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Granite Ridge: Students offer tours of new school

Judging by the enthusiasm of the students offering visitors tours of the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake on January 29, it looks as though both staff and students have taken a liking to their new home and home of the newly named Granite Ridge Gryphons. Grade ten…

Pleasant Valley Group Concerned Over Proposed Hartington Subdivision

Just over a year ago, Hartington and area residents and other concerned citizens banded together under the name of the Pleasant Valley group after receiving requests by a company wanting to test their residential water. They did some research and found out that plans were being…

Addington Highlands Council Feb. 3

Canada Post making changes in Cloyne Canada Post is contemplating cutting Saturday service at the Cloyne Post Office. The office serves the communities of Cloyne, Northbrook, Flinton and Kaladar and until now it has been open six days a week. Although the changes are not final,…

County will take a year to study charge-back for municipal planning

Three of the four Frontenac townships are set to take advantage of an offer by Frontenac County to provide planning services. South Frontenac is the one township that is not going to avail itself of the service, and its mayor, Gary Davison, has been asking for months for a…

Cost over-runs plague K&P Trail build

It cost $190,000 more than had been budgeted to complete the K&P Trail section between the trail head at the south end of Harrowsmith and Craig Road, just north of Verona. Frontenac County Manager of Economic Development, Anne Marie Young, brought the news to a Frontenac County…

North Frontenac Council Feb. 3

Septic re-inspection program Ed Gardiner, from Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health, made a proposal to council for a mandatory septic re-inspection program. Until now the township has been contracting with the Mississippi-Rideau Septic System office for a…

North Frontenac Township Office Evacuated After Oil Spill

Sometime on Monday night (February 3) an oil furnace located on the mezzanine of the North Frontenac Township office and public works garage started leaking oil. No one knows exactly what happened, but the speculation is that a pilot light went out and the oil kept being pumped…

Ombudsman Investigating Hydro One’s Billing Practices

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin is conducting a systemic investigation into complaints about serious problems with billing and customer service at Hydro One. The investigation will focus on the transparency of the utility’s billing practices and the timeliness and effectiveness of…

South Frontenac Council Feb. 4

New annual community project grants policy established The township will solicit applications on a yearly basis from community organizations for projects supporting community programming. The total amount available will vary from year to year, depending on the amount set aside…

Robbie Burns Night at Sharbot Lake Legion

Members of the Frontenac Masonic Lodge and the Sharbot Lake Legion joined forces for the first-ever Robbie Burns Dinner at the Legion, which took place on January 25 and was a sold-out event. Bill Bowick, who is the Master of the Frontenac Masonic Lodge No. 621, initiated the…