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21 Years Of Dump Life Left At South Frontenac Waste Site

Stephanie Reeder, from Cambium Engineering, attended a meeting of South Frontenac Council on April 9th with the annual waste site report. Her first report was about the Portland site, the largest in the township by far, which has been dealing with surface water compliance…

Eclipse 2024 – Once In A Lifetime

Eclipse! What to say! Humbling, I guess, at being a witness to a truly spectacular example of the immensity of the universe, our microscopic place in it and the certainty that we will never have any control over what goes on. We can only sit back and watch. I travelled with 2…

National Tourism Week

Every day of the year is the National or International Day of something or other, or more than one thing. January 23 is National Pie Day in both Canada and the United States. The date was set in the 1970s by a man in Boulder, Colorado whose birthday was on that day, and liked…

NeLL Spring Open House and Anniversary Concert

In the heart of South Frontenac Township lies a beacon of hope and inclusion: New Leaf Link, which uses the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church as its home base. This rural non-profit organisation that runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays has been making a difference in the…

25 years at Bishop Lake Outdoor Centre

Bob Yearwood, and his parents Don and Helen, opened Bishop Lake Tent and Trailer Park over 35 years ago, shortly after purchasing what had been his uncle Clarence Bishop's farm. The property has been in the family for 100 years, and aside from the rocky fields that have caused…

Grounds Contracts Down, Custodial Contracts Up In Central Frontenac

It’s that time of year again when Central Frontenac Council awards the grounds maintenance and custodial services contracts. Generally, it’s a rubber stamp process with Council accepting the lowest bid unless there are some extenuating circumstances. But at the April 9 Council…

L&A Forest Trails Spring Cleanup Day is April 27th in Flinton

Want to help Naturally L&A get the L&A Forest Trails ready for another fantastic year? Join Lennox & Addington staff at 100 John Street in Flinton on Saturday, April 27th for the first annual Spring Cleanup Day. The public is invited to bring along a rake or a leaf blower and…

Sing, Sing, and Sing – Choirs celebrate spring

Over the next couple of weeks, three choirs will be holding spring concerts in the region, two at Trinity United Church in Verona, and one at the Maberly Hall. Tay Valley Choir First up is The Tay Valley Community Choir. The choir has a reputation for concerts that create a…

Why Townships Recycle

There has been discussion about waste site employees checking bags at our waste sites. Why is this important? Both Addington Highlands and North Frontenac Townships recycle and divert as much garbage from the waste sites and transfer stations as much as possible. They do this…

Community Columns, April 18th, 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…