federal election 2015 – Brockville Newswatch

Brown is back in Leeds-Grenville

October 20, 2015 Bill Kingston

It was a harder fight by far this time, but Leeds-Grenville MP Gord Brown kept the riding blue amid a surging red wave. Read more […]

LTE: Media coverage of debates must be abolished

September 20, 2015 Bill Kingston

After the recent Globe Leaders’ Debate, I asked a friend if they had watched it. Their answer was ‘’No, I am going to read the […]

United front shown

September 16, 2015 Bill Kingston

With the federal election just over a month away, local voters attended the community room at the 1000 Islands Mall for Brockville’s first “all-candidates” meeting, […]

Gord Brown the delivery man

September 9, 2015 Bill Kingston

“Gord Brown delivers.” The four-term MP seeking re-election Oct. 19 in the renamed riding of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes earned applause from close to […]

Election jobs abound

August 11, 2015 Bill Kingston

The ongoing federal election campaign will include plenty of talk about jobs – and the polling itself will also generate hundreds of local jobs. Read […]

Leeds-Grenville election marathon is on

August 3, 2015 Bill Kingston

Local candidates are starting Canada’s marathon election campaign not with a sprint, but a slow and steady pace. The four declared candidates for the new […]