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Changes to Employment Services in Frontenac County

Back in January the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities announced a change in the way employment services would be delivered across the Province of Ontario. All employment services will be offered by a single provider in each region, and in Frontenac County…

Sharbot Lake Property Owners’ Association AGM

Sixty members of the Sharbot Lake Property Owners’ Association (SLPOA) showed up for the association’s annual general meeting in Sharbot Lake last weekend. They heard an update from their president, Ken Waller, on the top three recommendations that resulted from the Lake Link…

Activists take prison farm fight to new level

After failing to get a court injunction to stop the dismantling of the six Canadian prison farms (two of which are located in Kingston), and the imminent sale of the Frontenac Institution’s 300-head dairy herd, members of the “Save Our Prison Farms” national campaign will be…

The Northern Flicker

By Lorraine Julien A few days ago, I happened to glance out one of our windows that faces a little concrete slab pathway. I had not seen a Northern Flicker here before so was amazed to see one digging for insects in the cracks between the slabs. Too bad he didn’t continue his…

Standing “O” at Snow Road welcomes back the Abrams Brothers

Brothers James and John Abrams They indeed have music in their blood - four generations of it in fact. On July 18 the latest generation of the Abrams family singers, brothers John and James and cousin Elijah were up front and centre at the John Thomson Hall, their family-owned…

New additions to the Cloyne Studio Tour

Artists Gaile and Trevor Bethell at their studio The Cloyne Studio Tour has been a mainstay in the arts scene in the north when it was founded years ago by Cloyne artists Carla Miedema and the late Ursula Ossenberg. Joining Carla on the tour this year for the first time were…

Jochen Mueller: The boat on his bucket list

Jochen Mueller and his Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter courtesy of Lynn Shwadchuck When Jochen Mueller was 12, he crossed the ocean from England on a steamer that landed him and his family in Toronto. He spent many days of his youth immersed in the playground that the shores of…

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Back to HomeLetters - July 22, 2010Letters: July 22 Eco fee causes fuming, Doug Steele Solar Energy, Michael Wise Clear Garbage Bags, Jean Brown Too Many Fireworks, D. Marvin Eco fee causes fuming The eco fee levied by Stewardship Ontario has me fuming! Last week we picked up a…

Travel Games

by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist “Are we there yet?” Only ten minutes into a six-hour journey, it may be hard to match your child’s excitement with “Not yet, honey.” But parents who travel with children are resourceful. They know there are more options than mesmerizing…

Clematis

by Margaret Inwood, Lanark County Master Gardeners Clematis can be grown in a variety of settings from shade to full sun. Choose a spot where the roots will remain cool. Clematis climb by twining their stems around a support structure such as wire, trellis or netting. Dig a good…