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Election results - New Mayor in NF - Vandewal re-elected in SF, Henry Hogg to serve 7th term as AH Reeve

Lichty defeats Higgins in North Frontenac. Gerry Lichty will be the new Mayor of North Frontenac. The first-time candidate, who has never sat on municipal council although he worked in the municipal sector for part of his career, received 1211 votes, to 871 for Mayor Ron…

What The Election Tells Us About Our Townships

There were distinct dynamics in each of the townships that we covered during the municipal election campaign this fall. They were apparent in candidate interviews and particularly apparent at the all-candidates meetings. And the election results bore that out. In general, as…

Phantom ballots an issue of concern

The electronic voting system that is now well established in Frontenac County and Addington Highlands requires only that voters declare themselves eligible, and provide their birth date and a PIN, in order to vote. Ballots arrive by mail to eligible voters, and there is a…

Lenny’s Deli in Sydenham

You won’t find Lenny at Lenny’s Deli, at least not most of the time, but you will find her mother and grandmother, almost all the time. Lenny is the nickname of Lennon, the 3 year of daughter of Kaitlyn Braithwaite, who co-owns and co-manages Lenny’s Deli with her mother Shauna.…

Frontenac County Council

A previous disagreement over how to allocate $337,500 that is sitting in a reserve fund for use as seed money for a seniors’ housing project, in North Frontenac, was deferred to the attention of the next Frontenac County Council, at the final regular meeting of council for this…

2nd Annual Christmas - in the Sawmill

This weekend it was a short drive to 6037 Verona Street for the 2nd annual ‘Christmas’ in the Sawmill event. It was hard to imagine during the sunny warm day, that Christmas would be upon us in a mere 2 months. That’s only 8 weeks, wow, this year has gone way too quick and it…

Resolution for residents seeking land access to their cottages may be in sight

“There is an end in sight,” Dep. Clerk/Planning Secretary Patricia Gray told representatives of the Snow Road Association regarding an access route connecting the end of Hartsmere Road with an existing municipal road allowance for the purpose of giving 15 property owners land…

Granite Ridge Students Favour Younger Candidates

Granite Ridge grade 9-12 students participated in a municipal election exercise last week, organised by Wade Leonard's grade 10 civics class. “We used resources that were provided by CIVIX.ca . They sent us a great package of information and materials,” Leonard said. The…

Joyce Bigelow – 27 years at Connections Adult Learning

It’s been a few weeks since Joyce Bigelow retired from Connections Adult Learning, an agency that supports learners in Addington Highlands, North and Central Frontenac, and parts of South Frontenac. It is taking her a while to get used to her new life, since she has been the…

Kash Association Fall Dinner raises 2K for food bank

The Kashwakamak Lake Association (KLA) was finally able to gather for the first time in 3 years at Fernleigh Lodge to enjoy the KLA fall dinner and Charity auction on Saturday September 17. The weather cooperated with a beautiful day and blue skies. KLA members and friends…