Brockville News

Scenic downtown Brockville looking south from Court House Square. Brockville, Ontario, Canada is the self-professed "City of the 1000 Islands" and "Pride of the St.

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Matt Billings is learning how to make adjustments on the fly. The 16-year-old Billings captured his second sportsman feature win of the season here at the Brockville Ontario Speedway on Saturday night.

Ita s going to mean adding some extra lines to an already loaded to-do list. Still, you wona t hear any complaining coming from Brockville city hall after the city landed hundreds of thousands of dollars for upgrades to the Youth Arena and Memorial Centre complex.

The Harper government has touted nearly $1 billion in new infrastructure investments announced over the past two years for passenger train service as a key part of its economic action plan, but it is unable to estimate the impact of its spending on job creation.

Amidst all the celebration about setting a new fundraising standard, organizers of Brockville's Relay for Life have just one question dogging them today.

The ornately panelled entry hall of Fulford Place features an unusual welcoming statue.

The city has put off a decision to award the contract to build the major component of its $46-million secondary sewage treatment plant upgrade.

Otter area resident Effie Thirsk makes a point of looking through family photos when she travels to see family.

For the first time in 18 years, there will be no Belarussian children spending their summer days in the Thousand Islands.

A new, locally produced CD created to raise money for cancer research features original tunes penned by student musicians from across the Upper Canada District School Board, says Brandon Mooney, the organizer of the project.

Dave Wilgosh is not one of those guys who is going to be always leading the race.

People with the most common type of heart arrhythmia are at least five times more at risk of a stroke - and twice as likely to die from one - according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Who would have thought the Back Pond could be so crowded? When the Friends of Mac Johnson Wildlife Area launched their Brockville Bioblitz on Friday afternoon, co-ordinator Claire Lefrancois hoped the total number of animal, bird, fish, insect, plant and tree species found there would total between 300 and 400.

Former Brockville sewage plant supervisor Roger Arcanda s long legal ordeal came to an end last week with a conviction on a greatly reduced charge, his lawyer said Monday.

Brockville Police Inspector Scott Fraser said the unidentified victim was westbound on the pedestrian pathway between Stewart Boulevard and Perth Street when the assault occurred.

Amidst the sights and sound of construction Thursday at the venerable downtown theatre, Project Encore committee chairman Don McGowan and project designer Peggy Irvine were celebrating a $70,000 grant from the Carolyn Sifton Foundation.

There were good audiences for the two dance recitals by D.A.D.X. and the Brockville Thrill Dancers.

Steve Armstrong missed out on the Canadian championship points crown last year by a slim margin.

City police have called in Ontario Fire Marshal investigators to help figure out why a burning car driven into the St.