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• North Glengarry and North Dundas gear up for busier municipal elections

  24-08-2026 23:44 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  In just over two months, voters across the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry will head to the ballot box.Voters within SDG will elect their mayor and councillors in each of the six local municipalities. The mayor and deputy mayor from each of the six municipalities will sit on the United Counties of SDG council.With candidate lists now confirmed, it looks as though some townships will have a quieter election season, while some — particularly North Dundas and North Glengarry
  
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• Stormont Dundas Glengarry council waits for next term to settle warden debate

  24-08-2026 22:03 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  The future role of the warden is set to be a hot topic when the United Counties of SDG council begins its next term.Voters will head to the ballot box on Monday, Oct. 26, leading SDG council to hold off on any decisions regarding the term length for the county’s warden.Warden François Landry indicated in the spring that he’d like to revisit the topic during this term of council. In 2023, councillors voted 6-4 to stick to the status quo and keep the warden at a single-year ter
  
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• Cornwall police charge man with assaults, weapons, other offences

  24-08-2026 21:54 via standard-freeholder.com
  
  A 54-year-old man from Cornwall is facing nine charges following various police investigations.Police alleged the man failed to appear at police headquarters for fingerprinting on May 21, and failed to appear in Cornwall court on June 16. Officers responded to an ambulance-assist call on June 22 alleged the man assaulted someone he knows with a tool, injuring the other person; was in possession of a gun; and, brandished that weapon and pointed it at the other person. Warrants were issued for hi
  
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