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North Frontenac Proposes Municipal Campground

North Frontenac Council gave the Township’s Community Development department its blessing to begin work on a draft business plan for a potential municipal campground at its regular meeting Jan. 12 in Plevna. Economic Development Officer Matt Walker gave Council a presentation…

Transition Storrington

Will and Sharon Freeman, Kari Galasso and Rebecca Ward, the co-founders of Transition Storrington, were pleasantly surprised by the turn out for their inaugural meeting. The event was held at Storrington Centre and began with a few words from the co-founders, explaining their…

Amalgamation Of Local Health Units Inevitable, But Not Necessarily Wise

The Ontario Conservative government is not the first one that thought it would be a good idea for some of the small public health units, such as Kingston Frontenac Public Health (KFLAPH) to amalgamate with other smaller health units. Public health delivers services, such as…

Community Steps Up For Finnegan’s Breakfast Club In Cloyne

Ever since North Addington Education Centre opened in 1970, High School students have made their way over to the store just off the property before school, during breaks and lunch. And since the store became Finnegan's four years ago, the stream of students to and from the store…

Construction activity off its peak but holding steady in Frontenac County

The South, Central and North Frontenac building departments brought reports back to their respective councils in January, providing a snapshot of the strength of the home construction sector last In North and Central Frontenac, the reports covered the entire year, while in South…

The Ontario Association Of Fire Chiefs Has Hired Mark Macdonald As Its New Executive Director

“I am excited to work with staff and the OAFC Board to provide value-added service to our OAFC members,” said MacDonald. “Working with our valued stakeholders, we strive to continuously enhance fire and life safety in the province of Ontario to protect our responders and the…

First Central Frontenac Council meeting of year a short and sweet affair

Central Frontenac Council kicked off 2024 with a short (under 20 minutes before moving into closed session) meeting, that consisted mostly of accepting reports and day-to-day business of Council. Perhaps the report most worthy of note came from Chief Building Official Andy…

South Frontenac Proceeds With Climate Action Plan - Jan 09/24

Council met first for a closed meeting, and reopened with the swearing-in of Councilor Leonard as Deputy Mayor. This included his swearing fealty to King Charles the third. (Perhaps it’s time to replace the portraits of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip which hang on the front…

Your Real Estate Market Questions Answered!

Realtors are often asked questions about the real estate market. Here are some frequently asked questions with answers based on market statistics from 2023 in Frontenac County, Addington Highlands and Stone Mills. Is this a good time to buy a home? Yes. The market slowed during…

For Ken, my friend at the dump

I always read the obituaries in the newspaper, as they're short stories of people’s lives. From the few lines you glean little pieces of a life, and with your imagination you put the rest of it together. Having lost my Dad in his early 50’s, I always pay attention to ages, where…