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Municipal elections will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, in communities across Ontario, including right here in Gananoque. To keep everyone up-to-date on candidates who have thrown their hats into the ring, Brockvilleist is compiling a list of candidates for both mayor and councillor. This list will be updated
Read MoreThree people have been arrested and charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking following an early morning traffic stop in Brockville yesterday.
Read MoreBrockville police are investigating a serious motor vehicle collision that left a 29-year-old woman with significant injuries earlier this week.
Read MoreOne person is dead after a transport truck crossed the centre median of Highway 401 and collided head-on with a passenger vehicle near Gananoque on Wednesday night. Leeds County OPP and other emergency crews responded to the collision near County Road 2 shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Read MoreA summer-long strike involving Leeds and Grenville-area mental health and developmental workers is officially coming to an end after OPSEU Local 441 struck a deal with Lanark Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH) staff to end their strike and return to work, according to CEO Kim Gifford in
Read MoreThe discovery of three sets of human remains on the same rural property northeast of Smiths Falls has raised questions about the land itself, whether the deaths could be connected and what investigators are still looking for. The latest discovery came on Aug. 6, when Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) found
Read MoreAfter 18 months of work, the community of Smiths Falls has come together to create the inaugural Smiths Falls Literary Festival. Local residents, along with those from across the region and beyond are invited to celebrate the art of storytelling and the written word this September. The festival is a
Read MoreBrockville mayor Matt Wren says he is recovering at home after suffering a mild stroke last week, and plans to continue carrying out his duties as mayor. In a personal update shared on Wednesday, Aug. 19, Wren said he experienced a medical emergency early on Aug. 12 that he now
Read MoreBrockville police charged a 52-year-old man with weapons and drug trafficking offences after officers responded to a report of someone allegedly brandishing a firearm on Stewart Boulevard last week. Police say in a Wednesday, Aug. 19 media release that they received information at about 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13
Read MoreSpirits were high as the Kayaking for Cancer team paddled into Newboro during their 26th annual journey along the Rideau Canal, proudly announcing a milestone that has been more than a quarter-century in the making. The dedicated group of 19 paddlers, organizers, and ground crew confirmed they have officially surpassed
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