What do traditional lacrosse sticks and cute, yellow turtles have in common? You'll have to read our lead item today to get the answer, but we found its opener too good not to repeat here. We lead today with another example of the perennial dilemma of two competing priorities: development and conservation. Also in Cornwall, victim impact statements are heard from former students of a former teacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, ahead of his sentencing for assault.
Brockville celebrated the best of the best among its musicians in a spring tradition. In Kingston, meanwhile, locals are celebrating the arrival of groundbreaking cancer cell therapy. Those and other stories from across our region can be found below. |
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The top stories from across our region |
A 28-hectare parcel of land, dubbed "McLennan Marsh," just north of Highway 401 in Cornwall has been declared significant. The designation comes following considerable field work by Al Quinsey, left, and Mary Ann Perron, right, of the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences. They're seen here with Brian Hickey. SUBMITTED PHOTO |
How a few turtles could slow down Cornwall's future development plans
What do traditional lacrosse sticks and cute, yellow turtles have in common?
Their natural habitat might be standing in the way of Cornwall’s future economic development. A small parcel of land just north of Highway 401 could lead Cornwall city council to rethink proposals for future phases of its industrial park.
The Citizens for Marshland Conservation (CMC) has successfully put a section of wetlands on the provincial protection map. The McLennan Marsh, a 28-hectare (almost 70-acre) natural marsh bordered by old-growth woodlands, was declared a provincially significant wetland (PSW) following a two-year long review of the area. As of Nov. 28, the marsh was added to the provincial wetland database.
This designation could have ramifications for the city, particularly when it comes to economic development. Under Ontario’s Planning Act and Conservation Authorities Act, development is prohibited in the McLennan Marsh and within a 120-metre radius of the wetland. |
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The courthouse that houses the Ontario Superior Court and Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall, Ont. PHOTO BY JEAN LEVAC/Postmedia Network |
Battery energy storage project meeting fails to appease opponents in North Glengarry
ALEXANDRIA — Concerned citizens met face-to-face with representatives of Compass Energy Consulting on April 30, the company responsible for planning a contentious battery energy storage facility (BESS) near Dunvegan.
Safety for residents, farm animals, environment, and agricultural livelihoods was top of mind at the meeting held in Alexandria. Despite assurances the risk of fire is very low, and the facility must meet high safety standards before it would be allowed to come online, citizens’ concerns were not appeased. |
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From left, clarinetists Peri Howlett, Suzanne Morrison, Chris Coyea, and Karen Frech (in front of Coyea), of Quintessence, won Best in Festival – Instrumental. Flautists Jaime Burt, Carol Revell and Colleen Leslie (absent) won Best in Festival – Open. Dallis Campbell (centre, red dress) won Best in Festival – voice. At far right is Star of the Festival, Victor Leclerc-Wu, 15, from Ottawa, who also won Best in Festival – piano. The winners posed at the Brockville Arts Centre Tuesdau night, wrapping up the weeklong competitions of the 2025 Brockville Music Festival. Photo by PHOTO BY CATHERINE ORTH /Special to The Recorder and Times
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Brockville's music community celebrates its Stars
Stars of the Festival, the culminating evening of Brockville Music Festival, spun its magic again, bringing the charm of that moment when all there is on the stage is you, where you shine.
The entries were many, 312 to be exact, and it was the job, the big job, of Judy Quick, who, true to her name, speedily created a program over last weekend from the choices of the adjudicators.
Long experience has given Quick a deft knowledge of how to showcase a spectrum of talent, from wee little ones singing their hearts out, to complex pieces impressively played or sung. |
In Leeds-Grenville, homelessness, crime top Barrett's priorities
Addressing homelessness and helping overburdened law enforcement agencies top the list of local priorities for Michael Barrett, the newly-reelected MP for Leeds-Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes.
And as he waits to see what role he might play in a new Conservative shadow cabinet, Barrett says the enlarged Tory caucus is solidly behind its leader, Pierre Poilievre. |
The Brockville Recorder & Times newsroom would love to hear from you. To reach just this newsroom, email rzajac@postmedia.com. |
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The team involved with making CAR T-cell therapy available at Kingston Health Sciences Centre poses for a photo outside Watkins Wing at Kingston General Hospital on Monday, May 5, 2025. Back row, from left: Brittany Somers and Julie Williams, registered nurses; Charlotte Holmgren, nurse practitioner; Renee Hartzell, program operational director – cancer care; Anastasia Miron, quality assurance manager – oncology. Front row, from left: Angie Bauder, registered nurse, Dr. Troy Climans and Dr. Annette Hay, hematologists; Christine Brown, program manager – oncology; and Rya MacKenzie, clinical learning specialist. PHOTO BY MEGHAN BALOGH/The KINGSTON Whig-Standard
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New groundbreaking cancer cell therapy now available in Kingston, fourth program in Ontario
KINGSTON — A groundbreaking innovation in cancer therapy is now available in the Limestone City thanks to the work and research of a team of health-care professionals at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC).
Kingston is now the fourth location in the province to offer Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to patients who suffer from certain types of leukaemia and lymphoma.
The treatment involves re-engineering the patient’s own immune system to “hunt down and destroy cancer cells,” a media release from KHSC stated last week, and the integration of the protocol at Kingston’s hospital organization has been “a long time coming,” according to Dr. Annette Hay, a hematologist at KHSC and chair of the Division of Hematology at Queen’s University. “The announcement we made this week, that we’re super excited for in Kingston Health Sciences Centre, I have always viewed this as step one,” Hay told the Whig-Standard in an interview on Monday. |
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A new pilot project is moving ahead in Quinte West to tighten security at City Hall following a complaint in March that two men were reportedly using drugs in a public washroom inside the building. FILE PHOTO/The Intelligencer |
New security to address drug use report inside Quinte West City Hall
A new pilot project is moving ahead in Quinte West to tighten security at City Hall following a complaint in March that two men were reportedly using drugs in a public washroom inside the building.
After emerging from closed session, council agreed Wednesday to introduce new measures that will see the city hire a security guard to ensure no illegal activity inside the municipal facility that also includes the city library.
Coun. Zack Card said “council discussed the matter in closed [session] and would like to report out in open to let the public know the approach the city is taking to address the matter, given the great public interest and those in attendance here this evening.” |
Belleville Police supports Ontario campaign to reduce 9-1-1 misuse
Unnecessary calls placed to 9-1-1 not only clog the public emergency system, they also put people’s lives at risk given first responders need every moment to reach people in times of urgency.
With that view in mind, the Belleville Police Service supports the launch of a new province-wide initiative, When Every Second Counts, aimed at tackling the growing issue of 9-1-1 misuse. |
The Belleville Intelligencer newsroom would love to hear from you. To reach just this newsroom, email tmeeks@postmedia.com
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Kingston's Slaves of Spanky return Saturday night to the Broom Factory. PHOTO BY PETER HENDRA/The Kingston Whig-Standard |
Promoter started company to fill void in city's indie music scene
When Nate Richardson started booking concerts, he did so for his own band, Sonic Souvenir, and other local bands he knew. While he had worked for other promoters in the past, he got out of the business and “didn’t want to do it for other people anymore,” he said. It wasn’t long, though, before he was hearing from lots of bands who wanted to play in Kingston but didn’t have a local promoter. So he started his own booking company, Boom! Productions, last year. |
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Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, was sworn in as Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario Premier Doug Ford during a ceremony at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The ceremony was presided over by Michelle DiEmanuele, Secretary of Cabinet for the Province of Ontario, left, and Premier Ford. In addition to his role as Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, MPP Clark continues in his role as Government House Leader. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Victory in Europe
The Second World War officially ended in Europe at midnight on this date 80 years ago, a momentous victory solemnly remembered today.
The previous day, Alfred Jodl signed the instrument of unconditional surrender on behalf of Nazi Germany, followed by a full, final signing in Berlin on May 8, 1945.
The war itself would continue in the Pacific theatre until the surrender of Imperial Japan in September, 1945. |
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