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NF Council Will Not Assume Maintenance Of Roads, Bridge

North Frontenac Township won’t be assuming maintenance of a bridge and the roads in the Palmerston Highlands Subdivision, following solicitor’s advice outlined in a rise and report following a closed session of the regular Council meeting Sept. 22 in Plevna. Representatives of…

Little Pantry in Verona

Adam Rayner is a well known Real Estate Broker who lives in South Frontenac, and a father with three kids of his own and 4 step-children. He also describes himself as a “relatively new Christian” and earlier this summer he was reflecting on his own family life and how fortunate…

Grace Centre Update

If you have recently driven or walked by the Southern Frontenac Community Services site (aka the Grace Centre) on Stage Coach Road, you will have noticed that the new wing construction is taking shape very nicely. Once the walls themselves were constructed, a series of other…

Bellrock Festival

The 2nd Annual Bellrock Fall Festival was held September 23rd. This year brought an increase in attendance as well as the addition of a wider variety of vendors. Visitors were able to stop by and purchase local honey, handmade crafts, spices, creative wood carvings, dutch…

Christmas Hamper Program

As the holiday season approaches, there is an opportunity to assist people in our community who may not be able to afford the extras that many of us enjoy during the holiday season. Rural Frontenac Community Services in partnership with the Salvation Army Mississippi-Rideau…

Live Music at The Crossing Pub

In an effort to create a venue for good quality, amateur musicians, a newly formed group calling themselves Pranxtrs has made arrangements with the management at The Crossing Pub to host an evening of music and dancing on the 2nd Thursday of the month for October, November and…

Community Columns - September 28th, 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…

Disappointed in Parham Fair Coverage

Just want to say I how disappointed I was with your coverage of Parham Fair. I have attended the fair for many. Many years but this year I was unable to. I was hoping to read about the ‘costume’ contest and the winners in the Palace – but no mention! I;m not into ‘horses’ as…

Community Papers

I appreciated the editorial “Independent Newspapers Outliving the Chains.” It always grieved me to see independent newspapers get snatched up by the chains. Your editorial puts into words what’s been difficult to articulate through the gradual erosion process. “The company at…

The Fitzgerald Family of Bedford Township, Frontenac County

Thomas Fitzgerald, a native of County Limerick, Ireland immigrated to British North America by sailing ship with his family escaping the Great Famine in Ireland. Thomas stemmed from the Townland of Curraghbeg, a rural parish which lies about one mile west of the village of…