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Feature Article Feb 3 2005 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Barrie residents to form their own Hall committee by Jeff Green It seems that the future of the township halls in North Frontenac is a touchy subject. North Frontenac Councillor Bud Clayton has… READ MORE

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Feature Article February 3, 2005 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us MNRDam Plans Concern North Frontenac Council by Jeff Green A delegation of Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) engineers came to a meeting of Council in North Frontenac last week to outline the plans… READ MORE

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Feature Article February 3, 2004 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Sydenham Residents Solidly Behind Safe Water Association by Wilma Kenny February came in like a lion for South Frontenac Council. Januarys meetings had been short and uneventful, but the first of February meeting… READ MORE

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Mazinaw Musings February 3, 2005 Mazinaw Musings February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Bundling with Ma Bell by Bill Rowsome It was a sweet young voice on the phone wanting to know if I would like to bundle! Of course the first image that flashed through… READ MORE

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Feature Article February 3, 2005 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us County budget depresses Frontenac Councillors by Jeff Green All the talk of successes in the past year from County officials did little to lift the spirits of township Councillors from the four Frontenac… READ MORE

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Feature Article February 3 2005 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Kingston Fair Board considering a move to South Frontenacby Jeff GreenBy setting out a request for proposal for a Site Feasibility and Market Study, the Kingston and District Agricultural Society is preparing for… READ MORE

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Letter February 3, 2005 Letters February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Roads There has been much discussion in the paper recently, and even before that, about the state of the roads in Central Frontenac. It leaves the impression that no one really knows the state of… READ MORE

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Nature Reflections February 3, 2005 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us The Pecking Order Birds have long demonstrated a pecking order or hierarchy, which determines which bird is the leader of the flock - who eats first, etc. Looking at birds, there can be… READ MORE

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Feature Article February 3, 2005 Feature article February 3, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Water Wolves by Gray Merriam Before Christmas there was a round of appointments to the Order of Canada by the Governor General in Ottawa. In town to receive one of those awards was… READ MORE

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Feature Article January 27, 2005 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Second draft of County budget calls for a 10% levy increase by Jeff Green It is still only a draft, but the budget presented to County Council by staff last week calls for… READ MORE

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Feature Article January 27, 2005 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Community Needs study presented to North Frontenac Council by Jeff Green North Frontenac Mayor Ron Maguire is so enthused about the content of a Community Needs Study that was completed by Northern Frontenac… READ MORE

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Feature Article April 29 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us This column is not intended to provide legal advice. You should contact a lawyer to determine your legal rights and obligations. Advance Directives Recently, I was asked if an Advance Directive was necessary if… READ MORE

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Feature Article January 27, 2005 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Community Reinvestment Funding: municipal officials want province to live up to its commitments. By Jeff Green As the four mayors who make up the County of Frontenac Council contemplate levying a 10% tax… READ MORE

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Letters January 27, 2005 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Not just Window dressing It was with some disappointment that I read the article on Mining Rights Activists in the paper on January 13.(see Mining Rights Activists meet with Cabinet Ministers) As some of… READ MORE

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Feature Article January 27, 2005 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Protected Areas -- What Protection? by Gray Merriam In Ontario, the Provincial Parks Act dates back to 1954 and is ineffective in terms of our current social values. This ancient act does not… READ MORE

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Feature Article January 27 Feature article January 27, 2005 LAND O' LAKES NewsWeb Home Contact Us Three Bright Planets and the Stellar Ring Around Orion The month of February still gives us the spectacular winter constellations high in the southern sky during the evening hours, along with a few of… READ MORE