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Feature Article - November 30, 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 Uranium mining in FrontenacCounty?by Jeff Green-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Frontenac Venture Corporation will be diamond drilling for samples of uranium-rich granite at sites in Central and North Frontenac starting next spring, but the possibility of a uranium mine being constructed in… READ MORE

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Feature Article - November 30, 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 Project End Zone by Jeff Green and Wilma Kenny---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the newly minted Central Frontenac Council settled into their seats to start handling the township’s affairs, they were greeted by the smiling face of a rather svelte Phil Leonard,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - November 30, 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 Pine Lake tops busy North Frontenac Council agendaby Jeff Green ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The proximity to Christmas did not stop the new North Frontenac Council from tackling a packed agenda at their December 14 meeting. PineLake - Bill Heikkilla and Frank… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 Ompah helipadby Jeff Green---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night time landings at the Ompah helipad are not dead. A meeting was held at the Ompah helipad this past Monday, where North Frontenac Council was shown what is required for night landings by a representative… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 21 Back toHome Christmas content 2006 The Eavesdropper:a tale from LanarkCounty By Bill MacPherson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here in LanarkCounty, folklore has it that on Christmas Eve at midnight, the cattle in the barns throughout the County, will kneel and bow their heads in respectful prayer to the… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December, 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 CrowLake schoolhouse receives township support – CF Council, Dec 18, 2006by Jeff GreenJoe Slater and Ludwig Ratzinger from the Crow Lake Community Association appeared before Central Frontenac Council to report on the progress that has been made in renovating the… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 21 Back toHome Christmas content 2006 Christmas without Jean by Jeff Green -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve always had an outsider’s view of Christmas. For the first 20 years of my life I had no view at all, since I lived in a Jewish community in Montreal. Later, I… READ MORE

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Feature Article - November 30, 2006 Back toHome December 2006 Slow Food delegates bring the message back from Turin.by Jeff Green----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Turin came to world attention this past winter as the host city for the winter Olympics, but in the alternative food production world it has another distinction - as the… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December, 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 Habitat for Humanity by Jeff Green-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Habitat for Humanity is coming to Addington Highlands, with plans to build a house just west of Flinton in the summer of 2007. It all started when the Chisholm family of Roslin (north of… READ MORE

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Legalese - December 21, 2006 Back toHome Legalese - December 21, 2006 Consumer Tips for Yuletide Shoppers: Part IIPeter Graham, LawyerRural Legal Services, Sharbot Lake The Ease and Convenience of Credit Cards Credit cards can be very useful over the holidays. For example, when used carefully, credit cards can help… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 21 Back toHome Christmas content 2006 Lessons from a tree by Debbie Miles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The snow has given us a bright scenic view from our windows here in our secluded bush. The children love singing their Christmas carols. Soon it'll be time to get our tree.… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 2006 Back toHome December 2006 Maguire takes on warden roleby Jeff Green ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Frontenac Mayor Ron Maguire is the warden of FrontenacCounty for 2007. At their inaugural meeting, County council also chose Frontenac Islands Mayor Jim Vanden Hoek as Deputy Warden, putting him in line… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 2006 Back toHome Christmas content 2006 Mary Ciarot and C.Cure.ity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Chiarot is a survivor. The SharbotLake resident has lost several family members to cancer and was diagnosed with breast cancer herself in 1999. She is also the mother of a cancer researcher - her… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 2006 Back toHome December 21st 2006 Ompah Helipadby Jeff Green ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night time landings at the Ompah helipad are not dead. A meeting was held at the Ompah helipad this past Monday, where North Frontenac Council was shown what is required for night landings by a… READ MORE

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Feature Article - December 2006 Back toHome December 2006 Repairs at Clar/Mill Hall lead to library closing by Jeff Green---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The North Frontenac Township Public Works department has prepared a report to council this week to explain an accident that took place while they were removing a large concrete slab… READ MORE

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Feature Article - November 30, 2006 Back toHome December 2006 Letters Re: “More meetings at PineLake” Your report of a deal regarding the AAFNA’s usage of the boat launch on PineLake is troubling. The residents and cottagers of PineLake were the first stakeholders to raise issue about the proposed development… READ MORE