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Paul Dewar, NDP federal leadership candidate, held an event in Perth on January 8. In what was more a concert than political rally, Fireweed and Jacob Moon performed for over 100 people at St. Paul's United Church. The numbers are significant, because the local NDP riding…
Draft budget calling for over $1 million increase in local taxation. A lot of numbers were presented to members of Central Frontenac Council in their preliminary budget presentation, but the final line of the budget, line 1202, presents the most telling number of all - the total…
Council Goes Solar, in Principal North Frontenac Council has decided, in principle, to pursue a ground-mounted solar MicroFIT project. The decision came about when council was considering one in a long string of communiques from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario about…
Photo: L-R Amy Jack, Kyla Gordon, Michael Timmerman, Margo Gallagher, Joan Worsfold, Christian Scheunemann, and Sam McKay, students and volunteers involved in a production of the Grinch who Stole Christmas. Almost three years ago New Leaf Link (NeLL) came into existence with…
Photo: Susan Brown, Rosemary Kotze, Dean Long before Walmart started selling organic produce; before there were Loblaws Organics products; before wheat-free, gluten-free and low cholesterol products were even contemplated; before the 100-Mile Diet and the Local Food movement,…
Received for Information When a township council wants to reject a request for money or support, or ignore the recommendation of a consultant, government body or even a member of their own staff, they have a polite way of doing so. They simply ignore whatever the request for…
Photo: Sierra's dad, Sean Baldacchin assists in her Locks for Love donation at NAEC At the NAEC's final Pride Assembly for 2011, which took place on December 16, four young students were invited by the school's vice principal Mr. John Mooney to present a cheque to Carolyn…
South Frontenac now a chicken friendly zone At their final meeting of the year, South Frontenac Council finally dispensed with an issue that they have been pecking away at for six months. The township will now permit residents on lots as small as one acre in size to keep up to…
Recipes One of the great traditions of Christmas in France is the Reveillon dinner. In some incarnations it is a dinner that only starts after midnight mass, and continues on until the morning, when parents greet their children for opening presents under the tree. Presumably,…
Draft Frontenac County budget calls for 1.34% levy increase At their final meeting of 2011, members of Frontenac County Council received the 2012 draft budget from the County Finance Department. The county expects to spend just over $42 million in 2012, which is a drop of almost…
