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Tucked into parking lot of the Sydenham Foodland is where you will find a local institution, Jim’s Gourmet Fries. In its 19th season, it opened in 2004, the legendary food truck operates 5 days a week and is a popular spot for both locals and seasonal visitors. The smell of…
When Sam Arraj bought Seeds Accounting, he decided to keep the companies base in Sharbot Lake and integrate it with his other accounting practices in Kingston and Toronto. He also was interested in the country music heritage of Sharbot Lake and Eastern Ontario. After operating…
In 2021, construction values in South Frontenac recovered from the pandemic induced slowdown in 2020, to surpass 2019 levels. Permits for over $44 million in construction were issued in 2021, up from $39 million in 2019. But those numbers are being dwarfed by the frenetic…
It’s 2022, and I pull up in front of the main store, the stone fireplace is still there, a testament of time. Solid, strong, with a permanence that grounds the buildings steeped in the history of Gull Lake and Kirk Kove. To get to here (the anniversary), we must go back, 90…
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…
Central Frontenac Council recently approved a $620,000 reconstruction project for the Sharbot Lake beach area. It could be a planning fiasco. On the face of it, the plan makes sense: fix the storm sewers, pave Mathew Street, maybe add some parking. The problem is, it will create…
We recently had a group of four cyclists staying in our cottage. They were out on the K & P Trail and just about 3 km from home, when one of the riders hit a deep rut and was flung into a very deep ditch full of trees and brush. The volunteer fire department was there…
Peacefully at home with family by his side on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the age of 91. He was the loving husband of the late Shirley England (nee VanAlstine). Dear father of the late Rick (Gwen), late Jean (Brian) Barrie, Gordon (Karen), Ethel (Steve) Barbary and Anita (Lynn)…
On July 7, 2022 Shirley got her wings and went to walk with the angels. She passed away suddenly at her condo in Kingston, Ontario. Reunited with her loving husband Gilbert otherwise known as Gil when he was good or Bert when he was bad. Predeceased by parents Helen & Harold…
The Blue Skies Music Festival brings over 2,000 people to Frontenac County each year for three days, making it one of, if not the, largest annual gathering in the Frontenac region. Yet, it has a deliberately low public profile. It has always been promoted strictly through word…
