I’m either needing to Feed, or needing a Scritch!
Mum and Dad birds have been busy over the last week and a constant to-ing and fro-ing, to satisfy the hungry young that they...
House on JED Express property to become apartment buildings
Second June Council meeting update
The regularly scheduled June 20 Council meeting opened with a public meeting portion to address a request from Edwin Duncan...
Stop by, wave ‘Hi’ and give what you can!
It’s time to dig deep in our pockets, empty our piggy banks and check the couch cushions for any loose change!
The WDMH Foundation is...
Life or Land: A McCargar Story
by Yvonne McCargar
My grandmother, Evelyn McCargar, in her later years invested in the research of our family tree and I have used that research...
Oh Canada…..
As the world around us seems to be rapidly falling apart at the seams, this Canada Day we should be extremely grateful that we...
“Staff and students are our first priority”
by Melissa Markwell
When I first read the Mission Statement for the Upper Canada District School Board, I actually had to re-read it again. A...
157 candles on Canada’s cake!
Who isn’t eager to celebrate Canada’s 157th anniversary? Locally, there will be much to do on July 1 as Kemptville residents mark the occasion...
UCDSB Trustees pass balanced budget for 2024-2025 school year
Executive Superintendent of Business Services, Jeremy Hobbs, presented the 2024-2025 draft budget for deliberation and approval by Trustees.
For compliance purposes, the budget includes revenues...
Parliament Hill
There are very few more potent symbols of Canada and Confederation than the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, with its magnificent Peace Tower, which...
The Confederation Party
Canadians, when they think about the Fathers of Confederation, which is rarely, probably imagine them as rather stern and colourless individuals. They see the...