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Redesign could help Sharbot Lake parking woes

Built as it is on a narrow, rocky peninsula that separates the two basins of Sharbot Lake, the Village of Sharbot Lake really has no room for expansion. Finding extra parking spaces for its congested downtown core, therefore, would seem to be a task akin to pulling a rabbit out…

Arden Piano Concert

In addition to pianist Shari Tallon, Mezzo Soprano Martine Buissart, and featured pianist Michael Costello, there will be another star making its debut in Arden at the fifth annual Arden and the Arts Celebration next Saturday, October 16: a newly-acquired baby grand piano. The…

South Frontenac Council - Oct. 5/10

To Berm or Not to Berm? Councillor Bill Robinson again asked that Council overturn their requirement that a buffer in the form of a treed berm should be erected on the north and west sides of the carwash on Road 38, just south of Hartington. Planner Lindsay Mills said that at…

North Frontenac Council - Oct. 5/10

Ragged road to Ragged Chutes As the current North Frontenac Council winds down its mandate, Beverly and Murray Elliott of Ragged Chutes Lane near Snow Road made a return appearance before Council on September 23. After owning their property for several years, the Elliotts…

Farewell from Zealand Women’s Circle

The Zealand Women's Circle was created from the Zealand Women's Institute in April 2004 because the members were dissatisfied with the fee hikes and the emphasis on sending money to support the organization on a provinicial, national and international scale. The members…

Sharbot Lake picks a fight with cancer at Relay For Life

What if you had the power to fight cancer head-on and passed it by? Join the biggest cancer event to make the biggest difference. Survivors, volunteers and participants in Sharbot Lake will meet at the Parham Ball Field – in teams of 10 fighters – for the Canadian Cancer…

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Back to HomeLetters - October 7, 2010Letters: October 7 Re: South Frontenac endorses Sunday gun hunting, Brad Mulville Re: South Frontenac Garbage Issue, Wolfe Erlichman Re: Vandalism At Seniors' Housing Project, Rick Greenstreet North Frontenac candidates and uranium, Helen…

New Leaf Link widens its canopy

Photo: Participants, staff and volunteers at the New Leaf Link Educational Centre in Sydenham,l-r- Kyla, Sam, Ian, Margo, Claire, Christian, Paul, Karin, Joel, Jo and Amy. Launched just around 18 months ago, New Leaf Link (NeLL), is fast becoming a program of choice for adults…

What are those blobs in our lakes anyway?

This column is about an interesting but obscure natural phenomena that we often see in our lakes in summertime. Earlier this summer, some visitors to our area saw what was described as a “globulous gelatinous mass” in Sharbot Lake, and I was asked if I could shed any light on…

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Back to HomeLetters - September 30, 2010Letters: September 30 Re: South Frontenac endorses Sunday gun hunting, Gerry Thorne Re: South Frontenac Garbage Issue, Lola Brandon Re: South Frontenac endorses Sunday gun hunting Re: South Frontenac endorses Sunday gun hunting I read in…