COVID-19 Update – March 31: 16 cases reported in the Haut Saint-Laurent and Suroît area
For the second day in a row, a new record was set for the largest...
COVID-19 Update – March 30: Businesses to close Sundays, including grocery stores
Quebec Premier François Legault revealed the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases during his daily...
COVID-19 Update – March 29: Three testing centres in the Montérégie West
Quebec premier François Legault updated the province during his regular update on Sunday, March 29,...
Chateauguay Valley Weather Week of March 22-28, 2020
by Peter Finlayson Ormstown Weatherman March is going out with a little bit of lion,...
Closing Roxham Road ‘a rash decision:’ Bridges not Borders
The border between Canada and the United States is now closed to all non-essential traffic,...
Shock documentary reveals mental toll on farmers
Sarah Rennie “It is intense,” Stéphane Gendron, the former mayor of Huntingdon turned media personality,...
Closed restaurant donates surplus stock to food bank
Sarah Rennie “We talked about doing takeout or deliveries, but we couldn’t really get our...
For Durham County Poets, pandemic cancels Juno Awards and many other gigs
Yvonne Lewis Langlois On Thursday, March 12, the Durham County Poets had their bags packed...
CANADA POST AND THE GLEANER
“I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!” is the end of the famous quote by the...
Farmhouse Boutique to highlight the best of Valley community
Chantal Hortop Local and healthy ingredients, earth-friendly practices, and community spirit are a holy trinity...
Locals raise a glass (and a bingo card) to women
Chantal Hortop In the depths of winter on Feb. 12, a committee of woman from...
COVID-19: Why this virus, and why now?
Many environmental reporters and researchers maintain a keen interest in what are called “zoonotic diseases,”...
S.A.B.E.C. receives generous donation
The Elgin and District Pipe and Drums band has generously donated $500 to S.A.B.E.C., the...
Border still open to temporary foreign workers
The announcement last week by the Canadian government that the border would now be...
From the Archives March 25, 2020
150 years ago March 25, 1870 The Best Variety of Potatoes As the season approaches...
Things to look for on social media
Parents’ social media accounts likely blew up over the past week with suggestions of activities...
Things to watch
With the NHL hockey season in limbo, the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) has replaced the...
Come together
Across the country, community members are meeting outside on driveways to follow social distancing etiquette...
Get outside
Spring has already sprung and both the federal and provincial governments are encouraging people to...
“Bonjour du jour” check-in program
A new program for seniors who are feeling isolated has recently been started in the...
