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Lanark Highlands Basketry Museum Alive and Well!

Visitors are welcome back to a season of workshops and exhibitions. The museum is open by appointment at anytime of the week, by phone. 613-278-1875. In the loft of the museum, the present exhibition is of colourful waste paper baskets made with round reed. The museum has…

Community Columns - June 15th, 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…

Short Term Rentals

In response to the recent article regarding "Short-Term Rental issues in South Frontenac", we have similar issues in North Frontenac, with a huge increase in absentee landlord Airbnb cottages. This not only poses a growing problem for neighbours i.e. excessive noise, damages,…

Short Term Rentals

Last week, I witnessed SF Council’s lukewarm response to two residents asking for regulation of local short-term rental houses. In a township that requires the registration of dogs, and regulates backyard chicken flocks, there is still no plan to require commercial zoning or…

Short Term Rentals

In commenting on the Short-Term Rental Story, I send my sympathy to Family Kemp. Sympathy is all they can expect from the Township and the NF News. A Canadian 'sorry'. Frontenac County has set itself up to benefit from Tourism. It spends $18.08 per $100,000 residential…

Middleton

It is with deep sadness that the family of Patricia (Patty) Dawn Middleton (Morrow) announces her passing on Wednesday May 31st, 2023. Patty passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family in her 65th year. Beloved and devoted wife to Donald Middleton and Loving…

Porter, Arthur Douglas “Doug”

Passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Beloved husband of Stella for 59 years, and caring father of Debra Porter (David Bisnaire). Dear brother of Ann Howes (John Mouck), Beverly Howes (Edward Chodowski), and the…

Local fire departments helping battle Centennial Lake wildfire as burns bans are issued

The nationwide wildfire alert has come pretty close to Frontenac and L&A Counties. The smell of smoke in the air, a blood red sun in the sky, and an eerie greyness that is more like the light during an eclipse, has enveloped the region this week, fallout from wildfires near and…

Living Beside a Short-Term Rental

John Kemp is fed up, and doesn’t mind telling everyone and anyone about it. Even his local council. Kemp, who lives on Otter Lake with his wife Tracey Mallen, spoke to the News on Monday in advance of making a presentation to South Frontenac Council on Tuesday evening (June 6)…

South Frontenac Official Plan – Finish Line Finally In Sight

After a long process that has spanned over 2 years, the final statutory public meeting for the South Frontenac Official Plan took place at the Sydenham Town Hall in the format of a council meeting. The meeting was similar in many ways to open houses that were held in Verona and…