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Photo: Bob Miller winter camping at -24 celsius. It doesn't get any better than this Again this February the Heritage Festival will hold an overnight camping experience open to everyone. Last year eight brave souls ventured into the world of winter camping and all survived to…
Seven vendors offered up a wide variety of goods and services at the second Sharbot Lake Winter Farmers’ Market, which took place at the Oso Hall on January 19. Regular vendors had for sale their usual wide variety of local produce, baked goods and other locally produced goods,…
Cloyne and District Historical Society members and guests were treated to an uncommon slice of history at this month’s regular meeting. Musical history, that is. Joe Grant of Denbigh, who has dedicated much of his musical talents to both the preservation and creation of…
At the end of the 2013 school year, Hinchinbrooke Public School in Parham will end its close to 50 years of serving students from all over the township. Back in the early 1960s the idea for one single school came about when the Hinchinbrooke Township Area Board felt that a…
Central Frontenac CAO The front page of last week’s Frontenac News had an article about Central Frontenac losing yet another CAO and how Cathy MacMunn would become acting CAO . . . yet again. It’s obvious that someone thinks Cathy is capable of doing this job. They keep giving…
The Strollers is a walking group for those who would rather stroll than power walk, amble rather than run. Initiated just a few months ago, the Strollers has a core group of participants from all ages and walks of life. On average, six people have shown up every Thursday…
Ompah fire station site gets clean bill of health The property where North Frontenac Township is considering locating a fire hall in Ompah has finally been given the green light from the engineering company that was hired to complete environmental assessments on it. The final…
In a signal that rural homelessness was a mere afterthought in the initial planning of a Kingston and Frontenac County Homelessness Plan, three public consultation sessions were planned in November by the consultants preparing the plan, one at Kingston City Hall, one at the…
Preliminary Frontenac County budget at 4.97% increase Members of Frontenac County Council are spending two sessions looking at the 2013 budget. The newly minted County Finance Committee has already met with Treasurer Marian Vanbruinessen and other members to talk about some of…
Sharbot Lake Public School, which is slated to close at the end of the 2013 school year, will long be remembered by countless former students and staff alike as one small rural school with one big family feeling. The construction of the original one-room schoolhouse, which was…
