ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS

The Lions Club of Land O’Lakes would like to put up banners with the pictures of veterans in Northbrook and Cloyne. As such Vice-President Jean-Jacques (Red) Emond and Zone Chair Lion Nawar El Khouri were at Addington Highlands regular Council...

Earth Day itself this year is April 22 but Addington Highlands, the Land O’Lakes Garden Club and the Land O’Lakes Lions Club are getting together April 20 to clean up the community, including area roadways, as their contribution. Garden Club...

I, and I am sure many others, are waiting for the blooms of the spring. Walking around and spotting a little green sprout poking out of the snow always gives me a smile. I rush with my phone and take pictures of that tiny cherished bloom that almost...

Addington Highlands Council may have debated the erection of slow-moving vehicle signs at its regular meeting Feb. 20 in Denbigh but the meeting itself was any but slow moving, clocking in at just under 40 minutes with Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch in the...

I have recently found out that St. Valentine’s Day has acquired a few new names to insure inclusivity of all in this celebration of love. Our community has made sure to celebrate the occasion in all its different forms, from Valentine Dinners to...

Addington Highlands Council had a couple of comments to submit to the Independent Electrical System Operator (IESO) request for feedback. Dep. Clerk/Planning Secretary Patricia Gray participated in a webinar Jan. 17 with respect to the next...

A few months ago, I started with explaining the acronym of the word Lions. At that time my focus being on the Emergency Preparedness Plan was on the last three letters Our Nations Safety. In December while reflecting on the choices of our great...

Mazinaw Rock's first recorded history had been maintained in the rock for centuries, perhaps millennia, in the form of red ochre pictographs, some 135 of them, that were painted on the rock, likely by Ojibwe artists. There are similarities between...

Councillor Ken Hook noted that Reeve Henry Hogg was no longer listed as Warden of Lennox & Addington County (which revolves the chair) but has served for five terms as Warden. “I enjoyed it, but it’s time for somebody else too,” said Hogg....

Vehicle Collision Leads To Hand Gun And Drug Charges  Officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged four people after a vehicle collision leads to hand gun and drug charges. On January...

On November 15, Addington Highlands Public Works Manager Brett Reavie participated in a virtual meeting with Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) officials and Lennox and Addington County Officials. The MTO informed him that traffic counts at...

Ever since North Addington Education Centre opened in 1970, High School students have made their way over to the store just off the property before school, during breaks and lunch. And since the store became Finnegan's four years ago, the stream of...

Connecting investigators with evidence in the community, Camsafe is a web-based registry of contact information for owners of security cameras and doorbell cams, Belleville Police Services SSgt. Jeremy Ashley told Addington Highlands Council at its...

AAAAAND … Action! July 1st marked our first day of the Lions Year 2023-2024, and we were ready for creating our new movie. Some of the same characters, and some new ones all working together to make sure We Serve our Community to the best of our...

On December 16, 2023 Denbigh Recreation Committee held a successful Stationary Christmas Parade at Heritage Park in Denbigh.  Parade chairperson Ken Chatson said “First of all, our volunteers worked tirelessly in the days leading up to the parade...

Scott Robertson, Manager of Social Services for Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington Social Services (PELASS) attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of URCA Housing in Flinton last Thursday, at the behest of the Property Managers for the housing...

Each year, the Township of Addington Highlands’ Council and AHEAD Committee (Addington Highlands Economic Advisors for Development) call for nominations of a deserving person to receive a Community Builder Award in any of the following five...

The loss of the BMO branch in Northbrook earlier this year was a blow to the local community. But it has not taken long for the former branch building to have found a new purpose, or more accurately, new purposes. At the south end, BMO has...

Addington Highlands Council is on board for a proposal that would make the Land O’Lakes Lions Club building in Northbrook into a third emergency evacuation centre for the Township, joining the Flinton Hall and Addington Highlands Community Centre...

Traffic lights are likely coming to the intersection of Hwy 7 and County Road 41 at Kaladar, Manager of Roads and Waste Brett Reavie told Addington Highlands Council at its regular meeting Nov. 21 in Denbigh. “As a follow up to Council requesting...

Marg Axford has been a community activist for a long time, and she brought some of her memories to a meeting of the Cloyne and District Historical Society (CDHS) this past Monday at the Barrie Halle in Cloyne. As part of the monthly meeting of the...

Addington Highlands Council approved a Township Unreasonable Behaviour Policy at its regular meeting Nov. 7 in Flinton. “It’s basically a customer code of conduct,” said Reeve Henry Hogg. “Maybe it’s misnamed.” Essentially, the document...

From: "Marley was dead, to begin with" all the way to: " God bless us, Every one!", lies a story that we grew up to know. Whether we read the works of Charles Dickens, or watched Mickey Mouse and friends, we did grow up with the story.  What is the...

Henry (Hank) Hasler, a grade 8 student at North Addington Education Centre, lives with his family in a hobby farm property near the small hamlet of Flinton. But for the next five weeks, he will be living in a larger town, Toronto, commuting each day...

When my kids were growing up (they are young men right now), I always found it funny how much they transformed when they wore their Halloween costumes.  Of course, superheroes saw the biggest transformation, where suddenly they walked around...

The students of North Addington Education Centre will be suiting up in their Campbell’s Soup costumes on October 31st! They will be asking for non-perishable food items which will be donated to the local food bank, which is experiencing a shortage...

There were two requests for Town Hall Meetings at the Oct. 17 regular meeting of Addington Highlands Council in Denbigh. Council didn’t say no to Stephanie Marrisett’s request for a meeting on the Township’s proposed Unreasonable Behaviour...

by Nawar Hage Sometimes, when least expected, we are reminded of a quote or a message that we had not thought about in years.  Today was one such moment for me, and the quote I remembered was that of Ghandi: "Happiness is when what you think, what...

Addington Highlands’ controversial proposed Unreasonable Behaviour Policy is going back to the Township’s solicitor for reworking following Coun. Ken Hook’s request at the Oct. 3 regular Council meeting in Flinton. Hook’s request came in the...

It was a musical afternoon at the Lions Hall a few weeks ago, and jamming was the name!  The word "jamming" caught my attention at a different level; I somehow, and for the first time, noted how much of a jamming attitude is felt at a Lions meeting...

After receiving a presentation from Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority Director of Planning and Regulations Matt Craig, Addington Highlands Council directed staff to prepare a bylaw whereby the Township and Conservation Authority would enter...

Although Facilities Manager David Twiddy wasn’t physically present (vacation) for the regular Addington Highlands Council meeting Sept. 5 in Flinton, his written report resulted in some relatively major budget rejigging due to spring flooding at...

At Land O' Lakes Community Services (LOLCS), we are gearing up for our AGM on Monday, September 25th.  This is an exciting time for us as we are undergoing an initiative to revitalize our presence in the community.  Community Services is involved...

At their meeting on Tuesday (September 5) Addington Highland Council deferred By-law “#0882/2023 Being a By-law to Adopt an Unreasonable Behaviour Policy for the Corporation of the Township of Addington Highlands” for a period of two months. The...

Ontario wildlife officials are investigating a white-tailed deer found shot and abandoned in central Ontario earlier this month. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says on Aug. 16 around pm, a single gunshot was heard around Aides...

(LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) - Officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to share some back-to-school safety information. During this back-to-school season, we can expect...

Parishioners from the past and present gathered at St. John the Evangelist Church in Flinton last Sunday (August 20) for a mass and celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the church. Archbishop Michael Mulhall and Father Paul Mjoka (present...

Ten years ago, Robert Mclemon presented the results of a research project that he had spent five years working on, at a public forum at North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne. He was a climate change researcher and, at the time, an associate...

My name is Nawar. I am the Immediate Past President of the Lions Club of Land O’Lakes; and this is my first time writing the Roar. There are three words that I have not been able to shake away since President Lynn Oborne asked me to take over...

Addington Highlands Council tentatively accepted a new Road Maintenance Policy at its Aug. 1 meeting at the Addington Highlands Community Centre in Denbigh. The policy had been introduced at last month’s meeting, where it was circulated to Council...

On August 20th, Bishop Michael Mulhall from Kingston, will join father Paul Njoku in celebrating a special mass commemorating the 150th anniversary of the The john the Evangelist Church in Flinton. The special mass will be followed by photos, a...

Climate disasters of the past few years in surrounding communities proved that the Land O’Lakes area could be better prepared to deal with challenges people could face in the event of these major situations. The May 21, 2022 derecho prompted the...

Thank you to all of our incredible staff, families, donors, local businesses and community groups, committee, Land O’ Lakes Community Services, and Bon Echo Provincial Park for making this year possible. We had staff and swimmers from near and far...

Smiles were everywhere in Plevna this past Saturday! Summerfest was a fabulously fun day. The live music and entertainment were so enjoyable. There were toes tapping everywhere on the hall grounds! The food was excellent all day, starting with the...

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Flinton will be celebrating their 150th Anniversary on Sunday, August 20th, 2023. To commemorate this milestone for the Church as well as for the community, Rev. Father Paul Njoku & the parishioners...

This is the second year back for the Arts Festival, which takes place this year on the main beach at Bon Echo Park, one of the busiest spots in Addington Highlands on a hot summer afternoon. The Festival has a long history in the park, but was...

Murray Thrasher, from the Denbigh area, was at home on July 9 th , working on his truck at the driveway to his house. ”A small car pulled my driveway. Two young people told me about a fire and that a motocross rider had fallen off his bike, and...

PELASS (Prince Edward Lennox & Addington Social Services) has two housing service locations in Addington Highlands Township, Pinegrove Apartments in Northbrook and URCA (United Roman Catholic Anglcian) non-profit housing in Flinton, Lynn Chenier and...

It is suspected that a beaver dam breached upstream of Skootamatta Lake during a rainfall event on July 1st. This has caused water levels to rise quickly on the lake and exceed average spring and summer conditions, leading Quinte Conservation to...

The Skootamatta District Ratepayers Association (SDRA) is concerned about camping on Crown Land around the lake but because it is Crown Land, Addington Highlands Township has no jurisdiction there, Council heard at its regular meeting June 20 in...