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Cut in transfer nudges up SF tax hike For the year 2012, South Frontenac Township received $1.86 million from the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) to help with municipal social service and other costs for programs that at one time were…
Editorial by Jeff Green From a distance it has been a lot of fun watching the trials and tribulations of the City of Toronto and its outlandish Mayor Rob Ford. In the first instance, there was the outrage of the Toronto Star, whose editors still can't believe that the citizenry…
Photo top left: Along the parade route there was lots of anticipation, then smiles and cheers as the floats made their way through the village. Photo top right: a group of youngsters catch their first glimpse of Santa in Harrowsmith A week of vastly fluctuating temperatures made…
Under a bright sky and a brisk, chilly wind parade goers lined Highway 41 in Northbrook for the annual Santa Claus parade on November 24. Sponsored by the Land O'Lakes Lions and the Kaladar Community Club, the parade began with a spritely and impressive version of Frosty the…
Photo: Kids visit with Santa at the “Love Life Bash”, the 5th annual Almost Home Kimmy Fund fundraiser at the Golden Links hall in Harrowsmith on November 24 This year organizers of the annual Almost Home Kimmy Fund fundraiser, which was established in January 2007 in memory of…
Photo: members of the La Salle Causeway Big Band entertained listeners at the Bellrock hall on November 18. If you are like me, there is nothing like the sound of an accomplished, swinging big band to pull equally hard on both heart and foot strings. And there are many others in…
Proposal for park at Clar-Mill Hall Jocelyne Lemke appeared before Council to advocate for a park in the Plevna/Ompah region of the township. “I am grateful for everything that we have in the township and for the efforts that the council makes. However a park facility would be a…
Safe properties bylaw still needs work, but it is getting closer A draft version of a new Safe Properties bylaw was presented to Central Frontenac Council on Tuesday afternoon (November 27) Councilor Tom Dewey was the first to speak to the new draft. He proposed a number of…
Jason Ronfeld got his start as a firefighter with the Kaladar/Barrie Fire Department, where he was a young recruit in the late 1990s, but even before that time he thought about becoming a professional firefighter. “Fire fighting has always been a passion of mine” he said from…
by Wilma Kenny Seniors’ Housing for Verona? Jamie Curragh asked Council for their feedback on his proposal to build a two-storey, 10-unit seniors housing complex in Verona. Curragh’s plans are still in the early stages. He showed a sketch of a potential layout and quoted a…
