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Aboriginal Issues: parties have policies, if you can find them

Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell once said that an election campaign is a bad time to discuss policy. She said that during an election campaign that did not end well for her or for her party. None of the major parties seems to think this election is a good time to discuss…

Guitar Fundraiser for Brown Children

Steve Lloyd has had a special guitar for several years. But he won't have it for much longer. Steve will be giving away the guitar, which has been signed by a unique mixture of country and hockey legends, as part of a fundraising event at the end of April in order to raise money…

SFCS to buy Grace United Church

Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) have secured a deal for a lease-to-purchase agreement to move their seniors’ programming and administrative offices to the former Grace United Church in Sydenham. This will create the first permanent home for the 20-year-old agency,…

Letters_11-14

Back to HomeLetters - April 7, 2011Letters: April 7 Bonna Jobba, Rosemarie Bowick Central Frontenac spending, Michael Wise Re: April Fool's Issue, John McDougall Federal Election 2011: Seniors’ Issues, Sylvia Powers Make fences safer for wildlife, Katie Luffman Re: To Spank or…

Reid and Hillier make at Oso Hall

Photo: Scott Reid and Randy Hillier at Oso Hall MP Scott Reid and MPP Randy Hiller put in a few personal platform plugs recently while attending the Provincial Progressive Conservative Association’s Annual General Meeting at Oso Hall on March 31. Reid said he is looking forward…

NDP candidate - Doug Smyth

Photo: Scott Reid and Randy Hillier at Oso Hall “One way to guarantee a beautiful Sunday is to schedule an NDP meeting,” said Kathy Hutchins of the Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington (LFL&A) NDP Riding Association as she introduced the candidate who will contest the federal…

Radio Station Donates to NAEC Music Department

Photo: NAEC's new young authors Each year, radio station 98.9FM The Drive gets money to promote Canadian music. The station has decided to put the money into music programs across the Limestone board, and is donating $1000 each to 13 schools. North Addington Education Centre was…

Addington Highlands Council – Apr 4/11

Hunt Road maintenance request – George Hunt appeared before council to request some help in bringing about 1.5 kilometres of the Hunt Road, south of Cloyne, to a point where it is passable. Hunt said that his family uses the road seasonally to access their property, and that at…

Editorial: About that $2

Editorial by Jeff Green Prime Minister Harper said last week that, “Public money should not be used to support political parties that the public does not support” as he proposed to scrap the program that pays $2 annually to political parties for each vote they receive at…

Interim youth centre to open in Sharbot Lake this summer

By Jeff Green About five years ago a group called the Northern Rural Youth Partnership was founded by a number of individuals and agencies that are committed to bringing programming and services for youth to Frontenac County. The partnership took shape in a half-day facilitated…