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Central Frontenac approves road projects, budget. Public works Manager Mike Richardson brought a proposed list of road projects for 2010. New projects include work on Queen and Bridge Streets in Arden, including improvements to sidewalks, as well as work on Mary Moore and…
Back to HomeLetters - April 29, 2010Letters: April 29 Mississippi River Clean Up, Lauder Smith and Patricia Nobbs Reasons forResignation, Patrick Maloney Mississippi River Clean Up For the second year now we have chosen a section of the Mississippi River and a section of the…
Strong Support for Verona Medical Centre In February, John McDougall came to Council on behalf of the Verona and District Health Services Committee of the Verona Community Association. He spoke of the Verona community’s decision to purchase the Verona Medical Centre as an…
By Susan Irwin, Executive Director / Lawyer, Rural Legal Services If you need legal help in Ontario and cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, you may be able to take advantage of one of the programs operated by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). Whether or not you can receive help from LAO…
by Susan Ramsay, Early Literacy Specialist “Let go! It’s mine!” Four year-old Sam snatches the ball from his sister’s grasp. Cleo, only two, knows what to do. Stomach-first, she throws herself on the floor, beats her small fists on the ground and erupts with a bloodthirsty cry.…
Sydenham Library ground-breaking ceremony set for next week; Tenders come in over budget but savings are found By Jeff Green All of the bids for the construction of the new Sydenham Library came in over the $1.775 million construction budget. The lowest bid, from Emmons and…
by Victoria Peeling and Jeff Green Three years after starting to work on the Addington Frontenac Area Radio (AFAR) project, the AFAR committee is starting over again, but this time they are looking at the possibility of satellite radio. Recently, the committee held a meeting at…
In January, the township applied to the province for financial assistance to help with clearing roads after an ice storm hit the township on Boxing Day. Also in January, Stephen Seller and Warren Sleeth from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (OMMAH) came out to tour…
By Steve Blight Adult Trumpeter Swan For many people, the mere mention of swans evokes pleasant images of large, white, noble birds swimming gracefully on peaceful ponds. This impression is supported by the frequent appearance of swans in popular culture – the children’s fairy…
Just about everyone has a mother, a sister, or a friend who has been touched by breast cancer, and the ladies in the Land O’Lakes would like us all to get together to “Help Whip Cancer”. In support of breast cancer research, a group of businesses from the Highway 41 corridor…
