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Henry Hogg: Five Time Warden of Lennox & Addington

At their December 14, 2022 Inaugural Meeting, Lennox and Addington County Council elected their Warden and Deputy Warden for the year 2023. County Council elected Henry Hogg, Reeve of the Township of Addington Highlands as Warden and John Wise, Reeve of the Township of Stone…

Not An Easy Year

Remember the idea of us all being 'alone together', the idea that we were all in the fight against COVID together. That seems so 2020, doesn’t it By the winter of 2022 there was little good will left In its place was an unprecedented protest and occupation in Ottawa and at…

North Frontenac Council Pays Tribute to Gerry Martin

The Dec. 16 regular North Frontenac Council meeting began on a sad note, with Mayor Gerry Lichty asking for 30 seconds of silence in memory of Councillor Gerry Martin, who died of cancer the day before Former Coun. Vernon Hermer will be sworn in at the Jan. 13 meeting to replace…

Frontenac Heritage Festival to return in February

The Frontenac Heritage Festival is returning in February after a covid-induced hiatus and Central Frontenac Council ponied up $1,000 to get it going at its regular meeting Dec. 13 in Sharbot Lake. “It will be somewhat watered down,” said co-organizer Mike Proctor. “Some events…

2022 Festival of Trees Winners

All Our Favourite Things . . . was the theme for this year’s Festival of Trees. All entries showed creativity and great talent. Winners were two-fold: those who entered an item, and those who took it home! Large Trees: Friday Night Ladies won 1st prize this year for their tree…

The Rear-View Mirror

At the beginning of 2022 the world was opening back up. On the lake, mid January, a large group gathered who loved ice fishing and shared their passion for hunkering down in well appointed ice huts, waiting for that perfect catch, snacking, hydrating, and spending time with…

South Frontenac Budget Requests: Medics and Mills

Residents were invited to present budget ‘asks’ at this meeting. Former Councillor John McDougall submitted a written request concerning the looming family doctor crisis in Verona and Sydenham, as well as Sharbot Lake. “We are facing 3 pending retirements in 2-4 years from our…

South Frontenac Road needs study

In April of this year, WSP Golder engineers visually inspected 564 Township road segments which included road ID, location, surface type, traffic demand, class, length and width. Their inspection and rating system followed the Ministry of Transportation Ontario Guidelines for…

$34,500 Trillium grant helps Connections Adult Learning transition

On Thursday, December 15th, 2022, local MPP John Jordan met with the team at Connections Adult Learning (CAL) to hear more about the $34,500 Resilient Communities grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) that was used to assist with the Strategy, Succession,…

Community Columns - December 22nd, 2022

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…