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A dramatic early morning sky and the accompanying storm forecast may have kept some people home, but this year’s South Frontenac Community Recreation and Leisure Services Fair certainly rewarded those who came. The large bright new Storrington Centre was full of ideas and…
Just under two weeks ago, Addington Highlands Reeve Henry Hogg received a phone call from a Vice President of the Bank of Montreal. “I was informed that the branch in Northbrook, which I have been told has been there for 58 years, is slated for closure. It is a done deal, I was…
Take out available starting this week Pradeep Vablachandran began facing obstacles as soon as he re-opened the Fall River Café in Maberly during the May long weekend last spring. After two busy days, the Derecho hit and the restaurant lost power for the next four days.…
2022 Capital Budget Summary and Cancellation of Projects. The Corporate Services Department was given Council approval of the cancellation of several projects not completed in 2022. Some included prior year carry-overs. Most are slated to be reassessed: when questioned about the…
Addington Highlands Council has held two special meetings since its regular meeting March 21, the first being a presentation of the draft 2023 budget March 23 and the second a presentation from Arcadis IBI Group on the Township Official Plan update March 27. At the end of budget…
As Ella Fitzgerald once said, "The only things better than singing is more singing". Unfortunately singing was not recommended for the last 2 1/2 years but when the opportunity arose again to sing with the Tay Valley Community Choir, over 30 eager singers signed up. To stay as…
Like just about every other community in Ontario (at least the smaller and/or rural ones) Addington Highlands is having trouble recruiting a doctor to the area — and that’s not likely to change, Lakelands Family Heath Team Executive Director Janice Powell told Council at its…
It was one of the unexpected impacts from COVID, the sudden lack of swim instructors for annual swim programs. Up until 2019, swimmers who stuck with swim programs into their teens had the option of training and getting tested as lifeguards and swim instructors, providing a…
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…
Local community members are joining together in front of RBC branches across Canada to support climate action and indigenous rights on April 1st, to emphasise the importance of this issue before RBC’s Annual General Meeting which will be held on April 5th. RBC is the biggest…
