ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS

Organizers of this year's Flinton Community Jamboree spread their net wider than usual in an effort to attract even larger crowds to the annual Flinton event, which has been gathering momentum since its inception years ago. Kaladar resident Andy...

August 4th 2015 Denbigh Hall Addington Highlands' Council passed six by-laws on Tuesday night providing support for Nextera Energy and RES Canada in their bids to install industrial wind turbines in the municipality. To a packed room of local...

One of the great things about the annual Bon Echo Art Exhibition & Sale is that there is always something for everyone. The show, which is now in its 20th year and took place at Bon Echo Provincial Park from July 24 to 26 last weekend, offered...

On Monday night, July 20 in Flinton, Addington Highlands Council voted yes to signing a support agreement with Nextera and Renewable Energy Systems Canada (RES). Council's support will improve both companies' chances of securing contracts for wind...

The boats in the inaugural Sail Mazinaw had to endure gray skies and light shifty breezes in the morning. But by afternoon, the skies had cleared and a consistent west wind had set in. It was a warm, sunny day with the perfect sailing breeze. A west...

The road to becoming a provincial park actually began way back in 1910 when the Bon Echo Inn and surrounding land was sold to Flora MacDonald Denison. She had been coming to the area for many years with her family and in the early 1900s stayed at...

On July 11, members of COFA (Conservationists of Frontenac Addington) attended a meeting at the Barrie hall in Cloyne, where Ron Pethick, one of the organization's founding members, announced that he would be stepping down this year after over two...

g It might surprising to see a 13-year-old running a successful business at the Saturday farmers’ market in Sharbot Lake. But what's even more surprising is that it is Ellie Larocque's third consecutive summer doing just that. Ellie started up...

Art has always played a significant part of the heritage of Bon Echo. Hundreds of years ago the aboriginal artists left their unique drawings at water level on Mazinaw Rock. In the 1920-30s, Merrill Denison invited several members of the Group of...

Sail craft of all descriptions are invited to Sail Mazinaw on Saturday July 18.  Sailboards, kite-boards, dinghies, and keelboats are all welcome.  Boats from as far away as Hamilton will be making the trek to one of the most spectacular sailing...

In December 2011, the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) acquired the 100 acre Rose Hill Nature Reserve in Denbigh, a donation from sisters Bethany Armstrong and Charlene Bernhardt. The property had been owned by their family since the 1940s...

AH Council rejects “unwilling host” motion In the end, Tony Fritsch was able to buy time, but he did not win the vote that counted the most. In front of a crowd of over 100 loud supporters in the normally quiet confines of Addington Highlands...

Bon Echo Area Residents Against Wind Turbines (BEARAT) released the results of an online survey they conducted late last month to gauge public support for wind turbine projects in Addington Highlands. The survey, which was set up using Survey Monkey...

Companies sweeten offers as Addington Highlands set to vote on wind farm support motion Addington Highlands Council met in special session on Tuesday morning (June 30) to respond to information that had been provided to them by RES-Canada regarding...

(with a file from Jeff Green) MPP Randy Hillier met with North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins on Sunday morning in Cloyne to discuss future economic development possibilities for North Frontenac and Addington-Highlands townships. They were joined by a...

The 14th annual Pine Meadow Charity Golf Tournament took place on June 20 at Hunter's Creek Golf Course on Hwy. 506 near Cloyne. As in previous years, this year's tournament was generously sponsored by numerous businesses and community members,...

Close to 200 visitors attended the third annual Touch-A-Truck event that took place at the Flinton Recreation Club, where a wide assortment of township and other vehicles were on hand for youngsters to explore. These included transport trucks, a...

URCA is an acronym that stands for United, Roman Catholic, Anglican in recognition of the three churches in the Village of Flinton that worked collectively to establish low cost housing for residents of Kaladar/ Barrie Township who needed it. It's...

Addington Highlands accepts offer from BEARAT to run survey Addington Highlands Council has unanimously agreed to receive information gleaned from an online survey of residents to be conducted by a group that opposes wind power production in the...

On June 10, NAEC was fortunate to welcome Tammy and Bernard Nelson to teach workshops. The workshops were attended by Mrs. Pelow’s Grade 6 class, Mr. Hill’s Grade 8 class, Mr. Pelow’s Restart class, Ms. Cuddy’s Grade 2 class, and Mr....

This painting is of Gene Brown and her grandmother, Christina Irvine, feeding chickens on the Pettifer Farm in Denbigh. In the background is the old log and stone milk house. Christina was a McGregor from Scotland. Her granddaughter, Gene, married...

In the middle of the debate over the Denbigh wind turbine project, is an event that utilizes wind power for recreation. The intention of Sail Mazinaw is to get a great number of sails on Mazinaw Lake all at the same time. It is not a race. It is a...

by Julie Druker Members of the Land O'Lakes Quilters recently presented 16 beautiful hand-made quilts to Jan Easton. Easton is the national vice-president of Quilts of Valour – Canada, an organization whose mission is to ensure that Canadian Armed...

Fears about declining property values, health concerns, and environmental protection were among the hot topics discussed at two meetings, a combined meeting of North Frontenac and Addington Highlands Councils on May 11, and a packed public meeting...

Much ado about wind Weary members of Addington Highlands Council spent most of their council meeting on Monday (June 1) listening, and talking, about a potential wind power project in Denbigh. Presentations in opposition to the project by Rosemary...

Jen Baker, branch manager at BMO's Northbrook branch, headed up a special event and invited her staff, various representatives from BMO's regional divisions, local dignitaries, clients and the community at large to help celebrate the Northbrook...

By: Misti Harnden On April 29th, 2015 North Addington Education Centre, a small, rural K-12 school in Cloyne, Ontario, held a Cuts for Cancer event. This event is currently ranked third for all Cuts for Cancer fundraisers online across Ontario....

I n 1965 a new business opened up at the corner of Glastonbury Rd. and Hwy. 41 in downtown Northbrook. It was located in an unassuming trailer, but it had a marquee name, Bank of Montreal, one of the oldest and most established companies in Canada,...

by Valerie Allan A small group of Grade 10 Art students took advantage of the bus taking students to the Science conference at Bayridge Secondary School; they hitched a ride to The Glass House on Sydenham Road, as part of an extension of the Art...

by Valerie Allan On April 24, the North Gym at NAEC was packed with contestants and spectators in the first National Archery in the Schools Tournament hosted by NAEC. Present were students, staff and parents from Granite Ridge Education Centre,...

by Valerie Allan On April 23 NAEC hosted its annual Earth Day celebrations. The secondary EcoTeam organized the events for the day. Students from grades K-12 participated in a school yard and community cleanup throughout the day. The secondary...

Wind, solar projects lining up at Addington Highlands’ door The wind resource in the Denbigh region has drawn another company into the mix as the deadline for the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) process from Ontario Power Generation approaches....

After 11 months on the job, Lucus Wales has left the Land O'Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA) to take a job in the planning department of the City of Tweed. During his tenure at LOLTA the tourist marketing agency upgraded its website, a key platform...

Landscape ecologist and Friends of the Salmon River founder, Gray Merriam, was invited to speak at the Cloyne and District Historical Society's regular monthly meeting on April 20. In his talk titled “The Relationship of Cloyne to the Salmon...

by Valerie Allan NAEC is participating in a scientific experiment in partnership with Guelph University. Students, staff, and visitors may have noticed the giant “Malaise” trap situated behind the school. This trap attracts and traps insects,...

submitted by NAEC On April 18, Wyatt Keller of North Addington Education Centre competed in the Eastern Ontario Regional Skills Competition Qualifer event held at St. Lawrence College. Competing in Small Powered Equipment, Wyatt wrote a trades exam,...

Presentation to members of Denbigh Abinger, and Ashby Fire department. The formation of the Denbigh, Abinger and Ashby (DAA) fire department came about as the result of two things. First, in the mid 1960s the township council requested that the...

Barry Smith is lucky to be alive following a vicious attack that took place at Land O' Lakes Rescue/ Petting Farm in February and left him with eight broken ribs, a punctured lung, a broken pelvis and five broken vertebrae. Smith, who along with his...

by Valerie Allan On April 8, NAEC students and staff once again celebrated the International Day of Pink. An assembly was held, in which the whole school participated, and it was a sea of pink. Students wore pink clothes, accessories, and/or pins....

On Thursday April 9, local townspeople filled the Denbigh hall to the rafters for a presentation by Nextera Energy, the American-owned company that is making a bid to install 100 wind turbines near Vennachar in Addington Highlands. Nextera is owned...

Submitted by NAEC For the past few weeks students at NAEC have been preparing for the annual Limestone Skills Competition, held at St. Lawrence College. This competition tests the knowledge, in theory and practice of students for the skilled trade...

Detachment commander explains operational changes – not costs “There isn't much that I can do about the cost of policing, except come here and be a messenger,” said Inspector Patrick Finnegan, the Detachment Commander of the Napanee Detachment...

Addington Highlands to go slow on wind project At their Denbigh meeting on March 16, Addington Highlands Council passed two motions in response to a request for municipal support from NextEra Energy for a 200 MW wind project in the Denbigh area...

Do you have health issues that are affecting the way you live? Gain information and skills to better  manage your chronic condition and live healthier. This free, six-week workshop helps people to actively achieve their best health and...

300 megawatt wind power project proposed for Addington Highlands/North Frontenac It seems that every three or four years a proponent for a wind project shows up at Addington Highlands Council to talk about the potential of the north eastern edge of...

At their monthly meeting at Cloyne's Barrie hall on February 16, Shirley Sedore presented a talk on the roots of the Sedore family in the Flinton. Shirley' s husband, Ronald Sedore who passed away in 2002, hailed from a family whose roots go back...

by Derek Maggs The Friends of Bon Echo Park are pleased to announce the presentation of two $500 bursaries to Jared Salmond of Flinton and Abby Follett of Omemee, Ontario. The Friends of Bon Echo Provincial Park have been providing bursaries to...

The High Land Water Métis Council held an information and nomination meeting on January 31 at the Northbrook Lions hall, which was attended by close to 30 people. The meeting’s dual purpose was to attract new members and to nominate...

Crowded into a tiny office tacked onto the north end of the Barrie hall in Cloyne are the small offices of the six staff members who make up Mazinaw-Lanark Forest Inc. (MLFI), a private company that works year round managing the Crown land forest in...

by Marcella Neely Are you working on a family tree? Looking for help connecting relatives? Perhaps the Cloyne & District Historical Society can help. Genealogy can be interesting but sometimes not knowing where to start gets in the way. The Cloyne...