Written by Jeff Green

Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Former GoldenEagle leads GoldenGaels by Jeff Green Once upon a time Molly Groenewegen was a young girl learning the rudiments of hockey at North Frontenac Arena as an 11-year-old Frontenac Flyer. She was then attending St. Patrick’s Catholic School… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 AddingtonHighlands Council:February 20, 2006 by Jule KochBrison Township Clerk Jack Pauhl recommended to council that a UV water purification system be installed at the Denbigh hall. Tests of the water at the hall keep coming back with adverse results.… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 23, 2006 Feature Article February 23, 2006 Easy come easy go: County loses closeto$1 million a year in provincial funding by Jeff Green Frontenac County Treasurer Marion Vanbruinessen has taken a very cautious approach to a provincial money transfer under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF),… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 NorthFrontenac Council Report by Jeff Green Citing the success of a camping program in Haliburton County , members of the North Frontenac Crown Lands Task Force proposed that the township consider hiring someone to manage its 108 campsites on… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 NFLTbrings South Pacific to Sharbot Lake this April by Renny Stopford North Frontenac Little Theatre's spring performance this year will be the musical South Pacific. This musical, written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, is set in the South… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 TwoFrontenac companies win awards of excellence Two companies based in Frontenac County have been honoured by the Kingston Technology Council. Frontenac Electronic Waste Recovery Project, based in Sharbot Lake, and the president of Sydenham-based Natural Capital Resources, Kathryn Wood,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 AlgonquinLandClaim faces many hurdles by Jeff Green Although the Ontario Algonquin Land Claim process was initiated in 1992, it has never gathered momentum, and for the past few years it has been suspended as the Algonquin people have been… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 CFOfficial Plan workshop -- Planning for Tomorrow's Community Today Every municipality has a vision. It may be expressed as part of a strategic plan or a capital works program. More often than not, that vision is set out in… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 SharbotLakegrad to work withAmerindians inGuyana For the past five summers Julia Kent has run the Central Frontenac Swim Program, but this summer Julia will be working in a remote Amerindian community in Guyana with Queen’s Project on International Development… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 Township questions proposed deal overK&PTrail by Jeff Green A proposal by the staff of the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority to turn over management of the K&P Trail is being questioned by members of the North Frontenac Council. Deputy Mayor… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 Letters to theEditor Business as Usual Change? What change? On his first day in office Stephen Harper appoints a Senator and names him to his cabinet and has an elected Liberal cross the floor to join his cabinet. This… READ MORE

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Nature Reflections Back toHome Nature Reflections - February 6, 2006 The Red Squirrel by Jean Griffin There it goes, scampering quickly across the snowy lawn, its tail held above its body in a half-curl. This opportunistic animal knows that there will probably be sunflower seeds underneath the bird feeders and… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 Verona CommunityAssociation business lunch by Jeff Green Fifteen members of the Verona and area business community gathered last Thursday for the first ever Verona Businesspeople’s Luncheon at Mom’s Restaurant in the heart of the village. The Verona Community Association… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 16, 2006 Feature Article February 16, 2006 Land o'Lakes community services updates Income Tax volunteer training February 23: LOLCS is hosting an income tax training session facilitated by Revenue Canada for volunteers interested in completing tax returns for seniors and low-income families. The training will take… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 Ball Outdoor stays open Late last week things looked pretty bleak at Ball Outdoor Sales on Road 38 in Godfrey. Large transport trucks were loading up new boats and ATVs from the lot in front of the busy snowmobile,… READ MORE

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Feature Article - February 9, 2006 Feature Article February 9, 2006 Plus change Editorial by JeffGreen Last week, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) hailed the election of the new Harper Conservative government as good news for Eastern Ontario. They may have begun cheerleading a bit too soon. The caucus… READ MORE