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Del Blakney Named South Frontenac Fire Chief

Del Blakney joined South Frontenac Fire and Rescue as the new Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief on January 8. Blakney has more than 30 years of experience with Kingston Fire and Rescue and has been a volunteer firefighter with South Frontenac Fire and Rescue for the past…

OPP Urges Preparedness While Planning Outdoor Activities

Frontenac OPP is reminding outdoor adventure seekers to be prepared for changing weather and lighting conditions after hikers on 2 separate occasions became disoriented in the diminished lighting conditions and required police assistance in exiting Frontenac Provincial Park.…

Lions Club of Land O’Lakes Roar

AAAAAND … Action! July 1st marked our first day of the Lions Year 2023-2024, and we were ready for creating our new movie. Some of the same characters, and some new ones all working together to make sure We Serve our Community to the best of our abilities. Everyone from the…

Transition Storrington Group

We are a small group of friends who have been meeting to talk about issues that concern us all, such as climate change, food security, habitat and biodiversity loss and water quality. It appears that the world as we know it is in jeopardy. Many of us may feel discouraged,…

Shame on you!

In your article “Education Night about Palestine” on page 5 of the December 21/2023 edition, there is an info graphic called “It didn’t start on October 7th”. I can only assume this was provided to you from the Kingston Islamic Centre and was used by you to “fill space” on the…

Re: Troubled

For a newspaper publisher with 40 years experience you seem to show little regard for the key values of journalism – namely sticking to the objective facts. The holds especially true for covering such a complex and controversial issue as the present Israel-Hamas war, which is…

Re: Troubled

Just a quick note to say how much I appreciated your Editorial 'Troubled over Zionism'. I have no trouble separating 'being Jewish' from supporting the actions of the state of Israel or more accurately - one man - Netanyahu. Your historical perspective and personal sharing was…

Re: Troubled

Thank you for your informative and honest perspective on the situation in the Middle East. Your article, as well as Jemma's (Education Night about Palestine) give much needed context to the conversation. If there is any hope of a solution to this conflict, perhaps it's time to…

Good Work

All across the country we are losing community newspapers, swallowed up by large publishing companies who quickly drop local coverage in small communities. Without the Frontenac News we would be a community unable to mull over the weekly paper with a coffee, or read an editorial…

Community Columns, January 11th, 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 Verona…