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Central Frontenac facing 13.7% tax increase Central Frontenac Council went over the Fire, Public Works, and Planning Department budgets with senior staff in some detail at a budget session this week, but they did not get down to making any cuts to the various proposed…
Photo: L-r: Letitia Thompson, Kloe Thompson, Rebekah Delyea, Ethan Delyea, and Zack Matson The kids had a great day fishing in the big derby on Gull Lake. The children in the photo did so well that they outfished most of the adults they were fishing with! They were all very…
Photo: Seniors’ advocate Christine McMillan In an effort to get feedback from the grass roots on the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's recommendations for rural and northern health care for seniors, Christine McMillan, who is on the board of the Kingston and Frontenac…
Photo: Rug hookers at MERA On a chilly, soggy winter day there is no cozier , craftier and more colourful place to be than the MERA school house and this last Saturday was no exception. Close to 15 veteran and beginner rug hookers, each armed with a 10” hoop, gathered in the…
Photo: Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and teacher Milosh Rodic Ashtanga Yoga practitioner Milosh Rodic of Sharbot Lake has started offering classes to those interested in this ancient yoga practice at the Oso Hall. Rodic has been studying and practicing the technique for over four…
Photo: Author Jan Andrews reads to Josephine and Andrea Nuttall of Elphin Author Jan Andrews appreciates youngsters’ love for all things bawdy and with that in mind created her latest book, “Rude Stories”, a collection of bawdy folk tales that is sure to bring a giggle to gobs…
Photo: l-r: Bruce Bertrim, Cec Marshall, Bob Hollywood, Kathryn Foster and Jane Drew Seniors from in and around the community took the opportunity to view the newly completed Mature Living complex on Clement Road in Sharbot Lake, which was constructed by Central Frontenac…
26% tax increase in South Frontenac draft budget South Frontenac Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Orr tried to ease members of council into his preliminary budget presentation at a meeting of the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday night, March 8. “Last year the tax increase was…
Photo: Kate Hamilton, SFCSC's new family coordinator Kate Hamilton recently took over the position of family services coordinator at Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) at the Rural VISIONS Centre in Sydenham at the end of January and feels confident that…
by Lorraine Julien The Sharpshin (sometimes called “Sharpie” or “Bullet hawk”) hunts in quiet woodlands through most of Canada and the U.S. It eats rodents, frogs, snakes and insects but prefers small birds and may even attack young poultry. The Sharpshin (Accipiter striatus) is…
