing personal information and money. The company says fraudsters are using letters, emails, text messages and door-to-door visits to impersonate Enbridge representatives. One recent scam involves fake letters left at homes claiming that Enbridge will be conducting […]

● Former Mayor Justin Altmann and council candidate Keith Singer were convicted for failing to file mandatory campaign financial statements after the 2022 municipal election. ● Each was fined $10,000 plus a 25 percent victim surcharge following guilty pleas entered May 28, 2025. ● Agreed Statements of Fact emphasized the seriousness of the offence and […]

LISTOWEL – At its April 29 meeting, North Perth Council requested a report from staff to help council members to understand the new strong mayor powers, in order to avoid exploiting them.  As of May 1, strong mayor powers have been expanded to an additional 170 Ontario municipalities, including North Perth. Bestowed by the Ontario […]

The revelation that since 2022 an additional 1,180 property owners in St. Catharines are unable to pay their tax bill has prompted at least one member of City Council to take action. Less than two weeks after The Pointer reported a sharp rise in the number of properties in municipal tax arrears, information that had […]

In a decision that appears to contradict itself, the municipal watchdog hired by Council members to hold them accountable has determined that even though Mayor Mat Siscoe violated rules set out in the Code of Conduct that governs the behaviour of local elected officials, his conduct somehow did not rise to a punishable contravention of […]

A Fort Providence man was sentenced to 30 months, minus time served, and barred from owning a firearm for a decade after pleading guilty to possession of crack cocaine in Deline. In territorial court on May 16, John Minoza, 37, of Fort Providence, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance for […]

The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division Board of Education is seeing excellent progress after revamping their Board Advocacy Plan and Board Development Plan. Trustee Alan Nunn updated the board of the progress of both plans at their recent meeting. This year the Board focused their development work on Governance and Leadership, as well as Learning and […]

Manitoba teachers want answers about how their top union officials plan to bring about stability at their Portage Avenue headquarters after “a rough year.” More than 330 delegates are registered to take part in the 106th annual general meeting of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society this week. Formal proceedings kicked off Thursday morning with an impromptu […]