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Cogeco Plants Trees at Lakeview Park with the RRCA

Cogeco staff and their family members took part in the telecommunications and media company’s second annual Community Involvement Day by enhancing a local greenspace in South Stormont. The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) and the Township of South Stormont facilitated the Cogeco staff’s planting of ten white birch trees at Lakeview Park, a riparian area on the bank of the St. Lawrence River. The park is located on Avonmore Road just South of County Road 2, between Long Sault and Cornwall.  

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South Stormont Gala Pays Tribute to Local Volunteers

 

 

South Stormont, ON – The Township of South Stormont held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Gala on Friday, August 19th at the South Stormont Community Hall. Themed “An Elegant Affair”, the event was an opportunity for Council to show appreciation to 140 invited guests that were representing over 20 volunteer organization within the community.

“Volunteer groups are the backbone of this community and offer so many vital services to residents of South Stormont, this is an opportunity...

Township Launches Three Student Scholarship Programs

At the Regular Council Meeting of August 10, 2022, Council for the Township of South Stormont approved the creation of the Township of South Stormont Student Bursary Program.

The annual bursary program will see three deserving young people from South Stormont receive $1000 bursaries to be used toward their planned post-secondary education.

“We have some truly incredible young people in our community, and the South Stormont bursaries will allow us to invest in their education,” says Bryan McGillis,...

French Avenue Road Closure - August 3, 2022

Please be advised that French Avenue in Long Sault will be closed from Cherry Ave. – Mille Roches Rd. for a water line repair on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 from 8:00am until 5:00pm. Local traffic only will be permitted.

Lakeview Park Closed for Swimming

Please note that testing of the water at Lakeview Park has indicated higher levels of bacteria and the water is unsafe for swimming. Additional testing by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit will take place and we will advise when the water is once again safe to enter. For more information about what it means when a beach area is posted as unsafe by the EOHU, please visit the EOHU Public Beach Water Advisories Page.