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Battery Storage Proposal Gets Off to A Rocky Start

Alectra Energy Solutions is a municipally owned electricity company that was created in the Golden Horseshoe in 2017. It is overseen by a board made up of politicians from Barrie, Hamilton, Markham and Mississauga. It has partnered with the Canadian division of a US owned energy…

There are Red Flags with the Alectra-Convergent Battery Storage Proposals in South Frontenac

The idea behind Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is sound. If it is possible to store power that can be accessed instantly in order to maintain the integrity of the electricity grid at any time, then the path to replacing fossil fuel electrical generation with renewable…

Traffic Lights Warranted at Kaladar Hwy 7 Intersection, Study Concludes

Traffic lights are likely coming to the intersection of Hwy 7 and County Road 41 at Kaladar, Manager of Roads and Waste Brett Reavie told Addington Highlands Council at its regular meeting Nov. 21 in Denbigh. “As a follow up to Council requesting the MTO look at the…

Out and About in Verona - Firefighters edge OPP in Charity Hockey Game

This weekend was a busy one as we toured various locations and tried to take in as many activities as possible. Many of us headed over to Sydenham for the Annual Christmas Parade and the SFCSC was on hand to collect donations for the food bank. The SF Fire Department organized a…

Hospital Foundation Asks North Frontenac For $15,000 for new MRI

Representatives of the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital Foundation were at North Frontenac Council’s regular meeting Nov. 24 looking for a $15,000 commitment for its new MRI unit. The unit is already installed at the Smiths Falls site and the first patient was scanned in…

The Mudhouse Spa - Serenity in Harrowsmith

My curiosity was peaked as a I sat idle at the crossroads of Rd 38 & Harrowsmith (Rutledge Road). A new sign had emerged that was understated but said The Mudhouse Spa. I adjusted my glasses to get a better glimpse of the inside before I had to turn as an impatient driver nudged…

South Frontenac Council - November 21 - Budget Time

Capital Budget Presentation In preparation for Council’s day-long budget-setting discussions, Shelley Stedall, Director of Corporate Services and Treasurer, presented a summary of the Capital Budget recommendations. The Capital Budget focuses on major cost items for each of the…

Bridge Naming Request Hits a Policy Snag

In September of 2021, David Brown made a proposal to South Frontenac Council. Brown, a South Frontenac resident in the Petworth Road area, asked council to re-name the Petworth bridge after David Ira Boyce, a soldier who came from what was then the Village of Petworth, and died…

Community Columns, November 30, 2023

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…

Gould, James William "Bill"

July 19, 1930 ~ November 14, 2023John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."Peacefully at Pine Meadow Nursing Home on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Predeceased by his…