An arrest has been made as the result of an historical sexual assault investigation conducted by members of the Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP, assisted by the SD&G OPP Crime Unit.

Gilles Deslauriers, 79, of Vercheres, Quebec was arrested March 12.

He faces two counts of indecent assault on a male.

These charges are in relation to alleged incidents involving a young male victim, dating back to 1976.

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Alexandria April 3.

Most Reverend Guy Desrochers was ordained Auxiliary-Bishop of the Alexandria-Cornwall Diocese Friday afternoon at St. Finnan's Cathedral in Alexandria. Full coverage in our February 27 edition.

A possible merger of bus routes will not happen soon, but at least one school board official insists "silos" must be toppled. Read about the ongoing school debate in the February 20 edition of The News.

Road crews are still busy clearing the routes in wake of the big storm.

Municipal taxes North Glengarry will be frozen after council approved the 2019 budget Monday.

The township will collect $5,831,033 for municipal purposes.

For every tax dollar that property owners pay, 38% is paid to the municipality, 43% goes to the County and 19% is transferred to school board taxes. The tax rate by-law will be presented to Council once both the County and school board rates have been confirmed.

As the snow continues to fall, we are closing The News office today, February 13.

See you tomorrow and stay safe.

Alexandria's 200th birthday party kicked off Saturday with a gala where about 250 guests toasted the milestone. Great memories, vintage photos, a theme song and fashions from the past were just some of the highlights of the evening. Details in the February 13 edition of The News.

Kevin Lalonde has been dismissed as South Glengarry's chief building officer.

The often criticized staff member was let go following a special private session February 4.

His departure comes on the heels of CAO Bryan Brown's dismissal.

Three truck drivers were injured early Tuesday morning when three tractor-trailers collided on Highway 401 in South Glengarry.

One trucker suffered serious non-life-threatening injuries while two others sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash occurred between mile marker 825 and mile marker 814.

The preliminary investigation has indicated that at 12:21 a.m., a tractor-trailer was travelling westbound on Highway 401 when, for reasons under investigation, was struck from behind by another westbound tractor-trailer. A third tractor-trailer struck the rear of the second tractor-trailer.

The Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police detachment continues to investigate with the assistance of OPP Traffic Collision Investigators.

Duncan in the race Eric Duncan dropped by The News today to discuss with editor Steven Warburton his plans to seek the Conservative nomination in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry.

Read the interview in our Feb. 6 edition.

"Ever since I was a child, I’ve had a dream of serving my community and my country in the House of Commons." So says Eric Duncan in announcing his bid to succeed Guy Lauzon as Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MP.