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North Frontenac Little Theatre 2024 AGM Held June 8

Now in its 45th year the North Frontenac Little Theatre held its Annual General Meeting in Oso Hall on Saturday June 8. After a fabulous potluck punctuated by much excited talk about past successes and potential of the future productions, followed by a review of the year’s…

Music in the Park is Back!

Sydenham, ON – June 10, 2024 – South Frontenac has announced its line-up for its popular Music in the Park lakeside concert series. The series of free concerts features local live music in a relaxing picturesque park setting on Saturday afternoons from 1-3 pm. Saturday, June 22…

Picadilly Fire Hall

I read the account of the last council meeting and want to voice my support for the position that Councillor Nicki Gowdy took with regard to the Piccadilly fire sub-station. The Mayor and the Fire Chief rightly point out that there is a responsibility to the whole township and…

Community Columns, June 13, 2024

These columns from our community reporters are updated every week. Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrooke Denbigh Godfrey Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Mississippi Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham Sharbot…

Grindrod

Grindrod John Grindrod died May 29, 2024, at KGH from throat cancer. He was 68. John was born Nov. 2, 1955 in Winnipeg Manitoba to his late parents Bernice and Peter Grindrod. He is survived by his beloved wife Tory (Holway) and daughters Elizabeth Berrey (Paul), of Edinburgh,…

Quigley, Jack Elgin

Passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness at Providence Care Hospital, Kingston on Wednesday, April 3 , 2024 at the age of 78. Jack will be forever missed by his devoted wife Barbara (nee McKee) of 28 years. Cherished father of Jack Quigley Jr. (Amy) of South Carolina and…

Move-a-Thon ‘Moves’ its Way Towards the Finish Line

It was an idyllic summer afternoon at Centennial Park in Harrowsmith. The participants of the Frontenac Farmers Market Pickleball Tournament lined the track, their spirits high as they cheered on the final laps of the New Leaf Link Move-a-thon. As the athletes’ approached, some…

Butterflyway - North Frontenac

When Julie and Colin Drake took over Pleasantview Lodge on Brule Lake, north of Plevna, they loved the location, the lake, everything about the business, but they wanted to make some changes. One of them was to change the way the grounds where the 5 housekeeping summer cottages…

Piccadilly Fire Hall Sparks Heated Debate In Central Council

The question of what to put in the fire department garage in Piccadilly was seemingly settled at Central Frontenac Council’s regular meeting May 28 although there were some terse exchanges and Fire Chief Chris McDonough still has one more report to submit. The saga began early…

Wintergreen’s 10th Annual Land Bio Blitz

Over 180 participants were welcomed to Wintergreen Studios between the days of May 23rd and 26th for Wintergreen’s 10 annual Land Bio Blitz. On Thursday and Friday, Grade 5,6,7 and 8 classes from Loughborough Public School and Harrowsmith Public School were invited to the…