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Snowmobile Trail Through Snow Road May Open This Winter After All

Details are still being worked out, but two of the property owners who had put up gates to block a section of the K&P trail in the Robertsville area, (south of Snow Road) say they have come to a tentative agreement to open up the gates and allow snowmobile and ATV traffic to…

South Frontenac Township Food Drive

For many families in South Frontenac this year, it may be difficult to afford a special meal over the holidays, so we are once again asking for your help to join our staff to fill our recycling bins with non-perishable food items at the township offices and the Frontenac…

Marg Desroche, of the shoe store, passes

Marg Desroche, who died two weeks ago, was known as an active member of the St. James Catholic Church congregation. She was also a dedicated volunteer with Rural Frontenac Community Services, helping organise their foot-care clinic for many years, and for her efforts she was…

Child Amputee Finds Inspiration From Second World War Veteran

(November, 2022) - Eight-year-old Isla McCallum is an energetic young girl with a big smile, and Charlie Jefferson, 98, is a veteran of the Second World War. At first glance, these two appear to have little in common, yet they share something special: They are both amputees. Mr.…

Township to participate in Northbrook Santa Claus Parade — as long as it doesn’t snow

Addington Highlands Council voted to participate in this year’s Santa Claus Parade in Northbrook Nov. 26 at its regular meeting Nov. 1 in Flinton. There was however one caveat — it’s dependent on it not snowing that it doesn’t snow that day. “We haven’t had one (a Santa Claus…

Proposed Changes To Provincial And Federal Ridings Not Set In Stone: Reid

Because of his long career as an MP, Scott Reid is now dealing with his third riding redistribution process. He does not remember all of the details from the 2002 process; he was the rookie MP in the riding of Lanark-Carleton, after beating the Liberal candidate, Ian Murray, in…

North Frontenac Little Theatre – The Red Lamp

Rehearsals are well underway for the North Frontenac Little Theatre November 24th, 25th and 27th production of The Red Lamp. This play, first performed in Sharbot Lake Soldier’s Hall in the summer of 1922, was written by Hilliard Booth and revised by Jeff Siamon. It was brought…

My Father Served His Country

My Dad, James Verneard Sherbino died in 2005 in his 93rd year. He was a normal guy of his era. He went to war, came back and didn’t say anything about it except to tell real funny stories about the silly things he and his pals did. When I asked him about the reality of it all he…

Community Columns - November 10th, 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…

Windfall Tax

The federal government has spent over $15B on financial support for the oil and gas industry this year, according to a recent report by Environmental Defence. At the same time, supply uncertainty and skyrocketing gas prices allowed fossil fuel companies to make record profits…