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Trinity United honours refugees in a special Black History Month service

Photo: Linda Brown with special guests Robert, Emmanuel and John who each spoke of their experience as refugees from Ghana at Trinity United Church in recognition of Black History Month Three former refugees from the West African country of Ghana, Robert Nyarkoh, Emmanuel Bruce…

Grand opening of community food bank in Denbigh

Photo: Ruby and Gary Malcolm (seated) cut the ribbon at Denbigh's Community Food Bank opening. Members of the Denbigh Griffith Lions Club, the Lakelands Family Health Team, Addington Highlands Council and the community at large joined in celebration at a special ribbon cutting…

Independent Bus Operators Stage Rally at Queens's Park

Local bus operators expressed solidarity this week with their colleagues from the Independent School Bus Operators Association (ISBOA), who staged an 80-bus convoy to Queen’s Park on Monday, followed by speeches and a rally. The event was timed to coincide with the Rural Ontario…

North Frontenac Council - Feb 27/12

North Frontenac Council is taking the slow route to their 2012 budget. They have already held two day-long budget sessions, and might actually see a draft budget by the middle of March. Meanwhile they have received detailed reports from department heads about the needs that are…

Family Breakdown - What is “Legal” Separation?

[For more than 2 decades Rural Legal Services (RLS) has written Legalese, a legal information column kindly published by the Frontenac News. It has recently been recognized by our colleagues in the Legal Advocacy Regional Network (LEARN) of which our clinic is a member, as a…

What's Up in the Night Sky -March

By Fred Barrett This month let’s talk about naming stars! There’s nothing to stop you from naming a star after yourself. When I was very young, there was a very bright star in the north that I decided was mine and I named it “Fred’s Star”. There are commercial enterprises that,…

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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 1, 2012 Think Day at SLHSby Sarah McCullough Photo: Think Day prresentation “Think” - a simple word but when put into action can change so much. On February 15, Think Day visited Sharbot Lake High School giving the students and staff time to…

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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 1, 2012 Fiddle-a-thon at the Maberly Hallby Julie Druker The Maberly Hall will be filled with fiddlers and their friends on April 22. The Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra is holding a fundraising Fiddle-a-thon with an open invitation to…

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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 1, 2012 Fundraising Dance in Sydenhamby Wilma Kenny Photo: Tom Revell front man of Bauder Road: his trademark smile The Sydenham Point Improvement Committee knows how to throw a party: if you weren’t there at Sydenham High school last Friday,…

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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 1, 2012 Frontenac Community Arena reaches Eat Smart standardby Jeff Green Photo: Heather McMillan, (second from left) presenting the Eat Smart award of excellence to Joy Knox (second from right). Arena Manager Jim Stinson stood to Heather’s…