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SHS Junior Golden Eagles Volleyballers remain undefeated, win KASSAA in a walk

To say that the Junior Golden Eagles Girls volleyballers were dominant among the teams in the Kingston Area Secondary Schools Athletic Association (KASSAA) this year would be an understatement. The team got off to a good start, but improved from there. They lost only one set in…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? April 2022

Great news! The Webb Space Telescope is open for business. After an incredibly complicated journey and a complex mechanical opening from its compact storage configuration in the Ariane rocket nose cone, it’s now taking its first pictures. We can look forward to many fundamental…

Community Columns - April 7, 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…

The Real Estate Market in Frontenac County, Stone Mills and Lennox and Addington.

Fewer properties, both homes and land, sold during the first quarter this year than at the same time in 2021. In all five townships, 77 properties were sold, a significant decrease from the same time last year when 224 sold. But inventory has been low this year. There were only…

Stuff The Cruiser Food Drive In Sharbot Lake

Members of the Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Auxiliary OPP have joined up in partnership with the North Frontenac Food Bank to have a "Stuff the Cruiser" food drive. The event will take place on Saturday April 9, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the…

Test your well water

We are grateful for the coming of spring! The Friends of the Salmon River encourages everyone who uses well water to take good care of their water supply. Early spring is a good time to test your water for bacteria. Melting snow and running water can carry surface contaminants…

Success Story: Pizza saves the day at Rosie’s Café & General Store in Denbigh

When COVID-19 struck and restrictions were introduced in Ontario, Jenelle Rosenblath and her husband, Joseph, knew that they needed to act in order to save their business, Rosie’s Café & General Store. The Rosenblaths turned to the Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization’s…

Success Story: SL Country Inn’s health and safety changes made possible by TRIP funding

It’s fair to say that restaurants and hotels were among the harder hit by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is something the owners of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn & Crossing Pub know first-hand. Before COVID-19 struck, the inn was a local hotspot for frequent live…

New resort to offer authentic Frontenac experiences, every time

New resort to offer authentic Frontenac experiences, every time A proposal from an Austrian based resort developer, with a Montreal based partner, is turning heads in Frontenac County. The company ÉcoFrisson Frontenac has quietly purchased some 246 acres of land, partly in South…

Playoff Hockey Hair is Back

As most readers would remember the Frontenac Flyers have had tremendous success over the last decade competing in, and winning, many OMHA Championships. The Flyers success is quite remarkable when you consider the geography and demographics of our region. The credit to its…