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Community Columns - November 9th, 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…

SF Climate Action

I’m sure everyone in South Frontenac is excited to see the first Climate Action Plan unveiled soon. At the May 16th council meeting, we were promised it would emerge this fall. After this summer of 2023 with smoke advisories, heat waves and tornado warnings, flooding out east,…

Strack, William

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of William Strack (Billy Hollywood), which occurred on October 21st, 2023. Beloved son of Fay Hollywood (Cecil Hollywood) and Albert Strack, cherished brother to Christine (Tina) Hollywood, Father to Billie Allan and grandfather…

Shirley Young (Mitchell)

January 1, 1926 – October 13, 2023 With heavy hearts we announce that Shirley Elizabeth Young passed away peacefully at her home in Perth, Ontario with family by her side in the early morning of October 13, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Stanley Arthur Young (predeceased…

Brit Smith And RKY Camp

Arthur Britton (Brit) Smith was the founder of Homestead Holdings, one of the largest rental companies in Canada, with properties across the country. The company was founded in Kingston, where he lived, and remains based in the city. During his long life, Brit Smith became well…

Verona The Movie Opens

It seems like a lifetime ago when filmmaker Sebastian Back, who grew up in Verona, and producer Maeve Kern, reached out to the community in and around Verona for help during a film shoot they were organising, from the ground up. They had worked together before, on the short film…

Frontenac County Council trims budget increase to 2.8%

Economic Development Department new hire proposal turned down. After listening to department heads for 7 hours over two days, Frontenac County Council spent less than 1/2 an hour making decisions about how much money to requisition from Frontenac County ratepayers. The proposed…

Bry Webb & Cots at Belong Sharbot Lake

This past Saturday evening marked the first installment of the Frontenac Folk Club's concert series, presented by Port William Sound and Belong Sharbot Lake, featuring Bry Webb and Cots. Some show goers started the night with a meal and one of Belong's fall cocktails before…

Death – It’s A Part of Life, Is The Message at Death Cafe

“How do I support a friend who is grieving a loved one?” “What are the right things to say when someone tells me they’re dying?” “What do I want my last days to look and feel like?” “What do I want to happen to me after I die? “What do I believe happens after we die?” Do these…

South Frontenac Fire Station #8 Grand Opening

The Battersea/Sunbury area has been the focus for a number of infrastructure projects in South Frontenac in 2023. The renovated Storrington Centre opened in the late winter, a major road construction project, on Battersea Road in Sunbury, followed in the early summer, and in…