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The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI) is bidding farewell to Ward 2 Coun. Mark Jamison, who officially resigned from his position as of Dec. 31. “It was almost around Christmas, he sent in a note to our CAO and myself, indicating he’d be stepping down for personal
Read MoreUpper Canada District School Board trustees approved changes to its Code of Conduct before the start of the 2024-25 school year. Trustees met at a special meeting on August 28 to approve the changes. Board Chair Jamie Schoular said that he believed that trustees at the UCDSB already act in
Read MoreIt took about 45 minutes to present the budget to Upper Canada District School Board trustees and only 15 minutes to approve it. The hour-long process resulted in the UCDSB passing a $447 million budget, which includes over $52 million in capital projects for the 2024-25 school year. Seeing a
Read MoreUpper Canada District School Board trustees will be presented with a relatively balanced budget for the next school year at their June 5 meeting. The draft budget sees a 15.6 per cent increase in spending, largely due to wage increases, transportation costs and an increase in special education spending. The
Read MoreThe Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands council has voted to hire JCB Construction, at a total cost of $5,846,112, to build the new fire station in Seeley’s Bay. Council approved the motion 5-2 during a special meeting on Monday. At the council meeting of Nov. 14, council deferred
Read MoreNew leadership was elected at the Upper Canada District School Board. Trustee Jamie Schoular defeated five-term trustee chair John McAllister November 22. Schoular – who represents Ward 3 covering Westport, Rideau Lakes, Merrickville and Smiths Falls – was first elected to the UCDSB in 2018. He currently is a member
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