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After eight years and three million dollars, the Rotary Park Revitalization Committee is winding down and saying: “Mission Accomplished.”The volunteer committee is hosting an evening of entertainment at the now-vibrant west-end park on Friday evening as a way of celebrating its success and thanking all who helped in the effort.

SOS Thousand Islands added six new sculptures to its already impressive Centeen sculpture park on a warm and sunny Saturday.The six new structures bring the total to 41 in the underwater park.

It is a celebration of what the Port of Johnstown means to the community and the region.The 2018 edition of Port Day took place on Saturday.

Be prepared for enjoying the outdoors this summer. Find information on ticks and mosquitos at the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit website.

A guest from Nature Canada will join us at Limerick Forest this Monday, June 4 from9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Let's Pull Together for Lost Bay! Garlic Mustard, one of the most dangerous invasive plants, is now a serious threat to the biodiversity of Lost Bay and Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township. We need to pull it out to keep it from spreading.

The highlights of our regular Council meeting held on Thursday, May 24 and the Committee of the Whole meeting held earlier in the month are: Counties commit funds to area hospital projects, Counties make contribution to the late MP Gord Brown, and Funeral and burial assistance program revised

The long-awaited arrival of the first LeBoat cruisers arrived in Merrickville last Thursday afternoon, to be met by Mayor David Nash, Town Crier, Michael Whittaker, and a gathering of appreciative residents. The first two cruisers of the LeBoat fleet carried the first visitors of what is hoped to be a host of tourists coming to the area over the summer months.

While Joel Kimmel may not be attending the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19, the Ottawa-born illustrator’s connection to the soon-to-be royal couple will be forever etched in history.The artist was commissioned by the Royal Canadian Mint to sketch the couple’s image for the commemorative coin that was launched Wednesday, 10 days before the much-anticipated wedding, which will be held at St.

Pesticide UseThe United Counties of Leeds and Grenville intends to utilize DeAngelo Brothers Corporation to control weeds along the following rural roadsides:All County Roads within the municipalities of Augusta, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elizabethown-Kitley, Merrickville-Wolford and North GrenvilleSelected Township Roads in the municipalities of Athens, Augusta, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Front of Yonge, Leeds and Thousand Islands, Merrickville-Wolford and North Grenville.The contractor will be using the following pesticide: Clearview Herbicide Reg.