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Canada’s Ambassador to Afghanistan in Sharbot Lake

William R. Crosbie, Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan, recently visited the area, and addressed a small group at the home of Norm and Anita Landry. As a youth, from Newfoundland, he attended Appleby College in Oakville where Norm taught him History and Latin, and where the…

All Terrain Vehicles

By Susan Irwin, Executive Director / Lawyer, Rural Legal Services It’s summertime and people are on the move – an increasing number astride ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles). This year, more than a few ATV drivers have reminded me of an old legal maxim: “ignorance of the law is no…

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Back to HomeLetters - August 19, 2010Letters: August 19 Re: Sydenham Water Plant, Alastair Lamb Re: Census, Jean Brown Re: Clear Garbage bags in Central Frontenac, Bernie Slavin “Je me souviens”, Christiane Dodd LHINs a Train Wreck? Bob Webster Re: Sydenham Water Plant I was…

Ride for Dad Makes Pit Stop in Sharbot Lake

Photo: l-r-Marcel Giroux, CF Mayor Janet Gutowski, President of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad Garry Janz and Janet Barr Close to 100 riders participating in the Motorcycle Ride for Dad' first ever cross country Canada tour to raise funds for prostate cancer awareness and research…

Caboose supporters kick up their heels

Over 60 supporters of the Sharbot Lake caboose fund project gathered at Oso hall in Sharbot Lake for the second official fundraiser to pay for the costs associated with the caboose that landed in Sharbot Lake in mid-May. The acquisition of the caboose was part of a project begun…

New “Green Space” in Ompah

Photo: NF mayor Ron Maguire, Lois Hennigar and Betty Hunter cut the ribbon at Ompah's new green space Dignitaries and close to 60 members of the community gathered at the Ompah Community Centre on August 15 to celebrate the completion of the new Ompah Green Space. The space…

Verona fencer medals in Sudbury

Photo: Madi with coaches David & Patti Howes Madi Van Camp didn't know what to expect at the Ontario Summer Games last week. The 14-year-old épée specialist had never participated in such a large event, since the fencing community in Ontario is rather small and there were over…

Frontenac County Council - Aug. 11/10

Davison/Vanden Hoek on County Roads – Don’t ask for money from townships. In July members of Frontenac County Council put a stop to a comprehensive transportation plan, at a cost of over $100,000, which was proposed by County Sustainability Planner Joe Gallivan. Gallivan was…

Gloom Lifts for Microfit Program

Last month a number of people who were either considering investing, and some who had already invested, in solar power installations under the provincial MicroFIT program, found themselves on the wrong end of a change in policy by the Ontario Power Association (OPA) On July 2, a…

The Cheeky Yellow-Rumped Warbler

By: Lorraine Julien Illustration: Audubon’s Warbler by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. This summer we’ve noticed lots of yellow flashes throughout the cedar bush near our deck. Sometimes the trees looked as though they’d been decorated for Christmas but on closer inspection, the bright…