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Frontenac Flyers U13 Rep Silver Stick Champions In Pembroke

November 17-19, the U13 Frontenac Flyers Rep Team travelled to Pembroke for the Silver Stick Regional tournament. Twelve teams from across Eastern Ontario competed for the honour, and the Flyers used their speed, tenacity, and ability to move the puck to go undefeated in Round…

Move Better Health and Performance Opening in Northbrook

The loss of the BMO branch in Northbrook earlier this year was a blow to the local community. But it has not taken long for the former branch building to have found a new purpose, or more accurately, new purposes. At the south end, BMO has maintained an ATM for the local…

AH Council Support Lions Hall Becoming Emergency Centre

Addington Highlands Council is on board for a proposal that would make the Land O’Lakes Lions Club building in Northbrook into a third emergency evacuation centre for the Township, joining the Flinton Hall and Addington Highlands Community Centre in Denbigh in that regard.…

South Frontenac Volunteer Appreciation

This past weekend volunteers from across South Frontenac attended an appreciation luncheon hosted by the Township. Members of Council were out in force, welcoming each of the 75 or so volunteers as they filtered into the renovated Storrington Centre Each table was dressed up in…

A Note To Readers Who Block Flyer Delivery By Canada Post

A couple of weeks ago, Canada Post began letting local post offices and community newspaper publishers, that as of January 8, 2024, they would be changing their policy regarding the delivery of community newspapers. Until now, when Canada Post customers inform their local post…

Farmettes Doc features Mary Louks

Mary Louks and her late husband Don lived quietly for many years at their rural property near Burridge, tending to the land. That all changed about 20 years ago when they found someone had entered their property, removed some trees, and put up a series of stakes. They soon found…

South Frontenac Council Report, December 5

After vote, Alectra pulls out of South Frontenac Township SF residents Patricia Dawson and Hellen Hill made a presentation to Council regarding the recent proposal by Alectra Energy Solutions to install two Energy Storage Units in South Frontenac; one on Alton Road, the other on…

Christmas Bird Count

There is a strong network of nature groups in Ontario called the Nature Network. These groups do all kinds of wonderful things for nature. This holiday season, at least 52 of those groups are leading Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs). The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900, and today…

Fall grants from Community Foundation for Kingston and Area

The Community Foundation for Kingston and Area (CFKA) has included some small grants for Frontenac County organisations in their fall grant announcement this year. A total of $181,128 has been handed out to support 17 different community service organisations. New Leaf Link is…

Fireworks on Saturday Night at River Hill Farms near Ompah

A lot happens at Riverhill Farm throughout the year. Lots and lots of sap gets boiled down for syrup in the spring, the summer is devoted to vegetables, and as the fall rolls around and the frost gets into the ground, it is time to tend to the lights. This Christmas season…