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By Susan Irwin, Executive Director / Lawyer, Rural Legal Services For most people, just getting through a day at work is hard enough without facing the prospect of harassment or violence on the job. Effective June 15, 2010, workers in Ontario will have new protections against…
by Steve BlightWithout a doubt, the return of hummingbirds to our area is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of spring. These brilliantly coloured, pint-sized bundles of energy are the smallest bird in eastern North America, but they punch well above their weight class.…
Back to HomeLetters - June 3, 2010Letters: June 3 Re: Response to “Of cigarettes and land claims”, Rem Westland Library Board Should Listen Too, Helen Forsey Re: Sustainability and Viability, Gray Merriam South Frontenac Twp water resources, M. Kesteven Re: Response to “Of…
Phys. Ed. students at Sydenham High School carry the torch for the Ontario Special Olympics Torch Run on May 28 in Sydenham Ninety students at Sydenham High School joined forces with members of the Frontenac and other area OPP detachments for their 24th annual Ontario Law…
Beth Clancey, Mary Meyers and Dorothy Cornwall at the Open House at the SFCSC’s new Harrowsmith Centre With much fanfare and community celebration the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) held the official ribbon cutting and Open House at the Saint Paul’s…
When Jamie Mcullough took over the school the 21 student school to community class at Sharbot Lake High School in February, he decided to put some effort towards refurbishing the community garden that the class had created two years ago using a grant from the Limestone Learning…
“We don’t believe it when they say it’s a done deal,” said Brigit Doherty, one of the organizers of a rally that is taking place in Kingston on Sunday to try to convince the federal government to save and revitalize Canada’s six prison farms. The decision to close Canada’s…
Village Beautification: Sydenham & Verona Public works Manager Mark Segsworth reported that the Board of the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation had approved a village beautification project. This will be a pilot project intended to improve the visual appeal of…
This week, members of the Independent School Bus Operators Association (ISBOA) took their fight with the Province of Ontario over plans for open tendering of school bus contracts by 2013 to Queen’s Park, and to Education Minister Leona Dombrowsky’s riding office in Belleville.…
The relationship between libraries and the internet has augmented the ongoing role of libraries in rural communities. But there are limits to what libraries can offer. For the Flinton library, hitting the bandwith limit in their satellite internet contract may have sparked a…
