Jeff Green
Joint the 450 Challenge - Blood Drive in Sharbot Lake
The demand for blood is rising, but there are not enough donors to keep up with the rising patient need. It’s time to get Canada’s blood pumping! Canadian Blood Services needs 450 new donors across the country, every day this winter. 1 in 2 Canadians are eligible to give blood,… READ MORE
Frontenac Heritage Festival Recovers From A Near Death Experience
On Tuesday, January 14th (see Council report on this page) the Frontenac Heritage was dead. But, it turned out that it was only 99% dead, which means it was still alive. On Wednesday, January 15th, the Central Frontenac Township Economic Development Committee met with Recreation Committee members, and by the… READ MORE
Changes to Safe Properties Bylaw Spark a Major Reaction from CF Residents
As part of a process of updating a number of township bylaws, at its meeting last week (Tuesday, January 14th), Central Frontenac Council received an updated draft version of the Safe Properties Bylaw that has been in place in its current form since 2013.A new property standards bylaw was first… READ MORE
Robert Hogan Bus Lines Give Back
Historically, Robert Hogan Bus Lines and the Country radio station partnered to “Stuff a Bus” with non-perishable food items for the Kingston Food Bank every holiday season. This year, however, when Bobbi Jo Buchanan, a driver with Robert Hogan Bus Line, learned that there had been a management shift and… READ MORE
Frontenac County to Require ATV Riders to Pay for Trail Use
The first meeting of Frontenac County Council for 2025 featured an in camera session to address union negotiations, that went as long as a very short public session to deal with all other matters. Aside from the monthly Chief Administrative Officers report by Kevin Farrell, the most impactful item on… READ MORE
Lessons From the Past
Covering the Central Frontenac Township this week, I got a sense of Deja Vu, and with the benefit of the google search bar on our own website, I now see why. In 2012 and into 2013, there was a debate in the township about whether to bring in a property… READ MORE
Dr Shahram Masouleh, Practice Ready Ontario, and Sharbot Lake Family Health Team
In late December of 2024, 53 years after starting his practice in a trailer in the parking lot of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn, Dr. Peter Bell finally found a pathway to retirement. And that pathway came in the person of Dr. Shahram Masouleh, who is gradually taking over Dr.… READ MORE
New Name, Same Great Orchestra
New name, same great orchestra For over 20 years, the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra has been on the same mission, to promote fiddle music, and all music, as an activity for young and old to enjoy and incorporate into their lives. The vision behind the orchestra, which has been… READ MORE
Scott Reid Seeking Re-Election for the 9th Time
Scott Reid was first elected, as a member of the Canadian Alliance Party, on November 27, 2000, and has been an MP ever since; 24 years, and counting. He has been acclaimed as the Conservative Party candidate for an election that will take place this year, perhaps as early as… READ MORE
Recycling Transformation Underway In Central Frontenac
It has been about a decade since the Province of Ontario decided to change the way recycling in Ontario is collected and funded.The intention was to create a recycling system that is financed and operated by the companies that produce the plastics, glass, metal, tetra-packs, cardboard and other materials that… READ MORE
