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New CEO of Federal Bridge Corporation

March 5, 2019 Bill Kingston

OTTAWA – The federal government has announced a new chief executive officer for the Federal Bridge Corporation. Natalie Kinloch, a certified accountant who worked in […]

Trucking company fined $250,000 in 2017 crash, acid leak

January 21, 2019 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – A trucking company, whose driver died in a March 2017 pileup on Highway 401 near Lansdowne, has been fined $250,000. Titanium Trucking Services […]

Caregiver accused of stealing $150,000 from client

January 15, 2019 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – A Lansdowne woman is accused to using her position as a caregiver to steal a “substantial amount” of the life savings of one […]

O.P.P. seize $5M in tobacco on Highway 401

July 25, 2018 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – O.P.P. and MTO officers conducting a commercial vehicle inspection uncovered quite a haul of contraband tobacco last week. An eastbound tractor trailer was […]

Lansdowne border crossing officially opens

June 21, 2018 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – Several politicians and dignitaries gathered at the new $60 million Lansdowne port of entry this afternoon (Thursday) for a ribbon cutting. Mark Holland, […]

Lansdowne memorial plaques need better location, veteran says

May 31, 2018 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – A veteran from Leeds and the Thousand Islands says a set of war memorial plaques next to a washroom of the Lansdowne Community […]

Lansdowne bank closure ‘shocking’ says mayor

April 12, 2018 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – Leeds and the Thousand Islands Mayor Joe Baptista says news of the impending closure of the Bank of Montreal’s (BMO) Lansdowne branch is […]

Driver charged with filming crash scene…behind the wheel

December 15, 2017 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – A woman from the Ottawa area has learned why you shouldn’t pull out your cell phone when you’re driving by a crash site. […]

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Tractor-trailer troubles in Leeds-Grenville

November 8, 2017 Bill Kingston

BROCKVILLE – It’s not been a week to be a tractor-trailer driver in Leeds-Grenville. A couple of drivers had run-ins with inanimate objects. In one […]

Pickup driver dies in single vehicle crash

July 10, 2017 Bill Kingston

LANSDOWNE – A pickup truck driver is dead after a single vehicle crash on County Road 2, east of Lansdowne, over the weekend. Provincial police […]