News & Media Releases

Township of South Stormont Received $305,000 Grant for New Recreational Trail

On Wednesday, MPP Jim McDonell met with members of the Township of South Stormont’s Council and staff to formally congratulate them on receiving a $305,000 Community Building Fund grant in late 2021 from the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).  The Township will be using the funds to build a new multi-use recreational trail in Long Sault.

“This grant is part of the Ontario government’s commitment to municipalities to enhance local amenities that will ensure that...

Rideau St. Lawrence Family Health Team Launch New Website

Established in 2019 and originally opened in 2020, the Rideau St.Lawrence Family Health Team ( RSLFHT), is providing essential, primary, community focused, healthcare services to several municipalities, some of which include Winchester, Ingleside, and Avonmore.

Operating both as an in person and virtual healthcare team, the RSLFHT offers a range of comprehensive, primary healthcare services and chronic disease management programs delivered by an inter-professional care team....

Spring Half-Load Restrictions Begin March 10

Spring is almost here – that means half-load season in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry begins soon.

The Counties and its partners among local municipalities and the City of Cornwall have designated March 10 as the start of half-load season. The Counties will be limiting the weight of materials to five tonnes per axle on the weaker roads located throughout the region.

Roads that are subject to seasonal weight restrictions are identified with a sign. Half-loads will be enforced...

OPP Warn of Weekend Traffic Congestion January 29

On Saturday Jan. 29, 2022 beginning at 10 am a large convoy of passenger and commercial motor vehicles will be traveling from Cornwall to Ottawa through parts of SDG.

The convoy will be travelling north on Boundary Road, west on Headline Road (County Road 44), and north on Highway 138 and onto Highway 417.

Several intersections will be closed and/or the traffic flow will be directed by the police.

Motorists are being asked to avoid the following intersections:

• Cornwall Center Road and Highway...

Township Meets with Ministries to Discuss Ingleside Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion

South Stormont, ON – At the 2022 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference, held virtually, a delegation from the Township of South Stormont met representatives from three different ministries. The delegations discussed the need for infrastructure funding support to expand the Ingleside wastewater treatment plant with the Honourable Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, as well as the Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training, and Skills Development, and Jim McDonell,...