Briefs: Federal funding for municipalities
The Canadian government confirmed the amounts municipalities across Ontario will receive for 2021-22 through the Canada Community-Building Fund on Thursday, almost $14 million of which will come to local municipalities.Duncan To Host Five Local Passport Clinics
CORNWALL – Local Member of Parliament Eric Duncan (Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry) will resume hosting a series of local passport clinics during the week of August 9th to August 14th. The clinics, organized by appointment only, is an opportunity for residents to apply for, or renew, their Canadian passports in one-stop with a photographer on site. “We… View ArticleAnnouncement leaves passenger service in limbo says MP
CORNWALL – A recent announcement by VIA Rail Canada for new and improved high-frequency passenger rail service has local member of Parliament Eric Duncan concerned about the future of passenger service along the St. Lawrence River.Funding approved for Newspaper Digitization reserve
CORWNALL – After $200,000 spent digitizing old newspapers and photographs in SDG Counties, council approved an additional $50,000 reserve to continue the work after 2021. The “Digitization Reserve” will fund late additions to the archive project as some donations are still being made to the Dundas County Archives, Glengarry County Archives, and the Lost Villages… View ArticleMorrisburg roundabout to be finished before end of year
MORRISBURG — Local dignitaries officially turned the sod on the $4.9-million Morrisburg roundabout — construction of which is already well underway. The roundabout and its associated streetscaping components are intended to ease traffic congestion at the South Dundas junction of County roads 31 and 2, while improving aesthetics at the busy intersection.Construction of Morrisburg roundabout begins with sod-turning
MORRISBURG, Ontario – The United Counties of SD&G celebrated the beginning of construction on the Morrisburg Roundabout with a sod-turning on Thursday, July 22, 2021. “The Morrisburg roundabout and streetscape design is a big but important change for South Dundas. One that will contribute to our local economy and the accessibility of our community,” said… View ArticleSod turning for Morrisburg roundabout and streetscape project
MORRISBURG — Recent visitors to Morrisburg have been met with a flurry of orange cones, construction workers, and a main street under construction. Called the Morrisburg streetscaping project, the initiative aims at drastically changing what the village’s main street will look like. In addition to beautifying the street, the project will also see the creation… View ArticleMoney set aside to finish SD&G newspaper digitization
SD&G – The United Counties of SD&G has agreed to set aside $50,000 to finish off the digitization of various historic issues of SD&G newspapers. County council also agreed this morning (Monday) to retain the company that’s been doing the work since 2019 – Image Advantage Solutions – to complete the work at a rate… View ArticleZoom meet-ups and chat groups: the unusual first term of Parliament’s class of 2019
Members of the House of Commons first elected in 2019 reflect on their time in Parliament, an experience dominated by COVID-19, which kept many MPs out of Ottawa.
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