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Independent bus operators suing over RFP process

On October 12, a group of school bus operators serving students in the Limestone, Prince Edward Hastings, Catholic School Board of Eastern Ontario launched a suit against their employer, Tri-Board Transportation Services, in the Belleville Court. The suit alleges that the RFP…

South Frontenac Council - Oct. 16

Official Plan Amendment Council passed a by-law to amend the township’s Official Plan: along with some ‘housekeeping’ details, there were two major additions. One strengthens environmental policies, in order to minimize environmental and visual lake impacts caused by the…

“Fractured Homelands” author featured in Sharbot Lake Symposium

On Saturday, October 27, Bonita Lawrence, whose research into Algonquin communities led her to the publication of “Fractured Homelands”, the most comprehensive account of contemporary Algonquin communities in Frontenac County and the surrounding region, will deliver the keynote…

Premier Hudak, I presume - Editorial

Editorial by Jeff Green I have a theory that there is an eight-year "best before" date on governments in Canada. It comes from the fact that, quite apart from all of the machinations about independence and right/left splits that took place while I was growing up in Quebec, the…

Trousdale's Grand Re-Opening

Photo: Willie and John Trousdale In a very real sense, the Trousdale's complex, which includes a Foodland, and now a full-fledged Home Hardware Home Building Centre, is the very same business that the Trousdale family has been in for over 100 years. Trousdale's General Store,…

Food, fun and fellowship with the Sharbot Lake 39ers

Photo: Sharbot Lake 39ers- front row, Donna Reid, Virgil and Beryl Garrett, back row, Dorothy (Dot) Fraser, Norm Riddell, Ken Hollywood and Doreen Kirkham It doesn't take long to see that this group of elders likes nothing more than a chance to catch up on news and to visit -…

Real creepy crawlies!

by Lorraine Julien Photo: Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus Variolus). With frost on the pumpkins and leaves falling from the trees, you just know that spooky Hallowe’en is just around the corner! I tried to think of the creepiest subject for this column and the Northern…

Never say die for local Liberals

Mauril Bélanger is one of the few remaining Liberal MPs in Eastern Ontario. He has held the riding of Ottawa-Vanier since 1995, and on October 13 he spoke to an up-beat gathering of 25 Liberal Party stalwarts at the Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Federal Liberal Riding…

Why storytelling helps children

“It was a dark and stormy night.” The storyteller’s eyes widen. His words slow. The narrative begins and no one knows how the tale will end.Good storytelling captivates us, sparks our imagination, and shapes our thoughts and attitudes. But good storytelling does not just…

Mountain Grove trail rider wins US championship at US Nationals

Photo: US National Champion Elaine Steele of Mountain Grove and her winning horse Zena The Warrior Princess “It definitely took a while to sink in,” said Elaine Steele of Mountain Grove, who took first place in the 70-mile National Championship Competitive Trail Ride that took…