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From the community, to the community

Photo: Students and staff of Ms. Steele’s School to Community class On December 7, students in Ms. Steele's School to Community class at Sharbot Lake High School presented a cheque and toys to Ms. Meaghan Dodgson in the school cafeteria, culminating their efforts to give back to…

Who’s watching you?

By Susan Irwin, Executive Director / Lawyer, Rural Legal Services It is indeed the information age. Information about you is being collected, sorted and stored by numerous governmental and private organizations. Perhaps there isn’t much we can do about the information collected…

Out in full force for local food banks

Photo: (l-r) Auxiliary Constable Sylvain Belisle, Auxiliary Constable Brent Reynolds, and Auxiliary Staff Sergeant Bill Anderson in Verona Auxiliary staff from the OPP were out in full force in Sydenham and Verona on December 4 in support of two local food banks and other…

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Back to HomeLetters - December 2, 2010Letters: December 2 Firefighters save us $300, Glenys Bender Firefighters save us $300 Our house insurance has dropped by $300 thanks to the accreditation recently achieved by our firefighters. As reported in the Frontenac News on November…

Porcupines

by Steve Blight Drawing: Porcupine quill, Hinterland Who’s Who, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Reproduced with permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 2005. The porcupine is a common and well-known animal in Canada and across much of…

Regional tourist organizations roll out their plans

At a presentation in Flinton that was hosted by the Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association, representatives from the new Ontario Highlands Tourist Organization (OHTO) introduced themselves to some local tourist operators and outlined some of the first initiatives they will be…

Limestone Learning Foundation grants announced

BIOLOGY SENSORS AT SHS: Biology students at Sydenham High School (SHS) will be able to do a lot more hands-on science thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Limestone Learning Foundation (LLF). The science department has a number of SPARKS mini-computers, which are electronic…

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Back to HomeFeature Article - December 2, 2010 Stuff the Cruiser for south Frontenac Foodbank! The Christmas and holiday season is tough on many families! Frequently, there is not enough money to put food on the table. This year, you can help make a difference! On Saturday,…

The province is everywhere, by proxy

Editorial by Jeff Green Two weeks ago, Kingston General Hospital (KGH) awarded its food contract to a company that will prepare individual plates of food in Hamilton and ship them to Kingston to be reheated. Local food advocates and even Kingston City Council had urged the Board…

Addison's named tourist operator of the year in L & A

Photo: L-R: Gary McLeod (East Central Ontario Training Board); Chris and Melissa Evans, owners of Addison's Restaurant; Helen Yanch of Addington Highlands Council The north did pretty well at the annual Lennox and Addington Awards ceremony last week in Napanee. Addison's…