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$1000+ Raised At Thanksgiving Food Drive In Sharbot Lake

Tracy Bamford and Sharon Mathews, both volunteers with the North Frontenac Food Bank, report that the first annual Thanksgiving Food Drive in Sharbot Lake was an overwhelming success. They, along with other volunteers with North Frontenac Food Bank which serves families and…

Federal Riding Redistribution Finalized

It took a little longer than planned, but the new federal electoral boundaries for Ontario have been finalized. Last-minute proposals by MPs Scott Reid (Lanark Frontenac Lennox & Addington) and Ted Hsu (Kingston and the Islands) were discounted by the three-member panel that was…

Granite Ridge Opening Delayed Until January

Limestone District School Board officials were being optimistic in July when they targeted a November opening for the new Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC) in Sharbot Lake. That would have required the building to be substantially complete by the end of September to allow…

MGs In Maberly

The Coffee Shop in Maberly was the place to be for lovers of British sports cars, specifically lovers of the MG. On October 6, the coffee shop's parking lot was bumper to bumper with an assortment of no fewer than 18 classic MG models spanning decades - the oldest was a 1951…

North Frontenac Council - Oct 15/13

Tanker Purchase In a split vote, North Frontenac Council decided to purchase a 2013 Watermaster Vacuum Tanker for $262,000. The vehicle will be located at either the Snow Road or Clarendon and Miller Fire Station, at the discretion of the fire chief. By approving the purchase,…

Northbrook Ambulance Base Official Opening

It has been in place and in service since June, but it was not until October 9 last week that politicians, Emergency Services officials, and senior staff from Lennox and Addington County had an opportunity to officially open their new Northbrook base. The cost to build the 3,143…

Too Late For 2013, But Big Buck Contest Will Be Back

Late this summer, when members of North Frontenac Township staff found out that they were not in a position to issue licenses for contests where there is any element of skill involved in determining a winner, it caused the Conservationists of Frontenac Addington (COFA) to wonder…

South Frontenac Council - Oct 15/13

2012 Year End Audit Breanne Bradshaw of the accounting firm KPMP reported on her firm’s audit of the township’s 2012 financial statements. She said taxes receivable were down slightly as a percentage of total revenue (a good thing), although overall property taxes had risen,…

Once More, Shame On You, Frontenac County Council

Residents of Addington Highlands and North and Central Frontenac will finally have the benefit of a Class “A” Nursing Home, no thanks to Frontenac County. A class “A” home is something that residents of Kingston and the southern portion of Frontenac County have enjoyed for a…

BOVARD, Freda May

(Nee BRYDEN) Joined her friends and family in heaven on October 4, 2013, at the age of 85 at Country View Care in Godfrey. Freda was predeceased by her husband – Henry and her children Fern(Bill), Betty and John (Wendy). She will be missed by her children Diane (Larry) of…