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One Metre Initiative seeks municipal support – With one exception, members of North Frontenac Council seem ready to put some municipal money towards a proposed astronomical observatory at the north-west edge of the township. Frank Roy, the proponent behind the “One Metre…
Addington Highlands seeks provincial relief for ice storm At Monday night’s council meeting, Stephen Seller and Warren Sleeth from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (OMMAH) discussed the possibility of the township applying to the ministry for financial relief in…
No power boat race on Sydenham Lake. Doug Overbury, of the Canadian Boating Federation, sent a letter to council seeking to open planning discussions for a stock outboard racing event on Sydenham Lake, but council had other plans. Races have taken place in the past and have…
As Frontenac County Council goes through a line-by-line consideration of their 2010 budget next Monday, January 25, they will be facing a draft document that includes only a minimal 1.94% ($164,000) increase in the amount of money that is being requisitioned from its four member…
Re: Rurality Changes Index will affect doctor recruitment, Lynn Wilson Harper Eroding Democracy, Joanne Pickett Re: Response to Open Letter to Scott Reid, Steve Duggan X-Ray Machines in Airports, Ina Hunt-Turner Re: Rurality Changes Index will affect doctor recruitment (Nov…
Editorial by Jeff Green It seemed like it was only a matter of time before Frontenac County Emergency Services Manager Paul Charbonneau and the Council of North Frontenac Township would end up at loggerheads over the location of a new ambulance base to serve people in the…
There are six schools in the Limestone District School Board that participate in a program called the Youth Philanthropy Initiative, which is sponsored by the Toskan-Casale Foundation. Sharbot Lake High School (SLHS) is one of those schools, and last fall in the grade 10 Civics…
The effects of the tragic earthquake that hit the country of Haiti on January 12 could be felt pretty close to home, especially by one Verona resident who has a strong connection to the people of that country. Linda Bates, an educational assistant at Sydenham High school, also…
Back to HomeLetters - January 14, 2010Letters: January 14 Re: Open letter to Scott Reid (Jan. 7, 2010), Francis MacDonald Disgusted Taxpayer, John Eggleton Re: Open letter to Scott Reid MP (Jan. 7, 2010) Congratulations to Helen Forsey. She has accomplished in a simple “Letter…
David Struthers is a 21-year-old figure skater who has skated out of Montreal for several years, but he was raised in Sharbot Lake, where his biggest fans still live. Vicky Garneys and Richard Struthers are headed to London this weekend to see their son skate on the same ice as…
