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Backyard Flocks and Miniature Livestock

Our township consists of one 'large' village - Sharbot Lake - and a collection of tiny villages/hamlets and lots of rural land and waterfront properties. Council is currently reviewing our existing zoning by-laws and all they entail. I would like consideration given to providing…

Liberal candidate Amanda Pulker-Mok – unfinished business

Amanda Pulker-Mok finished third in the Lanark Frontenac Kingston riding in the provincial election in 2018, facing the negative headwinds, in the dying days of a 15 year, Liberal majority government in Ontario. She is running again for the Liberals in the riding this June, and…

Landowners express surprise at County decision to commence expropriation proceedings

In February, Frontenac County Council deferred a proposal by Chief Administrative Officer Kelly Pender to commence expropriation proceedings to sections of three properties in the vicinity of Roberstville that are part of the K&P trail. At the time, Council decided to ask long…

Tax deferral program not likely to see the light of day in North Frontenac

Coun. John Inglis’ desire to see some sort of tax deferral program for small businesses and private residences has waned somewhat since he gave notice of motion to have it reach a North Frontenac Council meeting agenda a month ago. “I got the idea (of deferred taxes) from a…

Food to Feed the Soul!

Last week, there was a great gathering of ‘celebrity’ guests at the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC), to join in the 20-year anniversary of the March for Meals Program. Some of the celebrity guests included Mayor Ron Vandewal, Constable Richard Martin…

Central Frontenac Council begins meeting in person again

“Welcome back after two long years,” Mayor Frances Smith told Central Frontenac Council in her opening remarks March 22 as they assembled in Oso Hall for the first time since the Covid pandemic reduced all municipal gatherings to Zoom meetings and Youtube entries. “The internet…

Team Palmer Power raising funds for the Diabetes research

11-year old Quinn and 9 year old Kieran Palmer are “sports fanatics” according to their mother Jennifer. Between them, the two Harrowsmith Public School students play hockey, volleyball, basketball, and football, take part in power skating, and track, hike and biking. Their…

South Frontenac Breaks Ground on New Fire Station

On Friday, March 25th South Frontenac Council, Fire and Rescue personnel and Township staff gathered at 4490 Battersea Road to officially break ground on construction of the new Station 8 fire facility. With a total of 8 stations across the Township, this new building will be of…

Community Columns - March 31, 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 Mountain Grove Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna…

Candidates bearing gifts

I was taught from a very young age an important thing about money. My father was a young boy going through the great depression in the 1930's. The word debt back in those days was the worst of all four-letter words. It is why so many people suffered and lost everything. We as a…