South Stormont purchases St. Lawrence Parks Commission lands for $1.6 million

LONG SAULT — A historic announcement was made Wednesday along the banks of the St. Lawrence River as the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) shared that it has divested five parcels of land to the Township of South Stormont.Land negotiations have been ongoing for years, guests heard at Lakeview Park — often referred to as Avonmore Beach, as the township has been working to gain local control of approximately 260 acres of land between Ingleside and the Lakeview Heights area along Co