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Cell-Gap project starting to deliver service in Frontenac

Most of the new cell towers in Frontenac County to come on stream in 2026 In their annual presentation to a joint meeting of the four Frontenac Township Councils, representatives from the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) provided an update on the EORN Cell-Gap coverage…

Fiddle Orchestra ‘Jamathon’

Once a year the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra invites musicians of the area to come to an all day ‘Jamathon’ fundraiser and play along with each of the three Fiddle orchestra groups and share their own tunes as well. Musicians are asked to gather pledges for their…

Addington Highlands Passes 2024 Budget With 6.61% Tax Increase

As expected, Addington Highlands Council passed its 2024 budget at its regular meeting May 7 in Flinton. In her report, CAO/Clerk-Treasurer Christine Reed said when the Education and County Levies are taken into account, there is an overall increase to the total tax rate of 6.61…

Dog & Cranberry Lakes Association Native Plant Sale

We have great source of flowering native plants for the garden! The Dog and Cranberry Lakes Association (DCLA) is offering native plants for sale, from a selection of 11 different species in 4” pots at $7 each. They are being supplied by Native Plant Nurseries and will be…

South Frontenac Council - May 07/24

Councillor Ruttan was absent. Separation of Food Outlets Mark Compton came to Council on on behalf of his family’s food truck the ‘Snack Shack’, which is located beside Foodland in Sydenham. He was querying a 2014 bylaw which requires a 500 metre separation from any similar…

Wilderness Medicine Race in Flinton

On Saturday, June 1, 2024 the Canadian Association of Wilderness Medicine (CAWM) is hosting a Wilderness Medicine Race at L&A Forest Trails, located at 100 John Street in Flinton, ON. Teams of 3 will travel the trail on foot, encountering various practice medical scenarios with…

Little Theatre

Thank you for the excellent article regarding NFLT Oliver show. As first-time attendees at NFLT, we were very impressed by the quality of this production, as articulated very well in your article. We also enjoyed a wonderful preshow meal at Belong, to begin the evening. As…

Re: Gender

Please note the core tenet of Christianity is that Jesus Christ is the promised messiah who died for our sins, rose again, and will someday return. The ‘golden rule’ is one of many teachings that should not necessarily be elevated to any special status. Phil Gaudreau

Re: Gender

A community begins to split over the topic of gender. Raised on a farm with animals and crops we had a silo. My Dad warned me not to go into the silo after it was filed with ground corn stocks that had settled a bit. The gases were deadly and could kill you. The lesson was…

Community Columns, May 16, 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…