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Senior Wonder Women hit the gym in Sydenham

Photo: Wonder Women work out in Sydenham with Marilyn Picard (front row,far right) Who says seniors can’t be Wonder Women? Not a single one of a group of close to 30 women between the ages of 59 and 67, who have been hitting the AMHO U Sports and Training facility in Sydenham…

KFPL to Close Ompah Branch

It was a case of “paranoia is total perception” for a group of Ompah residents who were invited to make a presentation to the Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board last week. Library Board Chair Claudette Richardson phoned to invite members of the group to attend, saying that…

Barrett Xplore takes over Omniglobe’s Eastern Ontario operations

Customers of Omniglobe Networks fixed wireless Internet service in the Mountain Grove/Arden and Plevna/Cloyne regions have been in limbo for the last two weeks after the company went bankrupt. Omniglobe had received grants from two programs to develop its network of towers,…

Thoughts On the election

Editorial by Jeff Green At the outset of the federal election campaign that just ended, I made a call to a local NDP riding association member whom I hadn't talked to in quite a while. I was setting up all-candidates’ meetings at the time. We spent a few minutes talking about…

South Frontenac Council - May 3/11

South Frontenac squeaks budget through Surprisingly, four members of South Frontenac Council voted against passage of the 2011 budget, but the over $21 million levy to ratepayers for township, county and education taxes was nevertheless approved in a 5-4 vote. The overall levy…

Reid wins by over 20,000 votes

Scott Reid was re-elected for the fifth time as MP in Monday Nights election, the fourth time in the Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington riding. This time he received his highest vote total, 33,756; highest percentage of the total vote, 57.25%; and highest margin of victory,…

Addington Highlands Council - May 3/11

Addington Highlands brings in a budget increase. Addington Highlands ratepayers will pay just under 8% more tax for local services in 2011. The increase in the local levy, to $1.936 million from $1.8 million in 2010, comes about partly as the result of a decrease in transfer…

Letters_11-17

Back to HomeLetters - April 28, 2011Letters: April 28 Cheque Book Math, Pat Maloney Re: Spanking, Steve Giles Cheque Book Math Anyone who actually believes that there will be a substantive difference between the way the Liberals and Harper’s Conservatives handle the deficit is…

What’s Up in the Night Sky – May 2011

By Fred Barrett Let’s have a look at Corona Borealis this month. It’s a small constellation and can be found between the constellation Bootes to its right and Hercules to the left. I hope some of you, using the techniques I mentioned last month, had a chance to practise finding…

Outdoor Easter celebrations in Arden and Verona

Photo: Easter Passion play in Arden In an effort to give church and community members a deeper insight into the passion of Jesus Christ, the congregation of the Arden Pastoral Charge acted out the Easter Passion play in an outdoor service on Good Friday at the Arden United…