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'Let Wayne give it a try' County Council says in delaying expropriations over K&P Trail in NF

Frontenac County Council has decided to defer a proposal to proceed with expropriating portions of three properties in the Snow Road area in order to complete construction of the K&P trail through North Frontenac. But they won't wait too long. “The county's efforts to purchase…

1st meeting in post Carbone era meeting in SF looks to Verona

Mayor Vandewal opened the meeting by acknowledging that this is former CAO Neil Carbone’s last time to attend a Council meeting, wishing him “All the best”. Verona Housing Master Plan and Next Steps This was the main topic of the meeting: the Verona Housing Master Plan,…

Meet the Artist at MERA:

Michael Neelin – Sharing the Natural Beauty and Rich Architectural Heritage of the Ottawa Valley The largest room at MERA (McDonald’s Corners and Elphin Recreation and Arts) is the original one room school, now named Dean Hall in honour of Ankaret Dean, one of MERA’s founding…

Vandewal looks to compare apples to apples as council supports new hires

On Feb 8, South Frontenac Council held a last-minute Council meeting just prior to the regular COW, primarily to discuss a motion made by Mayor Vandewal, and to pass the 2022 budget. At the Council Meeting of February 1, Mayor Vandewal had served a notice of motion requesting…

Verona ATV Club seeks agreement with Addington Highlands

The Verona and District ATV Club (VDATVC) would like to use 16.5 km of trail (the old rail bed) running through Addington Highlands Township. As such, VDATVC president Marc Moeys was at the (online) Council Feb. 15 looking to arrange some sort of use agreement. But there may be…

Mask mandates could be gone by April

With the passing of the Omicron wave, most of the restrictions in indoor and outdoor spaces in Ontario are set to be eliminated on March 1, including the vaccine requirement for dining at restaurants and at indoor events. But the masking requirements will remain in place, for…

Sydenham Lake Ice Fishing Derby

A wild wind and blowing snow on Sunday last didn’t stop over a hundred small ice-fisher-kids from hunkering over holes in Sydenham Lake, hopefully dangling chunks of bait. There were no ice huts for these hardy souls or their accompanying parents, friends and dogs. Nor, at least…

Fatal collision on Highway 7

On Friday February 18, 2022 Members of the Sharbot Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a serious collision on Highway 7 near Mountain Grove Road in Central Frontenac just after 1:30 p.m. OPP responded alongside Central Frontenac Fire…

Income Tax Service Back at SFCSC

Income-qualified individuals can access a free tax filing service through Southern Frontenac Community Services in Sydenham. The volunteer-led tax clinic switched over to a drop off service last year, and this will continue for 2022. Clients simply bring their tax slips to the…

Community Columns - February 24, 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…