With two teenage children attending high school in the York Region District School Board and a teacher herself, Nicole has seen it herself and heard from other teachers just how much of a distraction a cell phone can be in class. While the primary teacher (Kindergarten to Grade 3) at the elementary level admits it’s […]

The Halton Police have reported a rise in a new variation of the bank investigator scam over recent months. Fraudsters use fraudulent phone numbers to contact unsuspecting victims. The scammers claim to represent financial institutions, duping individuals into sending money under the pretense of protecting their accounts. HRPS investigators have provided detailed information about how […]

Since Aug. 26, Kate Harris has been the new permanent CEO/head librarian at the North Hastings Public Library, a role she had been doing in an interim capacity since April. She has over six years of experience, a Masters in Library Services and a lot of experience across her positions at public libraries and in […]

The administrator of a municipally run nursing home in Norfolk County is defending staff after a surprise inspection found numerous infractions. In March, inspectors from the Ministry of Long-Term Care visited Norview Lodge in Simcoe for a “proactive compliance inspection” to ensure the facility is complying with nearly 400 provincial regulations governing resident care and […]

The County of Stettler Agriculture Services Board (ASB) discussed the issue of “pockets of drought” in the municipality. The issue came up at the Aug. 28 regular ASB meeting. The ASB is comprised of members of county council and is chaired by Coun. Les Stulberg. Stulberg began the discussion during the “board members request for […]

The B.C. government has fined Coastal GasLink (CGL) nearly $600,000 for failing to protect the environment during construction of its contentious pipeline, bringing the total financial penalties for the project to almost $1.4 million.  The province’s Environmental Assessment Office issued the latest penalties on Sept. 11 for breaching the terms of the project’s environmental assessment […]

The group behind the fight to deny the Region of Waterloo access to 770 acres of land in Wilmot Township for a future mega-site development has been dealt another blow in their fight get more details. Fight for Farmland has expressed deep disappointment and growing concern as the region has again denied a freedom of […]

Twenty-eight months after a Freedom of Information  request was submitted to the City of St. Catharines, officials have yet to release crucial reports detailing the presence of chemicals on the former GM site along Ontario Street that the previous mayor pushed to get developed behind the scenes.   These reports, Phase I and II Environmental Site […]

Sunday, September 1st will mark the final day of the 2024 season for Marineland, the Niagara Falls theme park that has arguably been the second most noteworthy attraction in the municipality, only surpassed by the famous cataracts that give the city its name.  With dwindling attendance, persistent protests from animal rights activists and what the […]

It’s official, Bonfield’s council has appointed the Mayor and Deputy Mayor as members of the newly created Bonfield Medical Center Board. However, before Mayor Narry Paquette and Jason Corbett take their seats, Corbett wanted to assure residents that these new positions do not make any member of council or staff privy to confidential or medical […]

Months after a soil sampling attempt led to aggression against two Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs, prompting Quebec’s environment ministry to cancel the tests, the province has enacted interventions on dumping that could lead to massive fines. Kanehsata’kehró:non have long watched helplessly as hundreds of dump trucks a day have streamed into Kanesatake, bringing […]

After demands for a meeting with government officials went unheeded, a group of Oka residents pledging solidarity with Kanesatake whistleblowers are taking a step closer to enacting checkpoints to stop dump trucks carrying potentially contaminated soil from entering the territory. Other types of traffic would be allowed to pass, the group has said. “I think […]