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Time to look differently at COVID numbers

As the Omicron COVID wave sweeps through North America, residents in the Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLAPH) have been on the leading edge. Led by cases in Kingston, which has about 60% of the population, the region was in the midst of a Delta COVID…

South, Central Frontenac close township facilities - Frontenac Arena still open under restrictive measures

As of Friday, both South and Central Frontenac are taking measures intended to slow the spread of COVID, as the result of the escalating spike in cases in the region. In both townships, he administrative offices nd township halls are all be closed to the public. Wastes will…

Mazerall Susan Elizabeth (nee Lloyd)

December 20, 1951 - December 8, 2021 Retired RBC Employee for over 42 years. Susan passed away peacefully after a brief illness at the Perth Hospital on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She will be deeply missed by her husband and best friend of 41 years Andy Mazerall, and by her…

Camile Arsenault

Camile Arsenault passed away peacefully, at the Pine Meadow Nursing Home in Northbrook on Friday, December 3, 2021. Reunited with his devoted wife Val in heaven. Dearest father of Dennis (Lisa) and Ron (Kelly). Cherished grandfather of Sara (Keith), Danielle (Sam), Lindsay…

Christmas Art Contest - 2021

This is our last edition of the year; our office will close at 4:30pm today, December 16, and will re-open at 8:30am on Monday January 4, 2022. The next paper will come out on Jan. 6/22 To all our volunteers, readers and advertisers, thank you for your support over the past year…

COVID update - Omicron overwhelms local testing capacity

(Note - this article has been changed to make it clear that rapid antigen tests are not available at local medical clinics.) Health Unit restricts gatherings in Kingston but not Frontenac or L&A - South Frontenac closes its offices and halls. Storrington PS closed to in person…

50 years and counting

We had some big ideas, they never quite got to the point of becoming plans, to mark 2021 as the 50th year of the Frontenac News. But as with everything this year, the weeks just kept rolling along in a COVID vacuum, and it was as much as we could do to keep covering the News…

Cumpson to carry NDP banner in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston in provincial election

Drew Cumpson hopes to be the next MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston (LFK). He took a step in that direction by winning the NDP nomination over John MaCrae after an online vote among members of the LFK riding association. His win was announced during that nomination meeting, on…

Christmas in Colombia

Colombia is a predominantly Catholic country with its own very well established and popular Christmas traditions. Starting in October, Christmas lights start to go up, and nativity scenes are dusted off, shined up and installed. But the season really kicks off on December 7, the…

Dr. Marlene Spruyt chosen as Green Party candidate in LFK for 2022 Ontario election

The Ontario provincial election is still 6 months away, but all of the major parties have now selected their candidates in the Lanark Frontenac Kingston riding. On Sunday evening (December 12) after extending voting for 6 hours to accommodate n major power outage, the LFK…