No injuries following house fire in Paris

No injuries were reported after a house fire on Silver Street in Paris on Monday afternoon. Around 30 firefighters from the Paris and Airport stations managed to get the blaze under control quickly, and rescued a dog that was inside the house, Fire Chief Darren Watson told The Spectator. Several crew members and one truck […]

Shakespeare Festival returns with a very Canadian concern

The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival returns under new management, with a very Canadian idea behind the Bard’s complex play. The husband-and-wife team of Julia Nish-Lapidus and James Wallis, known for Toronto indie theatre’s Shakespeare BASH’d, as well as multiple seasons at the Stratford Festival, have taken over the reins of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, […]

Two ribbon-cutting ceremonies planned in TLTI this week

The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands is gearing up for two ribbon-cutting ceremonies this week. On Wednesday at 4 p.m., TLTI staff, officials, along with local dignitaries, Kehoe Marine Construction, and Greer Galloway Consulting Engineers will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Ivy Lea Wharf, to introduce the newly designed facility. The wharf had reached […]