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On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, Gordon Ohlke, deputy mayor of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI), passed away suddenly. A full statement from the TLTI is available here. When news of Gordon Ohlke’s passing broke, Terry Fodey, a fellow councillor and dear friend of Ohlke, was asked
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Gananoque will have a new mayor, following the Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, municipal election. John Beddows won the mayor’s race with 940 votes, beating out incumbent Ted Lojko, who secured 721 votes. Greg Truesdell, the third and final mayoral candidate, received 381 votes. “I’m tired and exhilarated,” Beddows said Monday
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The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI) and the Town of Gananoque hosted a Casino Recognition Event recently in Rockport. The event is normally an annual occurrence ,but has been cancelled for the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. Representatives from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission
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For 1000 Islands Pride Inc., this year’s instalment of Pride Week was the last prior to folding the organization. The original committee has been dissolved, and the group is now calling itself the Gananoque Pride Alliance. The new organization will include members of the LGBTQ community and allies, with a
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At around 9 p.m. on Friday, Jul. 8, 2022, a gay couple from Sarnia was walking down the street as people mingled outside Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 in Gananoque. The couple wondered why everyone was dressed up for a prom. That’s when the couple were informed that 1000 Islands
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Gananoque Councillor Dennis O’Connor, who was recently reprimanded over a perceived conflict of interest, says he will not be seeking re-election in the fall. “I gave four years and I worked very, very hard despite what anybody likes to say, but I managed to do a lot of good things
Read more Gananoque Town Council has reprimanded Councillor Dennis O’Connor, following an integrity commissioner’s report that concluded the councillor put himself in a perceived conflict of interest. The report adds a more severe penalty is not necessary because O’Connor co-operated with the investigation and believed he was not in conflict. It adds
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