Eastern Ontario

If you’re looking for a nearby summer roadtrip destination where you can enjoy great theatre and a pretty waterfront, you have at least three choices along the St. Lawrence River.

With the awarding of a contract to demolish the Lasalle Causeway bridge, discussions in Kingston are now turning to what comes next.

As a generation of farmers looks toward retirement, officials in Eastern Ontario are working together to support farmers and help them build succession plans.

The federal government has decided to demolish and remove the portion of the LaSalle Causeway in Kingston that has resulted in the causeway being closed since March 30.

How does a marketer at a Toronto telecom firm become the owner of the award-winning Somewhere Inn in the Ottawa Valley? Joel Greaves says it’s been a learning experience that has required a bit of an obsession with following his dreams. 

After months of restoration and a long journey, the SS Keewatin, an Edwardian-era steamship, is now open to the public at its new home at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, where the museum says it will become a major attraction “for many years to come.”

The head of Kingston Accommodation Partners says the impact on the city’s tourism economy of the ongoing LaSalle Causeway closure will grow from $20 million to hundreds of millions of dollars if the situation persists through May and into June.

St. Lawrence Cruise Lines has laid off 20 employees as a direct result of the ongoing closure of the LaSalle Causeway, says Daniel Beals, human resources and marketing manager for the cruise operator.

The owners of the 1000 Islands Plaza in Brockville say there is already a lot of interest in the 20,000-square-foot space that will be left vacant after the departure of Cineplex’s Galaxy Cinema.

What started as a humble vegetable garden to feed a small family has grown into an Ottawa Valley agri-tourism destination offering everything from accommodation and farm to fork dining to education and tours.