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Community sales support SFCS Enhancement Campaign

May begins the yard sale season and in Sydenham on May 3, close to 25 tables were filled with all kinds of great arts and craft and garage sale-style goodies at the Southern Frontenac Community Services' (SFCS) Grace Centre. The event included two separate sales, the first in…

Dedication ceremony for Sydenham High School's new Wellness Wing

While students and staff have been enjoying the new 14,000 square foot addition to Sydenham High School since February of this year, the official dedication ceremony just took place earlier this week. On May 6, Vice-principal Brent Pickering welcomed representatives from the…

Starting your seeds indoors

By Ankaret Dean, Lanark County Master Gardeners There is nothing like watching a few seeds popping up indoors when there is still snow on the ground. By starting seeds indoors they get a good head start on those planted outdoors. This means that you will be enjoying your fresh…

Container Gardening

by Ankaret Dean, Lanark County Master Gardeners Although window boxes and hanging baskets have been in vogue for many years this year people are taking a new look at growing plants, such as vegetables in containers. With the renewed interest in growing vegetables and herbs, the…

Inviting spring in: a guide to starting seeds indoors

by Dale Odorizzi, Lanark County Master Gardeners Growing your own vegetables is the most rewarding form of gardening—the plants are beautiful and you can eat the results. Starting your vegetable transplants from seeds kicks all of these rewards up a notch. Every time I pick up a…

Re: Lost Highway, lost opportunity

This past week the long awaited and much anticipated documentary production of 'The Lost Highway' aired on TVO. While the production by film makers and producers Derreck Roemer and Neil Graham took four years of filming and editing, it unfortunately represents a major…

Internet Censorship

I am very concerned about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which is currently being negotiated without public input. Already over 125,000 have signed the Say No to Internet Censorship petition. I encourage everyone to learn more before it’s too late about TPP Internet…

Struggling to come to grips with rural homelessness

When the City of Kingston decided to embark on an ambitious one-year plan to eliminate chronic homelessness, Frontenac County Council wanted in on the plan. Since the city delivers social services for itself and the county, and administers not-for profit housing supports in the…

Land O’Lakes Garden Club

The Land O'Lakes Garden club was started in 2005 by Lynn McEvoy of Cloyne. The original members quickly joined up with garden clubs in larger centres such as Belleville as members of District 3 of the Ontario Horticultural Association. They remain members of the OHA and recently…

Is there a Conservative Party candidate on the ballot in LFL&A?

The short answer is yes. Randy Hillier is a Conservative MPP, a former leadership candidate for the party and until the dissolution of the legislature last week he was member of the Conservative Party Caucus. But at the very least, Hillier is about as likely to become a cabinet…