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Back to HomeLetters - March 11, 2010Letters: March 11 Toyota Recall/Automobile driver Qualifications, Francis MacDonald Toyota Recall/Automobile driver Qualifications It was with great amusement that I watched the U.S. congressional hearings regarding the well publicized Toyota…
Werner and Martha Lips in 2008 when Werner received the Addington Highlands Community Builder Award. Werner and Martha Lips were living in Montreal some 40 years ago, when they received information from the Apostolic Church of Canada that the rector’s position was available in a…
Frontenac County Council put themselves, and County staff, through a kind of push and pull exercise throughout the month of February. The result was a change in the tax levy to ratepayers from the 2% increase that was in the draft budget to a net 0.59% decrease. The exercise was…
Over the last two years we have been proactively working with the Ministry of Natural Resources to enhance the fishing habitat for Malcolm and Ardoch lakes. This has involved conducting walleye census in the early spring, enhancing the spawning beds for walleye and educating our…
Committee puts money up front for Point improvements Vicky Veldman (L) and Leslie Myles presenting DM Vandewal a cheque for $10,000 from a recent Point Park Improvement fundraiser. Michael Howe from the Sydenham Memorial Park Improvement Committee told South Frontenac Council…
By Dale Odorizzi, Lanark County Master Gardeners Late winter is an excellent time to prune many trees and shrubs. The trees and shrubs are dormant and without leaves, it is easy to see the structure of the trees so that you can see which branches should be cut out. Also,…
By Susan Irwin, Executive Director / Lawyer, Rural Legal Services You can talk to me. What you tell me stays with me. In fact, as a lawyer, I have very little choice in the matter. Every lawyer in Ontario is governed by the Rules of Professional Conduct as set down and enforced…
Word spread through the Sydenham High School community on Thursday of last week (February 18) that 16-year-old student, Gavin Young, of Perth Road had died in a single car collision south of the village, and that two of his fellow classmates were in Kingston General Hospital. By…
By Susan Irwin, Executive Director / Lawyer, Rural Legal Services (Editor’s note – warning, this column contains some wishful thinking about the outcome of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament) It’s the last period of Canada vs. the USA in the final Olympic hockey game and the…
Central Frontenac Council stands up for LOLPS On the eve of the final public meeting before trustees from the Limestone District School Board will decide the fate of all of the schools in Central Frontenac, Central Frontenac Council has taken a stand in favour of keeping Land…
