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Southern Frontenac Community Services holds focus groups

Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) is doing it right! For the first time since 2002, SFCSC is creating a blueprint for the future of children’s, family and seniors’ services to be delivered in the Township of South Frontenac and the City of Kingston north…

Harrowsmith PS Honouring two past librarians

The library at Harrowsmith Public School will be undergoing renovations in the upcoming weeks in preparation for its rededication and reopening as the new Audrey Handforth and Jewel Collett Memorial Library. Both were former librarians at the school. Audrey also worked as the…

South Frontenac Council - Apr. 13/10

South Frontenac Sets 2% Increase CAO Orr presented a summary of budget discussions to date, reflecting Council’s directions to staff. The bottom line came out at a decrease of 1.74% from the amount raised by taxation in 2009. There was general agreement that a decrease in…

6th Annual Travel for Tots Silent auction and dance

The Child Centre in Sharbot Lake offers invaluable programming for children in Frontenac County, including enriched daycare, early learning, support for young parents, and more. But it is sometimes difficult for children to access those services because of the cost of…

North Frontenac Council - Apr. 13/10

North Frontenac to bring in budget with 2.5% increase in levy North Frontenac Council has completed their budget deliberations and will be approving their 2010 budget after a public meeting next Thursday morning. The budget will include an increase of just over $90,000, or 2.5%…

Central Frontenac Council - Apr 13/10

Central Frontenac Taxes to go up by 9% Acting on the instructions of Council, Central Frontenac staff went back to the drawing board and found some budget savings after the presentation of a draft budget in late March that called for an increase of over 30% in the amount of…

Earth Day Festival at Sydenham HS

Over the past few years, Sydenham High School has been bringing more and more of an environmental awareness to all of its activities, from the curriculum to how the school uses energy and how it handles waste. This has led the school to receive recognition as a bronze level…

Frontenac Fury Midget C Girls

Back: Buff Chadwick (trainer), Erica Sortberg (captain), Keighan Chadwick, Nicole Hunter (goalie), Suzanne Allison, Mark Hollingsworth (assistant coach), Kevin Hitchcock (head coach) Front: Brianna Blight, Kelsey Player (assistant captain), Lacey Henwood, Leah Quenneville, Emma…

Drum Awakening Ceremony at SLHS

All Eyes focused on the awakening drum. Danka Brewer and the Sisters of the Drum helped to initiate some students and staff from Sharbot Lake High School into the world of Algonquin drumming at a ceremony held on a brilliant spring day behind the school on Monday. Six students…

Windover Brings Home the Gold

Damien Windover (r) with his teacher Lyle Young. On Wednesday, March 31, Damien Windover of Sharbot Lake High School competed in the Limestone Skills Competition in the Small Power Equipment category. This competition involves a theory exam with 48 questions. In addition, there…