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NAEC is in the Pink!

ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS · Apr 21, 2011

North Addington Education Centre took a stand against bullying on April 13, by declaring it a Day of Pink. Students and staff in the school sported pink shirts, ties, hats and scarves, amongst other items of clothing. Day of Pink is an international Day against Bullying,…

Library master plan silent on some rural branches

FRONTENAC COUNTY · Apr 21, 2011

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library has a new board of directors in place after municipal elections last fall. Over the next four years the board will oversee the operations of the library and will also be faced with some challenges related to the capacity of some of the…

Election sign Tampering in Harrowsmith

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Apr 21, 2011

John McEwen, a long-time Liberal Party supporter, said that he was harassed as he was putting up a Dave Remington sign in Harrowsmith last week. “At the beginning of the campaign I put a small sign up on Road 38 at the bottom of the village and last Thursday I was replacing it…

Elvis Returns to Tweed in August

ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS · Apr 21, 2011

Back in 1989, the Ottawa chapter of the Elvis Sighting Society said that Elvis Presley was alive and living in Tweed. Although this never really caught hold in Tweed, an “Elvis is Alive” Festival was held there for several summers in the 1990s. However, not much has happened on…

Identifying Spring Wildflowers - P1/2

Outdoors in the Land O' Lakes · Apr 21, 2011

By Steve Blight Spring has sprung, and for woodland wildflowers, spring is by far the peak of the flowering season. There is an explosion of life under the canopy of the tall trees once the snow has melted and the forest soils begin to warm up. Many early flowering woodland…

David Remington greets voters in Sharbot Lake

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · Apr 14, 2011

Photo: Liberal candidate David Remington greets voters in Sharbot Lake Prior to the first all-candidates’ meeting in Kaladar, LfL&A Liberal candidate David Remington took to the streets of downtown Sharbot Lake in an effort to get to know those living in rural communities. “So…

Frontenac County budget

FRONTENAC COUNTY · Apr 7, 2011

Members of Frontenac County Council met for three and a half hours last Wednesday March 30 in an effort to wrestle down the $45 million 2011 County budget. When all is said and done, council's deliberations will likely lead to a marginal increase in the county portion of the…

EODP funding on hold for area businesses

FRONTENAC COUNTY · Apr 7, 2011

The Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation held their annual business breakfast at the Verona Lions Hall to celebrate the successes of local businesses, many of which have benefited from the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP). The EODP is an economic…

Playing to learn in Canada and Jamaica

Early Literacy · Apr 7, 2011

by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist Photo: A shipping container donated by Students Crossing borders, and its transformation into a play centre in Jamaica.. “He’s just playing.” Just playing? What looks like “just playing” to adults is how children engage in scientific…

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Delete Me · Apr 7, 2011

Back to HomeFeature Article - April 7, 2011 2011 Parham Relay for Life Kickoffby Bob Brooks The 2011 Relay for Life Committee is sending an open invitation to all of our teams, sponsors and the community to come out to our Relay Kickoff, Saturday April 9, proudly sponsored by…

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