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Tree Planting Protects Properties Against Extreme Weather

RIDEAU AND MISSISSIPPI WATERSHEDS, July 31, 2024 – This summer’s weather has been unpredictable at best: torrential rains, extreme heat and even a recent tornado on Christie Lake near Perth. With this volatility becoming the norm, planting trees on marginal land or unused fields…

Paris Olympics

Do reassure the Christian offended by living tableaux opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics: it was not mean to evoke "The Last Supper", but rather, "The Feast of the (Olympian) Gods" (Jan van Bijlert, from 1635, see image). The heathen Gods have gathered on mount Olympus for a…

Re: Trailheads & Washrooms

I was reading the article on the washrooms. You mentioned that Frontenac County has constructed one at the trailhead in Verona where the trail meets Road 38 and Bellrock Road using funding from grant money but nothing has been done in the other townships. Have you been at that…

Community Columns, August 8th, 2024

These columns from our community reporters are updated every week. Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrooke Denbigh Godfrey Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Mississippi Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham Sharbot…

Wolfreys, Ellis

1940 - 2024 Ellis went to be with the Lord, peacefully at home in Verona on Thursday, July 25, 2024 with his beloved wife Mary Louise (née Montgomery) of 64 years by his side. Loving father of Roberta Rider (Hugh McDonald), Mark Wolfreys (Patti), Dan Wolfreys (Valerie),…

Sharbot Lake Beach Bash Finds Its Groove in Year 3

Sam Arraj, the owner of Seeds & Company, an accounting firm based in Sharbot Lake, is a big country music fan. So much so that, he is the former Board Chair and current member of the Advisory Council of CMAOntario (Country Music Association of Canada – Ontario) In late 2021 as…

Community Rallies to Aid Bobs Lake Tragedy Survivors

The lake is still, and the loon calls echo across the water, a serene reminder of the lives lost just a few months ago. Life continues, with commuters coming and going, and visitors enjoying the quiet solitude, perhaps unaware of the day that changed everything. It was a day of…

County May Help Fund Washrooms in Sharbot Lake, But Later

The washrooms at the Sharbot Lake beach have been controversial ever since they were installed over 15 years ago. They replaced an outhouse, and were paid for by both the township and public fundraising, in an effort led by local residents Wayne and Alison Robinson. While they…

Econorent In Northbrook: A Small Business With Big Ambitions

Jeff Van Dongen describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur”. When he bought many acres on the Clark Line Road near Flinton 3 years ago, he thought that would be the end of all that. “My wife Meaghan and I spent every weekend for four months travelling everywhere in Ontario…

Postmasters Association Vice President Offers His Help With Ardoch Post Office Situation

They’re still looking for a new postmaster in Ardoch (including Plevna and Ompah) and the vice president of the Ontario Branch of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association was at North Frontenac’s regular Council meeting July 25 in Plevna to offer what advice and…