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Canada Day fireworks in South Frontenac was a cliff-hanger. Environment Canada began issuing tornado, thunderstorm and hail warnings in the early afternoon. Dark clouds tumbled across a rumbling sky, it began to spit rain, and by mid-afternoon all the booths at the Point Park…
Central Frontenac may be joining the ranks of those municipalities who charge development charges, but it’s not likely to happen soon. Gary Scandian of Watson and Associates gave Council a presentation at its regular meeting June 27 in Sharbot Lake. “This is an overview that…
David and Patty Lahey are big fans of Gould Lake, where they live half of the year, and of Sydenham. The couple are classic GTA escapees. They bought their home 5 years ago as a second property for summer and holiday use with the idea of retiring at the lake in the back of their…
A notice of motion for better communication from Coun. Roy Huetl evolved into a post-mortem on the handling of the recent wildfires at the regular North Frontenac Council meeting June 29 in Plevna. “The fire, at the end of the day, we handled it great,” said Mayor Gerry Lichty.…
It started in 2009 with a chance phone call to Rural VISIONS (Volunteers in Service in Our Neighborhoods) Centre, what today is known as Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC). Jennifer Linton was filling in at the front desk for another volunteer when a…
Oh my, oh my! It’s summer nights with only a few hours of darkness plus bugs galore to keep you company, but that’s not to say that enjoyable night sky travelling can’t be done. With Solstice done, the dark time is getting longer as the sun sets earlier and covering up your…
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…
A congratulatory mention to Eva Ball on her recent retirement and she wrote up a note as follows: "Special thank you, Robert & Lucille Ball, for providing me the opportunity of driving a school bus for Ball Bus Lines! Over these past 10 years, I have developed many wonderful…
I just happened to pick up your June 29 newspaper at a friend’s cottage. I was shocked to read about the “Burn Bans” on the front page by Jeff Green with no mention of the cause of the bans. We are facing an increasingly serious climate crisis! If your paper and writers refuse…
July 13, 1942 – June 24, 2023 Maurice Allan Barr passed away June 24th, 2023, at the age of 80 years at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. With family by his side. Just 3 weeks shy of his 81st birthday. Survived by his Loving wife Faye (Stoness) of 62 and a half years. Dear father…
