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Homestead Helpers - Helping Others Put Food On The Table

According to Statistics Canada, Canadian Nurseries and sod retailers have seen an increase in sales by 7.5 percent since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Google Trends shows that along with the steady increase in the search for the term “inflation” since 2020, the search…

Mani Daniels Centre Basks In Maberly Hall Support

Judging from the reception at the Maberly Hall last Saturday afternoon, local opposition to setting up the Mani Daniels is not as widespread in the village as it appeared to be a couple of weeks ago, at Tay Valley Council. While the council meeting had been focussed on zoning…

Women in Business Profile: Artist Janet MacKay

No one can say how many businesses there are in the spread out communities that make up this region. But in houses along main streets, hidden along the back roads or around the many lakes, there are a diverse set of enterprises serving customers around the corner, or around the…

NFLT Moving Toward Online Ticket Sales

North Frontenac Little Theatre is trying something new for its spring production of “Oliver!”: online ticket sales. Traditionally, twice a year when production time rolls around, local businesses throughout Central and South Frontenac generously handle NFLT ticket sales as a way…

RVCA Report Reveals Water Quality Variations in Frontenac Lakes

As reported in the Frontenac News in February, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) released a comprehensive watershed conditions report in February. With assistance from Emma Jackson at RVCA, we were able to obtain some of the sub-watershed data from the report to…

The Lions Club Of Land O’ Lakes Roar

I, and I am sure many others, are waiting for the blooms of the spring. Walking around and spotting a little green sprout poking out of the snow always gives me a smile. I rush with my phone and take pictures of that tiny cherished bloom that almost feels like a paparazzi series…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? – March 2024

Lights Out next month! On April 8 there will be a 99% and a bit, almost total eclipse of the Sun occurring in the Sharbot Lake area. If you are willing to go south half way towards Kingston, you will experience a Total eclipse of the Sun for about 1 minute. If you go all the way…

Community Columns, March 7th, 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…

Lemke, Adam William

September 26,1932 - February 29,2024 Dad passed peacefully at Napanee General Hospital at the age of 91. Cherished father of Nadine (Harold Brash), June (Kevin Mitchell), Rhonda (Greg Ducharme), Audrey (Mark Gorr), Herman (Jeanne Klatt) and Shelley. He will be missed by his 10…

Sydenham HS Senior Girls Volleyball Win at EOSSAA

Sydenham High School Golden Eagle’s senior AA volleyball team dominated at the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletics Association (EOSSAA) tournament at their home gym on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The team won three games against their competitors: Cornwall’s Holy Trinity…