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People Speak, Board listens: New school to be built in Sharbot Lake, LOLPS to remain open

The Accommodation review process for the Sharbot Lake Family of Schools has been completed, and planning for a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school at the site of the current Sharbot Lake High School will now begin. But as the new school is being planned, money will also be spent…

Ompah Library

A small but determined group of Ompah residents have been seeking the return of two hours of library service per week to their library. At the same time they are worried that the board of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library intends to close their library entirely. It all…

We were wrong about the PARC

Editorial by Jeff Green Sometimes transparency is misconstrued as manipulation. As an observer of the Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), which spent eight months deliberating about the future of the schools in Central and North Frontenac, there were times when I…

North Frontenac Council - May 18/10

Maguire does not want to rule out development charges After attending a session on development charges - fees that are tacked on to applications for development above and beyond the normal building and planning fees - Township Clerk Brenda Defosse said that townships with…

Senseless vandalism in Northbrook

Dave Winney was cruising down Highway 41 on his motorcycle on May 5 when he noticed that the highway sign he had put up next to the highway south of Northbrook for his wife Chris Winney’s real estate business had been damaged. “I wasn’t that alarmed at first. I remember being a…

South Frontenac Council - May 18/10

Cataraqui Trail Success Story Councilor Del Stowe and Pat McNamee made a brief presentation acknowledging the 10th anniversary of the 108 km Cataraqui Trail, which follows an abandoned CNR track from Strathcona (near Napanee) to Smiths Falls. They described the trail as a highly…

Addington Highlands Council –May 17/10

In April, Ken Hook, manager of the Land o’Lakes Tourist Association, wrote a letter to council about waste pickup, canteen roof repairs and periodic inspection of the Northbrook Skate Park. Council agreed with Hook that the skate park should be inspected regularly for dangerous…

“Three sisters” create a diverse photo medley

“The Three Sisters” l-r: Kim Ondaatje, Susan Tunnicliffe and Louise Day Three area photographers joined forces this past weekend at Blueroof Farm near Verona for a group show titled, “The Three Sisters: Squash, Corn and an old Bean“. Kim Ondaatje, the self-proclaimed “old bean“…

NAEC artist in Hotel Dieu students’ art gallery

Megan Cruickshank with the two artworks selected by the Hotel Dieu students’ art gallery. North Addington Education Centre student Megan Cruickshank has two pieces of art in the Hotel Dieu Students’ Art Gallery in Kingston. Megan and her family attended the opening ceremony at…

Letters_10-20

Back to HomeLetters - May 20, 2010Letters: May 20 Re: What do we get for our money?, Shastri Ablack Sharbot Lake library undersized, Marcel Giroux Re: “What do we get for our money?” Frontenac News, May 6, 2010 I find this an excellent subject for debate, and agree with Jeff…