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South Frontenac Township Council – Feb. 2/10

Development issues in Sydenham area - Three delegates spoke of their concerns about a proposed development at the corner of Rutledge and Sydenham Roads (Moon's Corners). At issue was the third reading of a by-law to rezone some of the property belonging to S. Gordon from Rural…

Building community in Flinton

l-r; Bulls defenceman Bjorn Krupp, Sgt. Rob Ross, Andrew Freeburn, Doug Weese, Constables John Dyks and Jason Brown, Bulls forward Jan Kaminsky, and Sgt. Dick Welton The Flinton Community Policing Committee held their sixth annual community fun day at the Flinton rink on Jan. 31…

Let’s Read! Launches Literacy Project in Sharbot Lake

Kristen Watkins, Brenda Bonner of the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team and NIna Jenkins of the Trilium Foundation“. Kingston Literacy & Skills, along with their collaborating community partners, marked Family Literacy Day by opening its first Let’s Read! book nook in the Sharbot…

Calling All SHS Fashion Show Alumni

Shelley Brooks and her Organizing Committee, Front Row, L to R: Laura Gabriel, Emma Peters, Kelsey Ross, Shelley Brooks, Shelby Vicker, Samantha Perry. Back Row, L to R: Rebecca Mills, Kylie Holden, Megan Ross, Melody Patterson, Jessica Warmington, Raquel Pauls, Victoria Hill,…

Addington Highlands Council –Feb. 1/10

Terry Murphy from Quinte Conservation updated council on various ongoing conservation programs, namely the watershed report cards that will be made for every water course in the Quinte watersheds, and which will be monitored year to year. Reeve Henry Hogg asked what was…

Frontenac County budget debate hits overtime

Frontenac County Council had been planning to finalise its 2010 budget this week, but Frontenac Islands Mayor Jim Vanden Hoek threw a bit of a spanner into the works. While the overall tax levy number as prepared by county staff was within an acceptable range at 1.94% over the…

E-learning making upgrading and college accessible locally

Local community learning centres in Sydenham, Hartington, Sharbot Lake and Northbrook are solving some of the problems people have when trying to improve their skills and education. One solution is a partnership with Ontario colleges for E-learning (electronic, online or…

Marg's Shoe Store to close in April

The shoe store when it was housed int eh building that is presently the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy. The truck is carrying their float for the Sharbot Lake parade. There has been a shoe store in Sharbot Lake for almost 80 years, but that will change on April 15, 2010 when Marg's Shoe…

Mountain Grove Park Development

Recent events have presented the opportunity for both Central Frontenac Council and the community to address future outdoor recreational activities within the Hamlet of Mountain Grove. In 2007 a 17.5 acre site was purchased in Mountain Grove by the municipality (immediately east…

NAEC Public Speaking

Back Row: Domynick McKenzie, Darian Flieler, Jordon Freeburn Front Row: 3rd Place, Brandon Lloyd (Hunting safety) , 2nd Place: Courtney Johnson (History of Barbie) , 1st place: Emma Benn (Allergies) Photo: Darlene Dacuk North Addington Education Centre spent the week of February…