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In August, the Thousand Islands Watershed Land Trust (TIWLT) is holding its annual summer fundraiser to help protect and conserve ecologically significant lands in the Thousand Islands region, and to announce TIWLT’s 2026/7 roster of projects. The organization invites nature lovers and backyard ecologists to its Celebrate 4ever Summer Party, held
Read MoreNearly a year after the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) ordered the Town of Smiths Falls to investigate possible contamination near its municipal compost site, some residents and officials remain divided over what those tests revealed — and how the results were handled. Tensions are on the rise
Read MoreEditorial note: As Canadians head to the polls for the Monday, April 28 federal election, we want to be your one-stop home base for everything you need to know in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-and Rideau Lakes. As part of this coverage, we’ve created profiles for each candidate (pending candidate availability) in the
Read MoreThousands of voters in the region will be casting ballots for the federal election in ridings different from those they voted in for Ontario’s recent winter election. While the voters may not have moved, the electoral boundaries did. The map changes are based on the work of independent commissions that
Read MoreThe Province of Ontario’s annual Sunshine List for 2024 was published on Friday, March 28. The City of Brockville had a total of 80 employees listed as making $100,000 per year or more, including many fire fighters, police officers and municipal employees. Of those, a total of 16 employees made
Read MoreIn response to the widespread cuts announced by Ontario colleges across the province, the Ontario Public Service Employee’s Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) Locals 417 and 418 held a ‘Save Our Colleges Solidarity Walk’ at the St. Lawrence College (SLC) Kingston Campus on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. “As Ontario’s colleges face significant challenges, it
Read MoreIn a wide-ranging interview with Brockvilleist, Brockville mayor Matt Wren reflects on a particularly demanding year for the city, marked by challenges such as the crisis of homelessness, the unforeseen technical issues in the Railway Tunnel, and a lack of provincial funding or grants to actualize projects currently in the
Read MoreUnited Kingdom-based UNDO is partnering with local company Canadian Wollastonite on a mission to remove one million tonnes of CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere by 2025. Now, all they need are more Ontario farmers. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Kingstonist took an opportunity to learn about UNDO, Canadian Wollastonite,
Read MoreThe Township of Rideau Lakes had some hot topics of discussion during the Monday, Aug. 12 meeting of the municipal services committee. Here’s what you need to know. Rideau Lakes to investigate surveillance camera installation The Township of Rideau Lakes will look into the costs of installing cameras at some
Read MoreRumours have abounded recently regarding the status of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark St. John Ambulance branch, and why the organization has not been at recent events, as they normally would be. Brockvilleist looked further into this matter to learn the truth. When local Facebook user Gail Kinghorn posted in
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