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Planner Discourages Increased Lot Creation in Central Frontenac

Changing the number of lots allowed to be severed from a lot of record is “not something that can be done by changing the numbers (and) would cost in the thousands of dollars,” Director of Planning Joe Gallivan told Central Frontenac Council at its regular meeting Oct. 10 in…

Battersea Art Walk Runs Until the End of the Month

Walking the Milburn Trail in Battersea is a nourishing experience for the soul in any season. The natural beauty, the diverse terrain and the opportunity to have a chance encounter with the creatures that call the property home, make visiting this special place a treat for the…

Hartington Equipment Expansion

It’s been 65 years since Ron and Marg Prichard opened Hartington Equipment, a small company serving the farming and construction communities, in what was then Portland Township. The company was eventually taken over by their son Rod, and in 1975 Rod decided that, in addition to…

Mountain Grove Landlord fined $5,000 for water Act Violations

Robert Hawley has been convicted on 4 charges related to the well water at a rental property that he owns in Mountain Grove. The conviction was registered on August 28, 2023, but the date of offences is listed on the Ontario.ca newsroom site as the timeframe from May 2021 to…

Sharbot Lake & District Lions Seniors’ Day of Fun

Since 1976, the Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club has been hosting local senior citizens at their Annual ‘Seniors Night’. Over the years the event has been held at the old Sharbot Lake high school auditorium, the Land O’ Lakes Public School auditorium and the Oso Hall, always…

Sharbot Lake Chiropractic & Wellness Centre Grand Opening

Over the past few months, a former garage/retail outlet at 14628 Road 38 in Sharbot Lake has undergone a remarkable transformation. The building was gutted and then stripped down to the studs, a number of roofs and concrete walls were removed, and slowly the shell began to be…

Fire Prevention Week in North Frontenac

Fire Prevention week was Sunday October 8 - Saturday October 14 and to help make our Community aware the North Frontenac Fire Department hosted a very informative and fun Open House at the Ompah Community Centre last Thursday evening. There was a FREE BARBQ (I am still thinking…

Villages Beautiful Plants Bed at Kingston Frontenac Public Library in Sharbot Lake

Visitors to the Sharbot Lake library this summer may have noticed a bit of a revamp to the garden beds under the library windows. Thanks to a few Villages Beautiful volunteers the old, overgrown beds were dug up, new planters constructed and shrubs and flowers tucked in. The…

Author Elizabeth Hay Reads at Snow Road

Snow Road Community Centre was filled with adoring fans last Thursday afternoon anxious to meet Prize Winning Canadian Author Elizabeth Hay. My daughter and I were two of the lucky people that got to enjoy the literary talents of the lovely Ms Hay. She did a reading from her…

Community Columns - October 19th, 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…