Author Archives: Derrick Scott

Spring Load Restriction In Place
Spring load restrictions will come into effect on March 9 on municipal roads in the Township of Russell to protect roadways during the thaw period. They apply to vehicles exceeding 5,000 kg per axle. ...
Derrick Scott Mar 04, 2026 aigarsr / Depositphotos.com

Recovered Stolen Vehicle - Charges Laid
The Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one individual following the recovery of a stolen vehicle. On Thursday, February 26, 2026,...
Derrick Scott Mar 03, 2026

Navan Resident Are Upset With Landfill Expansion Plan
People around the Navan area are up in arms over plans to expand the local landfill. Waste Connections, the company behind it, says the expansion won't make things worse than they already are and that...
Derrick Scott Mar 03, 2026

OPP Warns Public About Police Impersonation Scam
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is alerting residents across the region to an emerging scam trend involving suspects who pose as police officers to defraud victims of substantial amounts of money....
Derrick Scott Mar 03, 2026

Hawkesbury Councilor Julie Séguin Is Against Alto High-Speed Rail Project
Julie Sguin has announced her opposition to the federal government's proposed Alto high-speed rail project, which would connect Ottawa and Montral. Sguin, who ran as the Conservative candidate for Pre...
Derrick Scott Mar 02, 2026

Impaired Driving Charge In Alfred-Plantagenet
Members of the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a motorist for impaired driving. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, shortly before 4:30 p.m., officers were condu...
Derrick Scott Mar 02, 2026

Sidewalk Project In Vankleek Hill Gets Scrapped
In Champlain, council unanimously decided to abandon the sidewalk extension project along Highway 34 between Vankleek Hill's Foodland and the VCI School. The project, estimated at $1 million, would ha...
Derrick Scott Mar 02, 2026

Sanitation Sewer Project In L'Orignal To Cost Champlain Township Over $3 Million
The council of the Township of Champlain has approved the sanitary sewer rehabilitation project in L'Orignal, worth approximately $3.2 million. More than two-thirds of the funding comes from provincia...
Derrick Scott Mar 02, 2026 hansenn / Depositphotos.com

SD&G MP Concerned About Alto High Speed Train Project
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry MP Eric Duncan says he has received many concerns about the potential route of the Alto bullet train, which could run through North Glengarry and Prescott-Russell. Dunca...
Derrick Scott Mar 02, 2026

Bank Robbery In Rockland
Two people have been taken into custody following a reported robbery at a bank in Rockland. OPP responded to the situation on Laurier Street just before 9:30 this morning (Friday, Feb. 27). The indivi...
Derrick Scott Feb 27, 2026