Author Archives: Derrick Scott

A biodisc critical to the treatment of ammonia at the Wendover wastewater treatment plant is damaged. The Ontario Water Agency recommended a repair estimated at less than $100,000, rather than a repla...

The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Bainsville, near the Ontario-Quebec boundary. On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m...

Trena Byrne from Champlain Township, a teacher at VCI has created a Word Search Book to raise funds for The Food Banks in Vankleek Hill and L'Orignal. The took is for Champlain Township with 112 puzzl...

Crossfit Rush Rockland's WOD A THON campaign which took place over the weekend, raised enough money for one week's of groceries for the Rockland Help Centre. Not only did they exceed their goal of $30...

The investigation continues following a collision which resulted in the temporary closure of John Street and the Long Sault Bridge in Hawkesbury. On Friday, November 14, 2025, around 4:20 a.m., office...

Shelley ECKFORD of Fitzroy Harbour won the Kin Club of Russell's Catch the Ace 7 Lottery jackpot on Sunday, November 16th. Lucky envelope # 42 was selected, and revealed the elusive Ace of Spades, thu...

Hawkesbury and the United Counties of Prescott and Russell will increase staff at the Regional Fire Dispatch Centre to prepare for the transition to next-generation 9-1-1 service in 2026. The number o...

A 28-year-old Montreal man died after a mid-air collision involving a Cessna on Saturday morning in Martintown. The other plane, a Piper, was able to make an emergency landing at the Cornwall airport....

Ontario is creating a $10 million program to help municipalities with fewer than 10,000 residents repair potholes, which are costly for motorists. Cities will be able to receive up to $38,000 for work...

North Glengarry Council reviewed ALTO's high-speed rail project, which includes a Toronto-Quebec City line by 2037. The nearly 1,000 km network, fully electrified, would reach more than 300 km/h and s...