Author Archives: Derrick Scott

Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a man following a vehicle collision in Bourget. On Saturday, November 15, 2025, at approximate...

Normand Lapointe made a personal donation of more than $133,000 to the Prescott-Russell Residence Foundation. A long-time supporter of his community, he supports more than twenty organizations and say...

The reconstruction of County Road 22 in SDG will cost about $8 million. To fully finance the project, the council will use three reserves, completely emptying two of them. The use of the road surplus ...

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...