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Frontenac County Talks About Trails and ATV's

Trail expansion funding approved, with opposition. Frontenac County Council began their February meeting talking about the K&P Trail, with presentations by both the Frontenac ATV Club and the Ontario Federation of ATV Clubs. Jim Knapp, the President of the Frontenac club…

Another Sad Sap Story

It started in late January. A friend(?) of mine leaned over to me while we were sitting in a restaurant and said, “have you tapped yet?” I was not ready to hear that. I said I was not going to be jumping at a January thaw, even in an El Nino winter 20 years into the impact of…

Wollastonite: A Game Changer for Ontario’s Farmers

In the January 26 edition of Frontenac News, we introduced Canadian Wollastonite (CW) of Seeley’s Bay, and talked about how the company’s product can be used to both enhance crop yields and quality, and at the same time help to fight climate change. This month, we’ll take a…

Addington Highlands Says No To Roadside Slow-Moving Vehicle Signs

Addington Highlands Council may have debated the erection of slow-moving vehicle signs at its regular meeting Feb. 20 in Denbigh but the meeting itself was any but slow moving, clocking in at just under 40 minutes with Dep. Reeve Tony Fritsch in the chair in the absence of Reeve…

North Frontenac Council Meeting Dominated By Police Matters

Sydenham Water: Annual Summary Report “It’s important to me to see our officers get back in the community,” OPP SSgt. Scott Underhill told North Frontenac Council at its regular meeting Feb. 23 in Plevna. “We’ve suffered in the media . . . and often seen as the bad people.”…

Weather Statements Issued to Residents

Three of the four Conservation Authorities with territory in Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Counties issued statements or warnings on Monday (February 26) about the impact of warm temperatures and heavy rain this week. Cataraqui Conservation (CRCA) issued an updated water…

Central Council Approves 6% levy Increase

Tax impact limited to 3.5% for most residents. Central Frontenac Council began its third session for the 2024 budget looking at a draft budget levy increase of 7.5 percent, totalling $716,272 more dollars than in 2023. By the time council left Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake on Monday…

South Frontenac Council - February 20/24

Sydenham Water: Annual Summary Report Julia Runian, representing Utilities Kingston, reported that there had been no issues of non-compliance: none of the three reported ‘incidents’ presented any threat to public health. The water purification plant, which operates far below…

Community Columns, February 29th, 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…

Wood, Bernard Alva “Bernie”

Passed away peacefully at home in Mountain Grove on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the age of 75. Bernie will be forever missed by his devoted wife Sandy (nee Wilson) of 32 years. Cherished father of Adam Bernard Wood of Edmonton and Michael Thomas Wood (Delia) of Smiths Falls.…