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A small group of those concerned about global climate change gathered at the Railway Heritage Park in Sharbot Lake on November 16. The vigil was organized by Sharbot Lake resident Ken Fisher and it was one of over 130 Defend Our Climate/ Defend Our Communities rallies that took…
The annual “HungerCount 2013" report was released last week and to no one’s surprise it highlighted that over 800,000 Canadians were helped by food banks in the month of March 2013. 36% of these people were children and almost 80,000 of them were first time users of a food bank.…
Never one to ignore a political opportunity, Lanark, Frontenac Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier wrote to Premier Wynne last week. In his letter, he told the premier that he would be happy to amend the private member's bill on voter recalls that he has been sponsoring to…
Special guests at NAEC’s Remembrance Day assembly was a visiting group of paratroopers from Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, based at CFB Petawawa. The assembly featured several students. Breanna Tryon and Cassandra Parks-Delyea were the emcees. Ms. Buck’s…
A full house of pasta lovers jammed into the Maples restaurant in Sharbot Lake for the annual United Way Spaghetti dinner fundraiser. The event, which is a collaboration between The Maples restaurant and Northern Frontenac Community Services, included a three course meal of…
Proposed Budget calls for 5.59% levy increase Among the highlights of the draft 2014 South Frontenac budget is a $700,000 increase in the total levy to ratepayers, an increase of 5.59%. Council went over the budget in detail during a 5 hour meeting on Saturday, November 16, and…
As the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources completes its latest cycle of changes in an attempt to determine how it can satisfy its mandate while living within its funding parameters, the stewardship councils that the ministry used to support are also working on their long-term…
Truth by Omission, Mavis Wade Re: Petworth Road/Inverary sub-standard division, John McEwen NO! Canada should not eliminate the Senate, Carmel Gowan Re: Government Treatent of Veterans, J.P. Pare Truth by Omission Since it is difficult, if not impossible, to get a straight…
Youtube interview of Bill Robinson here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbItySUOAT0 The battle for Hill 187 resulted in the deaths of 26 Canadian soldiers. Twenty-seven more were injured and seven were taken prisoners. It was the worst engagement of the entire war for the Royal…
On November 11, Peter Brugmans' eyes welled up with tears at the Sharbot Lake Legion following the Remembrance Day service at the Soldiers Memorial Hall. Brugmans and his wife Marion just recently sold their house on Bobs Lake and will be moving to Collingwood in order to be…
