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Photo: Dylan Walker (in back) and Jakob Vlasic Six-year-old Dylan Walker of Plevna, who is winning his battle with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system that is now in remission, was invited by seven-year-old Jakob Vlasic of Northbrook to make the first cut of the…
Photo: Pine Meadow resident Jacquiline Anderson It’s been a long haul and the shovels won’t hit the ground until next spring, but the future of the Pine Meadow Nursing Home in Northbrook has been secured through a redevelopment agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Health and…
Photo: Jane Drew and Cam Allemn survey the damagea at the Site of North Frontenac Non-Profit Housings' seniors housing project. On Monday morning, September 27, Arno Huerter arrived with his crew to continue putting up styrofoam forms at the construction site of a five-unit…
Photo: The founding meeting of the first ever community ukulele orchestra at Land O' Lakes Public School The founding meeting for the first ever community ukulele orchestra was well underway on September 22 in the gym at Land O' Lakes public school. Norman Guntensperger, long…
Portland Landfill Issues: Protecting Cameron Bog Engineer Guy Laporte reported to Council that at the end of July, the Ministry of the Environment made an amendment to the Portland waste disposal site’s certificate of approval, reflecting their concern about the condition of the…
Vicki Leakey of KPMG accounting of Kingston presented the 2009 audit report to council which was dicussed and accepted by council. Setback for Central Frontenac Fire and Rescue Deputy Fire chief Bill Young gave an activity and summary report report to council for the month of…
Twenty-year study for Highway 7 between Peterborough and Kaladar Consultants from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) made a short presentation to Frontenac County Council on September 22 last week, introducing a long-term study that is designed to “provide strategic direction…
Photo: Kevin Wenkoff and Rowena (Leonard) Reynolds a former teacher in Bellrock celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Community Hall In May of 2009 a revitalization campaign began to save the Bellrock Community Hall. Just a year and a half later, the committed volunteers who…
Municipal Election - October 25, 2010 Mayoral Candidates Ward 1, Barrie Ward 2, Clar-Mill Ward 3, Palmerston-Canonto Mayoral Candidates Jim Beam – Ambition and a new approach to the County Ever since Jim Beam was elected to Council four years ago, he has been pushing for a…
Photo: Participants and staff at the SFCSC's Rural Women's Group in Harrowsmith One of the new services offered at the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation’s (SFCSC) new Harrowsmith Centre and fast gaining in popularity is the Rural Women's Group, an informal…
