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South Frontenac Committee of the Whole - Jan. 17/23

Plea for Backyard Chickens Delegate Frances Broome came as a delegation to address the Zoning By-law in respect to livestock. She pointed out a ‘lack of clarity’ in regard to the keeping of chickens on a property zoned RLSW (residential limited service waterfront), regardless of…

Community Columns - January 26th, 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…

Re: Bill 23 Editorial

I am presently of the opinion that you may have missed the mark by a little bit in the above mentioned editorial. You imply that the Council of the Township of North Frontenac would essentially be flying by their boot straps in making a decision on the proposed zoning bylaw…

Robert Newman

October 5, 1952 ~ December 22, 2022 Passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at the age of 70. Robert will be forever missed by his devoted wife Pam. Cherished father of Amanda Cutler (Amos) of…

2022 Christmas Bird Count

Mild temperatures, partly-sunny skies, not-too-deep snow, and open water on Saturday, December 17 made for an enjoyable day outdoors, for participants in the 2002 Christmas Bird Count in Frontenac County. As one surveyor summarized, “the dove-grey, then blue, then dark…

Melanie Vogel Completes Cross Canada Trek

On the cover of the New Year’s Day edition of the Globe and Mail, there was photo and article on the front page about a women who had walked across Canada. The article was also featured on the Globe and Mail website. Back in the summer 2018, a woman came through Sharbot Lake on…

Co-Op Proposal Leads To Marathon Meeting In North Frontenac

A proposal to create a family-based cottage cooperative on Palmerston Lake at Ompah (Lafolia Lane) led to a two-hour-plus public meeting before North Frontenac Council’s regular meeting Jan. 13 in Plevna. Speaking for the proponents, planner Tracy Zander said the property in…

South Frontenac Will Look At Proposal To Fund Doctor Recruitment

Dr.'s Jeanette Dietrich (Sydenham Clinic) and Sabra Gibbens (Verona Medical Centre) as well as Deborah Krause, Executive Director of the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, made a presentation to South Frontenac Council, at their first meeting of the year on Tuesday Night (January…

Vaccination Rate Decreases As Covid Cases Rise In KFL&A

After a December drop-off, all of the indicators on the Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFL&APH) COVID dashboard are pointing to increases in COVID activity in the region. While testing of the general public for COVID ended over a year ago, the number of…

Bill 23 – A Sledge Hammer To The Guardrails, Pender

Frontenac County Chief Administrative Officer Kelly Pender prepared a relatively short report, for members of the new Frontenac County Council’s January meeting, about how Bill 23 – the more houses more quickly act – could change the way the county, and their own municipal…