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Community sends best wishes to beloved Sharbot Lake pharmacist

When Jocelyn and Nick Whalen moved to Sharbot Lake in the early 1990’s to open the Sharbot Lake Pharmacy, they did not know very many people. But they did know that the community needed a pharmacy. With Jocelyn’s skill and commitment to the well being of each of the people whose…

South Frontenac Reviews Budget For Approval Next Week

2.8% levy increase, offset by 1.06% in growth On February 8th, South Frontenac Council is set to approve the 2022 township budget, the last one during this term of council, and the third and final one to be steered by Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Neil Carbone, who is…

To Be ‘In Your Element’-Functional Fitness

To be in your element, you are considered “in a natural or comfortable situation or environment” and when you enter this training facility in Sydenham, Ontario, it is just that! Welcome to Elements Fitness & Wellness located at 2529 Freeman Road only a short drive from Kingston.…

South, Central fire stations pretty much in the right place, study concludes

“Generally speaking, stations are well located,” Graham Holland of Operational Research in Health Ltd (ORH) told a joint meeting of South and Central Frontenac Township Councils hosted by Central Jan. 25. Holland was making a presentation for the Joint Station and Fleet Study…

Reopening of the Back Forty Cheese Shop & Farm

We are excited to announce that we will be reopening our weekly Saturday riverside destination with new and improved amenities as we launch the area’s first commercial outdoor wood fired kitchen. Using traditional cooking techniques, we will be creating delicious meals working…

South Frontenac Helps Fund Kingston Rural Economic Development Officer

The borderline between the part of Kingston north of the 401 between Road 38 and Battersea Road and the township of South Frontenac has always been invisible for local residents. Now, the line may be further blurred thanks to the hiring of a dedicated Rural Economic Development…

Sole sourcing fire study draws flak at Central Council meeting

A recommendation from the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief to sole source Loomex Group to complete the Community Risk Assessment (CRA) and Master Fire Plan (MFP) met with some resistance at Central Frontenac’s regular (online) Council meeting Jan. 25. Cost of completing the CRA…

Community Columns - February 3, 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…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? February 2022

A fabulous first gift was opened this Christmas with the successful early morning lift off of the James Webb Space Telescope. It was launched on top of an Ariane rocket from Europe’s spaceport in French Guyana in South America. Even my 4 year old granddaughter was jumping up and…

Residential Fire Leads To Arson Charge

Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a house on fire on Marble Lake Road in North Frontenac Township on January 20. The Kaladar Barrie Fire Department attended to extinguish the fire and no injuries were…