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Integrity Commissioner Finds Deputy Warden Higgins Breached County Code of Conduct

(Editors note - This version differs from the article that appears in the print edition. There were 4 lost paragraphs in the print edition version. They appear in italics in this version for print readers coming to frontenacnews.ca for clarification) Frontenac County CAO Kelly…

Limestone Achiever awards

Every year, in June, the Limestone District School Board presents Achiever awards to High School students, based on submissions from their school. This year, the recipients from High Schools in Frontenac County/Addington Highlands were Bridget Campbell from North Addington…

Central Frontenac Council – concern over proposed road closing

A proposal to “Stop up and Close” a portion of the unmaintained “heritage” road, known as Oso Road, which runs from Bell Line Road to a short section of the maintained Oso Road, that still exists off of Road 509, ran into some opposition from neighbouring landowners at Central…

Sharbot Lake Business Group summer BBQ

The Sharbot Lake Business Group has remained active behind the scenes over the last few years, not being able to hold any of its normal twice annual events for local business owners. In that time the group worked on the Sharbot Lake Community Improvement Plan and the Frontenac…

South Frontenac Council - June 14/22

Three public meetings held to hear questions and comments about proposed zoning by-law amendments drew no public comment, so the meeting moved quickly on to a discussion of Provincial Bill 109’s changes to the process of approving site plan controls. Director of Development…

One year after opening, the Wolfe Island Hotel is thriving

A year ago, the ambitious plans of the new owners of the Hotel Wolfe Island (the former General Wolfe Inn) were set in place, and it was time to see how the local community and visitors from across the water in Kingston would respond. At that time the hotel was just re-opening…

Cooks & Curds at Back Forty Cheese

When Jeff and Jenna Fenwick moved from Lanark County to the picturesque farm property overlooking the Mississippi River on Gulley Road in Frontenac County, they also built new facilities for their two home-based businesses – Back Forty Cheese and Jenna Rose textiles. They also…

Frontenac Islands Mayor Dennis Doyle set to retire

Near the end of the June 14 meeting of Frontenac County Council, Warden Dennis Doyle said “I made this announcement at Frontenac Islands Council last night, so I should everyone here know as well that I have decided not to see re-election this fall.” Warden Doyle has been the…

Let’s Get Ready to RUMBOLT!

Fifteen year old Lilly Rumbolt of Sydenham High School, created a RUMBLE in the South Frontenac softball community, after hitting an out-of-the-park homerun during a 3-pitch game against Holy Cross high School on June 6, 2022. Lilly is known in Sydenham for her outstanding…

Short Term Rentals

I have been following the Air B&B controversy in both North and Central Frontenac Townships. As I have work for three different Municipaliies over my working career I have seen the difficulties municipal governments get into by either procrastinating or ignoring the facts! First…