The Recorder & Times (Brockville)
SHOTGUN START
The afternoon wave of golfers load their golf carts for a shotgun start at the Friends of Palliative Care Golf Tournament at the Brockville Country Club on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. A total of 226 golfers participated in the 33rd edition of the...
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Third set of human remains uncovered at Smiths Falls property
Police have located a third set of human remains on a densely wooded property outside of Smiths Falls. The remains have been identified as belonging to Lawrence Bertrim, who was 42 years old when he was last seen in downtown Smiths Falls on Sept. 30,...
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POLICE SHUT DOWN STREET FOR SEARCH WARRANT
Passersby on Reynolds Road may have noticed a large crowd gathered alongside the road at Glenn Wood Place on Wednesday. At about 10 a.m., police began assembling outside 10 Glenn Wood Place as they prepared to carry out a search warrant in one of the...
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It's ribs over rain in Brockville
As the ribbers stoked the smoke, creating mouth-watering ribs, the 24th Brockville Ribfest at Hardy Park scored another success on the weekend, triumphing over its number-one adversary, the weather. Mayor Matt Wren's words, “it's been a tricky summer...
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Agencies and union to meet at bargaining table
As striking workers at Lanark Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH), Children's Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville (CMHLG), and the Brockville and Area Community Living Association (BACLA) approach the 12th week of their labour...
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Blood trail probe slows Brockville traffic
Motorists on Stewart Boulevard faced some slight delays Wednesday afternoon as Brockville police conducted an investigation into a trail of blood. But police later said the blood was not the result of any life-threatening injury. At about 7 a.m.,...
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BROCKVILLE'S CITYWIDE PORTAL AIMS TO STREAMLINE SERVICE
City Hall has launched a new online system making it easier for Brockville residents to submit service requests for city property. City officials last week launched Citywide Portal, which aims to give residents one convenient place to submit...
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KITES FOR PEACE
The Brockville area's imam, Ahmad Khadra, left, joins fellow participants in Brockville's Kites for Peace event at St. Lawrence Park on Thursday evening, July 30, 2026 as they try to get their kites in the air on a less-than-windy day. Some two dozen...
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UNION ACCUSES LEEDS GRENVILLE AGENCIES OF `BAD FAITH'
OPSEU Local 441, the union representing workers at Lanark Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH), Children's Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville (CMHLG), and the Brockville and Area Community Living Association (BACLA), is accusing...
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THE NEW ORDER
The Canadian Flag flies between the Ontario and City of Brockville flags behind City Hall on Saturday morning, July 25, 2026. City workers last week completed the reconfiguration of the City Hall flags, removing two community flagpoles, following a...
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HFI Pyrotechnics investing $120M for expansion
Business is booming for HFI Pyrotechnics, as the company has announced an enormous $120 million expansion at its Edwardsburgh Cardinal facility, located just outside of Domville. Funded through a combination of new contracts, internal funds and...
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`This is a police services deficit': Brockville council
A projected year-end deficit of $555,045 from the Brockville Police Service has put the City of Brockville well over budget, but the city's elected officials believe the police service can pick up the tab through its rainy-day fund. At the city's...
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Inside The Royal, the successor of the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital
The Brockville Psychiatric Hospital has always had an allure of mystery surrounding it, ever since it opened in the 1890s. Members of the community have often wondered what happens inside those walls, even now after the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital...
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UNIONS DEMAND ANSWERS OVER COLLEGE MERGER
Unions representing faculty and support staff at St. Lawrence College are demanding greater transparency from the college's leadership, arguing key documents related to its planned integration with Fleming College leave workers in the dark about the...
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Brockville HART Hub opening delayed again
The forthcoming Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub in Brockville has pushed back its target opening date again. According to Lanark Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH), the agency that will be operating the...
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Too early to estimate Kingston rail link cost, Alto says
Three weeks after a Kingston high-speed rail station officially became an option, the Crown corporation developing the project said it's too early to estimate how much such an addition would cost. Last week, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released...
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Homelessness down by over 30 per cent: Report
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville have released their annual homelessness and housing update, and they say they have reduced chronic homelessness in the area by 32 per cent. A report published for the most recent joint services committee...
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Home Street building a good fit, developers say
A proposed seven-storey building at the foot of Home Street will bring growth to an underused property and complement the surrounding community, proponents told a crowd of skeptical neighbours at a public meeting Tuesday. Brockville council's planning...
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Agency workers enter seventh week of strike
It's been about a month and a half since unionized workers at Lanark Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH), Children's Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville (CMHLG), and the Brockville and Area Community Living Association (BACLA)...
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REGION CLEANS UP AFTER MAJOR STORM
A few rounds of severe stormy weather this week has caused some damage in the Brockville region. Fallen trees and downed power lines have led to road closures and power outages as public works and local fire departments are working to clean up the...
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BEATING THE HEAT ON CANADA DAY
Shade was a hot commodity at Hardy Park during Brockville's Canada Day celebrations as the city honoured the national holiday during the first day of a heat wave. Sprinklers were set up spraying a fresh mist, cold beverages were served, and plenty of...
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`A SENSE OF HOPE'
KINGSTON The lead on a major national psilocybin research trial in Kingston is interested to see if a new private member's bill in parliament, which aims to equip doctors with the ability to prescribe the psychoactive ingredient found in magic...
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`An explosion of civil disorder'
A perfect storm of unforeseen events has led to a very difficult year for the Brockville Police Service. The Brockville Police Service's 2026 budget summary for May shows that the organization is projected to be over budget by $551,883 at the year's...
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`Canadian flag represents everyone'
After months of deliberations, the City of Brockville flag policy saga has come to an end. In Tuesday's council meeting, it was decided that two flagpoles will be removed from the Tunnel Bay location, leaving three still standing. As part of the...
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RCMP MUSICAL RIDE GALLOPS INTO PRESCOTT
A quick spot of heavy rain didn't slow down the cavalry as thousands gathered on the grounds of Fort Wellington in Prescott to take in the RCMP Musical Ride. Featuring all-canadian music, RCMP riders and their horses performed choreographed...
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City to adopt `Buy Ontario' policy
Brockville will update its procurement policy to meet the province's new “Buy Ontario” regulations, but officials are keeping a close eye on the bottom line. City council's general committee this week recommended the full council approve updates to...
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Hundreds of runners jog downtown Brockville in support of Special Olympics
Clear skies, warm weather and high spirits all contributed to another successful Law Enforcement Torch Run in downtown Brockville Tuesday, as hundreds of participants showed their support for the Special Olympics. Spearheaded by the Brockville Police...
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NEW $28 MILLION SCHOOL TO BE BUILT IN AUGUSTA
A brand new elementary school is set to be built just outside of Prescott in Augusta Township. At a press conference at the Upper Canada District School Board's (UCDSB) head office in Brockville on Monday, Leeds-grenville-thousand Islands and Rideau...
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TOP SPORTS PERSON
Thousand Islands Secondary School track athlete and basketball player Victoria Ford accepts the Sports Person of the Year award from Lindsay Haley, general manager of award sponsor Amsted Designbuild, while MC Bruce Wylie looks on at the Brockville and...
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STRIKERS STAGE SIT-IN
Striking OPSEU Local 411 members carry out a sit-in at MPP Steve Clark's office in downtown Brockville on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, as part of their demands for more provincial funding for their agencies. Workers from Lanark, Leeds and Grenville...
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Brockville Yacht Club welcomes new season
On Sunday afternoon at the Brockville Yacht Club, tradition was satisfied and ceremonies conducted with the annual Sail Past, the raising of the flags and the blessing of the fleet. The floating parade began just after 2 p.m., with the commodore's...
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Barrett's bill aims to help veterans get service dogs
Local MP Michael Barrett wants to make it easier for veterans to get access to service dogs. Barrett, the Conservative MP for Leeds- Grenville—thousand Islands— Rideau Lakes, introduced his private member's bill, the Service Dogs for Veterans Act, in...
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STRIKING WORKERS SHUT DOWN BROCKVILLE'S KING STREET
Earlier this week, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) said it was “going to get more disruptive and a lot noisier,” and on Wednesday, members delivered on that promise. Striking workers from Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Addictions and...
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BROCKVILLE PROTEST TAKES AIM AT FORD GOVERNMENT
Changes to the Ontario government's freedom of information (FOI) rules, the Greenbelt scandal, and health care privatization were on the minds of protesters in Brockville Saturday as they joined rallies across the province against Premier Doug Ford's...
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CROWN SEEKS ADULT SENTENCE FOR TRIPLE MURDER ACCUSED
The youth charged in the murder of a Brockville woman and two of her daughters should be sentenced as an adult if found guilty, a Brockville court heard Thursday. As the 17-year-old accused made his latest appearance in youth court, Crown attorney...
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CITY WON'T FLY INTERNATIONAL FLAGS
Brockville will not fly international flags behind City Hall, with the possible exception of honouring dignitaries' visits, but council is willing to let community groups fly their flags. After another lengthy debate Tuesday on the city's policy for...
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WORKERS AT THREE LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES GO ON STRIKE
For the first time in all three agencies' histories, unionized employees at Lanark Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH), Children's Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville (CMHLG), and the Brockville and Area Community Living...
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`HOW WOULD THEY TRY TO MOCK ME?'
A Brockville history buff known for his skilful impersonations of Sir John A. Macdonald was left puzzled after being targeted by a CBC/APTN prank. Brian Porter, a retired elementary school teacher with a passion for Canadian history — and a striking...
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New Catholic school for Kemptville
The provincial government will spend $18.8 million to build a new Catholic elementary school in Kemptville, local MPP Steve Clark announced on Wednesday. Clark, the MPP for Leeds- Grenville-thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, was at Holy Cross Catholic...
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MAY FLOWERS
Mauricio Camargo, visiting the area from Colombia, and Clara Fernandez, from Spain, take pictures on a vibrant Court House Green on Saturday morning, May 16, 2026 in Brockville, Ont. The bright colours of the tulips in bloom on the Green and on Court...
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`Our hearts will shatter and break'
“Romans 12 tells us to `weep with those who weep.' And today, that is exactly what we do.” Rev. Richard Birtch, the grieving brother of murder victim Louwanda Elliott, delivered those words to a packed Brockville Wesleyan Church crowd on Friday...
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`They all had huge hearts'
In the midst of unfathomable grief, “normalcy” is a word that seems to point to the unattainable. “(I'm) trying to give the girls the semblance of normalcy,” Andy Elliott said in an interview Tuesday morning, as he and his daughters grappled with the...
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BROCKVILLE POLICE SEEK VIDEO FOOTAGE
Yellow crime scene tape still surrounds the residential building at 4 Cartier Ct. as the neighbourhood is still reeling after the first triple murder in Brockville's history. A 49-year-old mother and her two daughters, aged 15 and 17, were killed on...
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MOTHER AND TWO DAUGHTERS MURDERED
A woman and her two young daughters were murdered in Brockville's north end on Thursday in what police are calling a case of intimate partner violence. Police on Thursday arrested a 17-year-old boy and charged him in connection with the killings....
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Area Catholics celebrate `two centuries of disciples'
In an age of “unlimited contact but very few encounters,” Rev. Raymond J. de Souza believes, interest in religion is reviving. The award-winning National Post columnist – and parish priest at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kemptville – is presiding...
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Brockville Legion remembers the Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, fought throughout the Second World War, was commemorated at Blockhouse Island Sunday by members the Royal Canadian Legion's Branch 96. The ceremony was overseen by Branch 96 member Dave Cody. The 2,075-day battle, the...
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Mayor hails highest building numbers
Brockville set a new record for construction activity last year, a milestone Mayor Matt Wren trumpeted this week as his tenure at the top nears its end. Council on Tuesday voted to receive the city's 2025 annual building and bylaw services activity...
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Stars of the Festival celebrates Brockville talent
The lights dimmed, the audience hushed. The moment of the Stars of the Festival, the culminating evening of the Brockville Music Festival, had arrived. Parents, family members, sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends settled in their...
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Brockville residents seek relief from CN
Brockville residents neighbouring the Canadian National Railway (CN) yard say the stockpiling of rail ties at the site has left them barely able to breathe. Their concerns have led the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) to order CN to take...
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HARD-HIT BROCKVILLE NEIGHBOURHOOD FACES FLAMES AGAIN
A fire on Brock Street gutted two houses and damaged at least one other Thursday, leaving residents of a hard-hit neighbourhood facing the task of rebuilding yet again. City police said one person was asleep in one of the homes and was rushed out to...
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Council to vote on health recruitment cash
Brockville councillors are recommending $34,000 in new spending on the recruitment of health care professionals. City council's general committee on Tuesday unanimously endorsed two separate recommendations to use the health care levy to fund attempts...
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Fulford Academy students give a tour of the world
Students at Fulford Academy brought their global culture to Merrickville as part of the school's International Day on Friday afternoon. There were 17 countries represented at the event, by students who call it their home country, which included...
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Ontario investing $11.5M to rehabilitate dams
The Ontario government is investing $11.5 million to rehabilitate four dams across the province, including the Graham Lake Dam in Front of Yonge Township, in an effort to improve public safety, protect communities from flooding and strengthen critical...
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THREE HEALTH CARE AGENCIES AUTHORIZE STRIKE
Three regional health care agencies are one step closer to a labour disruption following a strike authorization vote carried out by the union Tuesday evening. Employees at Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health (LLGAMH), Children's...
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St. Lawrence College head hails merger
St. Lawrence College's Brockville Campus opened its doors to prospective fall students on Friday evening, amid questions still swirling over a merger with Fleming College. Visitors were warmly welcomed by greeting staff and guided around the corner to...
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SUNRISE ON THE RIVER
Members of the Brockville Rowing Club are silhouetted by the sunrise on the St. Lawrence River on Friday morning, April 10, 2026. The rowers are out early for training on the water now that the weather usually permits it.
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`Bruceville' honours radio legend
Bruce Wylie Appreciation Day, the day Bruce Wylie retired from his job after 55 years on the Brockville airwaves, ended the way Bruce always wanted it to end, in a big party filled with happy people. Indeed, it was a big party, held at Brockville...
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St. John's church in hunt for cash prize
Brockville's St. John's United Church is among a dozen heritage sites that could win big bucks for upgrades in a nationwide online vote. The National Trust for Canada, which bills itself as the country's leading charity dedicated to protecting and...
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Brockville marks Good Friday with Walk of the Cross
She's spent many Good Fridays walking with the Cross through downtown Brockville, but this year was special for the Right Rev. Dr. Kimberly Heath. Last year, the longtime pastor of Wall Street United Church was elected as the 45th moderator of the...
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`I'm just proud that people have kept listening'
As he looks ahead to his final broadcast next Tuesday, Bruce Wylie starts to tear up – a foretaste, no doubt, of what may happen before his last sign-off. “You don't do the same thing for 55 years, listen to all the tributes ... and not be emotional...
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SNAP, CRACKLE, POP!
Amanda Petch, third from left, general manager of the Brockville and Area Food Bank, poses with parents and kids from the Thousand Islands Homeschool Collective, at the food bank on Monday, March 30, 2026. The homeschool group collected at least 150...
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Lifetime business leader, volunteer honoured by Brockville chamber
Two local people who have dedicated their lives to the community were honoured with lifetime achievement awards at the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce's annual general meeting on Thursday. Held at the Brockville Country Club over...
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BROCKVILLE PASSES ANTI-RACISM PLAN
Brockville council on Tuesday overwhelmingly adopted the city's “anti-racism action plan,” despite one councillor's worries it would lead to unfair hiring practices. In a sometimes acrimonious debate at council's regular meeting, members stressed the...
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Brockville council set to honour Bruce Wylie
As he prepares to sign off for the last time, veteran Brockville radio announcer Bruce Wylie will get recognition from city council for his five-and-a-half decades on the air. At its regular meeting Tuesday, city council is to vote on a resolution...
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR 60 NEW HOMES IN KEMPTVILLE
On Friday afternoon, the federal government, along with the Municipality of North Grenville, announced over $24 million in funding to help build 60 secure rental homes for seniors, veterans, and other vulnerable people in Kemptville. The project...
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BROCKVILLE MAYOR WON'T SEEK RE-ELECTION
Brockville will have a new mayor after Oct. 26, as Mayor Matt Wren will not be running in this year's municipal election. Wren announced he will not be seeking re-election while delivering his annual Mayor's Update to the Brockville and District...
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PREMIER SIGNALS NEXT PHASE OF NEW BROCKVILLE JAIL
Ontario Premier Doug Ford paid a visit to Brockville on Monday to kick off the next phase of the forthcoming Brockville Correctional Centre and expanded St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre. In his address in Centennial Hall at the...
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COUNCILS FIELD FUNDING REQUESTS
Six South Grenville organizations made their cases for municipal funding at a joint tri-council meeting held at Prescott Town Hall on Thursday evening. The Prescott Figure Skating Club, South Grenville Food Bank, South Grenville Minor Hockey, Prescott...
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