Final preparations for Canada’s federal election

Liberal candidate Lorna Jean Edmonds (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) spoke to about 100 people at the O’Connor Gallery in Gananoque before heading on to the All-Candidates event held in Brockville on April 16. With the election on April 28, all of the candidates are getting their last best push on to collect votes for their party. Lorraine Payette/for Gananoque Reporter

(Gananoque, ON April 16, 2025) Election Day is on April 28 and in these highly volatile times everyone’s vote counts more than it ever did before. This year in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, five candidates are running for MP. There can only be one winner, and people are trying to make their best choice, the one that will best serve all of Canada and not just their local region.

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Signs of the Times – Gananoque Pays Homage to Late MP Gord Brown, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

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Throughout Gananoque, Ontario, people shared their sorrow at the loss of MP Gord Brown, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, by displaying his campaign signs with a tasteful “Thank You!” placed in the upper left hand corner.  Signs have appeared in businesses and on private residences, all respectfully mourning  MP Brown who died of an apparent heart attack on May 2, 2018, at the age of 57.

(Originally written May 5, 2018)

(Gananoque,ON)

As Gananoque and area grieve over the loss of MP Gord Brown, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, they have decided to make a quiet but very public display of their respect for him by putting his campaign signs out on their lawns with a simple “thank you” added at the top.  Originated by Christine Milks, the idea has spread like wildfire. Continue reading

Clark Condemns Inaction on Developmental Disabilities

MPP Steve Clark, Leeds-Grenville

MPP Steve Clark, Leeds-Grenville

by Michael Jiggins, Executive Assistant to Steve Clark, MPP, Leeds-Grenville

Wynne Government Ignores Pleas to Establish Select Committee

(BROCKVILLE) – Four months after all three parties agreed on a plan to get Ontarians with developmental disabilities the help they need, Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark said it’s shameful the Wynne government has failed to act.

“I’ve met with local agencies and families, so I know how desperate the need is to develop a strategy to assist developmentally disabled Ontarians with issues ranging from inclusion in society and the workplace to housing and supports for aging parents,” said Clark. – to read more>