The Morrisburg Leader

The Morrisburg Leader is a weekly newspaper that has been a staple in South Dundas for more than 155 years. Originally launched in 1862 as the Dundas Courier, The Leader holds the distinction of being the very first newspaper in Morrisburg. It was established by Hugh Campbell Kennedy, who was married to Kate Holden, the daughter of James Holden.

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No South Dundas businesses get regional incentives funding

1 week ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – SDG Counties council approved funding to 13 of 15 applicants in this year’s Regional Incentives Program – with businesses in five-out-of-six municipalities receiving support. The only lower-tier municipality that had no businesses receiving any Counties money – South Dundas. Council approved at their April 22 meeting more than $250,000 in funding.
Edouard Bonamie denied full parole and appeal

1 week ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

SOUTH DUNDAS – Convicted Iroquois property developer Edouard Bonamie – who has been allowed out on day parole release since November 2024 – has been denied full parole. Bonamie, 76, was sentenced at an Ottawa court in April 2024 after pleading guilty to four charges related to an international yacht fraud scheme which bilked three people out of over $1 million.
Voter turnout nears 69 per cent

1 week ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – A week after the federal election, official results for the riding of Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry showed that incumbent Conservative candidate Eric Duncan won 56.3 per cent of the popular vote April 28. Duncan – who was elected to his third consecutive term as MP, had 37,399 votes cast for him, an increase from the 2021 election – including redistributed votes with the riding being expanded in 2024.
Free admission for Moms on Mother’s Day at the Village

1 week ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

MORRISBURG – Upper Canada Village opened its doors for the 2025 summer season on May 3, but May 11 is when Moms should go. In celebrating is season opening, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission – which owns and operates the historic 1860s village east of Morrisburg – announced that Moms will receive free admission on Mother’s Day this year, May 11. The village, which depicts pre-Confederation village life in Canada West, has also expanded its Canadian offerings in its village store.
New $4.3 million Ingleside fire station approved

3 weeks ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

LONG SAULT – South Stormont approved the $4.3 million replacement of the Ingleside fire station at its April 9 council meeting, despite the lowest bid being $800K over budget. “It was more than anticipated,” Chief Administrative Officer Debi Lucas told council. “We thought the original budget was enough.”The CAO continued that the sale of the soon-to-be former fire station in Ingleside, along with the sale of surplus township property in Osnabruck Centre would offset most of the cost.
Five candidates confirmed on the ballot in SDG

1 month ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

SDG – The federal election race expanded to six candidates in Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry over the weekend, and dropped back down to five candidates shortly after. Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Karl Ivan MacKinnon registered with Elections Canada late last week, increasing the number on the ballot to six. However, at the close of nominations on April 7, only five candidates were confirmed.
Federal candidate field grows to five

1 month ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

SDG – As the federal election campaign entered its second week, voters in Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry will have a fifth option at the ballot box. Ottawa-based author Gordon Kubanek has picked up the torch to run for the Green Party of Canada in SDG. Kubanek confirmed his candidacy to The Leader on March 31. Kubanek joins an already crowded field of candidates. Incumbent Member of Parliament Eric Duncan is running again for the Conservative Party of Canada.
SDG Council remuneration increases nearly eight per cent

1 month ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – SDG Counties’ 2024 remuneration report showed a nearly eight per cent increase in expenses over 2023. The remuneration report shows all honorariums paid to the members of council, along with any meeting, conference, and mileage expenses paid in the calendar year. In 2024, Counties paid out a total of $269,036.80 to the 12 councillors, along with meeting remuneration to five alternate councillors who attended SDG Counties meetings. That is a 7.93 per cent increase over 2023.
Quinn re-elected as Ford wins majority government

2 months ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

CORNWALL – Incumbent MPP Nolan Quinn has been re-elected. Quinn, who was first elected MPP in June 2022, took 62 per cent of the vote Thursday night (February 27). Quinn will be part of an expanded Doug Ford government. Ford won his third consecutive majority government, taking 78 of 124 seats. This is a one seat decrease. The PC Party of Ontario held 79 seats at dissolution. After the polls closed, Quinn addressed a crowd at his campaign party held at a wing restaurant in Cornwall.
Ontario votes February 27

2 months ago | morrisburgleader.ca | Phillip Blancher

MORRISBURG – The provincial election is February 27, and you get to decide what party forms the next government and who the next premier of Ontario will be. Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry has six candidates running this election: incumbent PC Party of Ontario candidate Nolan Quinn; Ontario NDP candidate Jeremy Rose; Ontario Liberal candidate Devon Monkhouse; Green Party of Ontario candidate Nicholas Lapierre; New Blue candidate Stefan Kohut; and Ontario Party candidate Brigitte Sugrue.