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The Ontario government is providing more than $11.1 million for land ambulance services in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville this year, along with an additional $195,000 aimed at reducing ambulance offload delays at hospitals. Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark announced the funding on Monday, Aug.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has filed for appeal against the United Counties of Leeds Grenville’s (UCLG) agricultural area review, sending the case to the Ontario Land Tribunal. According to a statement put out by the United Counties, “five appeals have been filed to the Ontario Land Tribunal
Read MoreThe United Counties of Leeds and Grenville have approved their 2026 budget, including a 2.46 per cent tax rate increase over 2025. A media release from the Counties explains that because a province-wide property assessment update once again did not occur in 2026, the median non‑waterfront residential property in Leeds
Read MoreLeeds and Grenville partners have secured $3.6 million in federal funding to expand community-led efforts addressing substance use and addiction. The funding, provided through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program, will support the Summit Integrated Care initiative, known as Summit. The program provides a single point of access to
Read MoreA transport driver travelling through Leeds and Grenville on Highway 401 was recently charged after causing damage to the highway’s infrastructure and disrupting traffic for several hours. In a post to X, OPP say the truck was travelling eastbound on the 401 on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 20. Along
Read MoreLeeds OPP report over X (formerly Twitter) that they charged two drivers caught travelling at extreme speeds on local roads on the night of Tuesday, Dec. 12. A 19-year-old from Ottawa was reportedly travelling at 119 km/h in a 60 zone through the village of Portland in Rideau Lakes Township.
Read MoreA pair of public consultation sessions are planned for next week as the Upper Canada District School Board looks to flip its elementary and secondary school start times. Proposed earlier this year, the English-Public school board wants to move its secondary school start time to around 9:30 a.m., and elementary
Read MoreA vehicle fire has closed a portion of Highway 401 near Augusta. Grenville OPP tweeted on the morning of Monday, Sept. 25, just before 8 a.m., that the ‘slow lane’ of the westbound portion of the highway near Blue Church Road is currently closed. Police included a photo of what
Read MoreThe City of Brockville has advised that during the week of Sept. 24, GIP Paving Inc. will be completing milling and paving operations on Highway 401, which will affect interchanges between Highway 2 and Maitland Road. Please see the below schedule of ramp closures required to complete this work: Monday
Read MoreThe Leeds County and Grenville County Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have teamed up with the Alzheimer Society of Lanark Leeds Grenville to provide “Project Lifesaver,” which aims to assist vulnerable members of the community. On Sept. 21, the Alzheimer Society of Lanark Leeds Grenville, in partnership with the
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