The history of the Grand Trunk Railway
Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History The Grand Trunk Railway was the most important rail service of pre-confederation Canada. It ran from Levi, Quebec to Sarnia, Ontario. In 1852, the…
Opinion
Time to support local journalism
Editor’s note: the week of Oct. 1-7 is National Newspapers Week across Canada, a chance to reflect on the essential service newspapers provide with diverse, local, original content that can’t…
Napanee’s early history
Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History The United Empire Loyalists came down to Canada and settled around 1780, right after the American War of Independence. From there the history we…
A dark day for community news as Metroland ditches print editions
As fate would have it, this reporter was in Whitby when news broke that Metroland Media Group would be ceasing print editions of many of its weekly community newspapers. That…
September staff picks
Amy Kay Hooked on Books The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their recent favourites. Hopefully you’ll find something that piques…
Town Hall: from jail house to local market
Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History At the centre of town lies the one building that really helped develop Napanee’s local government in the 19th century. Napanee’s Town Hall was…
A disaster ready to happen
Frequently I travel under the CN Railway near the Napanee Falls,to travel down the roadway and park my car at the foot of the falls. As I look to the…
Civic responsibility goes both ways
Several weeks ago notices delivered by the Postal Service advised our area residents of the upcoming dates and locations of five town hall meetings which had been arranged to address…
As the roller skate wheel spins
Roller skating enthusiasts are no doubt feeling the blues lately, as it appears Disco Ball Events’ run in Greater Napanee is coming to an end. With no lease agreement between…
Napanee’s most famous house
Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History The Macpherson House is most likely a building in Napanee everyone has heard of. It was the house that became the social centre of…