St. Lawrence - News

Community honours Willard's Bakery owner, Delta Citizen of the Year

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - Starting with his mother's delicious recipe for homemade doughnuts, Carl Willard has built a successful family baking business that is now celebrating its 43rd anniversary.

For his entrepreneurial success and contributions to the community, Willard was named Delta Citizen of the Year for 2010. The announcement, on July 22 at the ...

Savage storm leaves path of destruction in its wake

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - The skies opened and Mother Nature's wrath poured down on a path stretching from the Admiralty Islands north to the Sand Bay-Dulsemaine Road area of TLTI, then east toward Brockville starting around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21.

"We were out on an island on the river when it struck," says Charlie Beard, a summer resident of the ...

Firefighters' extrication team makes the cut to compete in Calgary this fall

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - An award-winning vehicle extrication team from Leeds County will be pitted against some of the best firefighting crews in the world in September but the international challenge still remains more of a learning experience than a competition.

The Elizabethtown-Kitley Fire and Emergency Services Auto Extrication team has qualified to ...

Hospital out-patient services are not available, Aug. 2

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - Due to the Civic Holiday, most out-patient services will not be available at Brockville General Hospital on Monday, Aug. 2.

The Emergency Department will remain open 24 hours as usual, and in-patient services will not be affected.

Out-patient services not available during the Civic Holiday will include Laboratory Services, ...

CNIB thanks service clubs for continued support

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

CNIB would like to thank the Lions Clubs of Almonte, Belleville, Perth and Smiths Falls, and the Brockville & District Civitan Club for their support in CNIB's 11th annual Toll Road event. Each club volunteered to host a four hour Toll Road in their communities on a Saturday in May. All together, the clubs raised close to $14,000! The funds from ...

Hydro One's power lets Lyndhurst youth play

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - The program is called PowerPlay and, on Monday, July 19, Scott Jones, Hydro One union supervisor presented a $5,000 cheque to Ashley Purvis, recreation and facilities co-ordinator, Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands and Terri Wood, chair, Lyndhurst Rejuvenation Committee for the Jonas Street Park.

PowerPlay is an initiative, ...

Heritage Place Museum to receive estate legacy

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - A large estate legacy, left to Heritage Place Museum in Lyn, will ensure the continued operation of the repository for historical artifacts from the village and area for many years to come.

The exact amount of the legacy is expected to be announced when it is formally presented to the Lyn and District Heritage Society at the 10th ...

Eco fee controversy must not jeopardize hazardous waste program, says the environmental commissioner

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - Ontario's program for managing hazardous waste is an important step in the right direction and should not be scrapped, says Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller in his Special Report, released recently. The report notes, however, that the program is not perfect, and offers recommendations for its improvement.

Miller fears that ...

Runciman calls for caution with nuclear shipment

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC News - Senator Bob Runciman (Ontario - Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) is questioning the proposed timing of shipments of radioactive scrap metal through the St. Lawrence Seaway.

The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is planning to ship 16 decommissioned generators through the Seaway in September. The generators, nearly 1,800 tonnes of ...