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Central Frontenac Council - Jun 8/10

E-waste recycling coming to Central Frontenac Central Frontenac was one of the first municipalities to have an e-waste recycling service up and running when the Frontenac E-Waste Recovery Centre (FEWR) opened in October of 2004. That innovative program combined e-waste recycling…

Local student awarded prestigious scholarship

Amelia Redmond. Photo courtesy of Amelia Redmond. Seventeen-year-old Amelia Redmond of Sharbot Lake was thrilled when she recently found out she was awarded a two-year scholarship to attend the Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia.…

Frontenac Ventures still beating the bushes for funding

Frontenac Ventures Corporation has not given up on their uranium exploration project in North Frontenac Township, but finding funding for the next phase of drilling is a persistent obstacle. When contacted, Frontenac Ventures President George White said that all of the potential…

Atwood leads rally opposing prison farm closures

Jeff Peters of NFU local 316 organizes marchers at Sunday’s rally in Kingston With the looming closures of six prison farms across the country, over 800 people gathered at a rally at the Sydenham United Church in Kingston on June 7 to hear a number of speakers from various…

Highway 41 Corridor: A History of Cloyne, Northbrook, Denbigh, Kaladar & Flinton

(Information for the following was gathered from the books “The Oxen and the Axe”, and “Lennox and Addington”, which was written by Orland French, although the sections that were used here were written by Marg Axford) Photo right: Drive the Mississippi, courtesy The Oxen and the…

Fantastic NAEC Speakers

Riley Kay, Grade 2 student at NAEC, represented her school at the annual Royal Canadian Legion Public Speaking competitions in the Grades 1--3 category. Riley first traveled to Northbrook then on to Sharbot Lake, Eganville and Brighton placing first at three of these four…

Great turnout: great outdoor adventure

Youngsters learned a few pointers and received treats from Deputy Chief Bill Young from Central Frontenac Fire and Rescue Maribeth Scott, manager of the Ontario Early Years Centre in Sharbot Lake, was pleased with the close to 200 children and families who came out for a day of…

Broadband arrives in parts of North Frontenac

Maureen O'Higgins and North Frontenac Mayor, Ron maguire Although it isn’t bringing high-speed internet service to as much of North Frontenac as originally planned, the Rural Connections Network is now up and running in Cloyne and the surrounding area. Omniglobe Networks, the…

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Back to HomeLetters - June 10, 2010Letters: June 10 Uranium Exploration, Robert Lovelace The Lasso Solution, Carmel Gowan Checking Hydro One's Accountability, Ina Hunt-Turner Uranium Exploration Well, I suppose we knew it couldn’t last. On May 31, Frontenac Ventures had another…

Dressing Up & Raising Money

Guess who? Two Dollies make a Larry sandwich at the Frontenac Community arena fundraiser. (l-r) Beth and Terry Freeland and Nancy Lansdell Close to 250 supporters of the Frontenac Community Arena gathered for a good old-fashioned Saturday night of fun and dance at the arena on…