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North Frontenac looking at changes to cost-of-living increases for employees

Employee compensation was front and centre at North Frontenac Council’s regular (online) meeting Dec. 10 popping up at three places in the agenda. “Generally, North Frontenac is competitive to the market comparators on aggregate for employee benefits,” concludes the minutes of…

North Frontenac's Cheryl Robson has seen it all, and now she is moving on.

Cheryl Robson started her municipal career in 1988, after working for the federal government for 10 years. “I found a home in the municipal world. It is always changing. You work directly with other people on community problems, deal with local politicians who live in the…

Un-staffed libraries a response to municipal underfunding

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) is in a bind. In order to survive and thrive it needs to be more available in locations where there are people who expect the library to be open more than minimal hours. Currently, only two branches in the City of Kingston are open 60…

Northway Home Hardware in Inverary Changes Hands

Reta Azulay was working at a Scotiabank branch in Kingston, and was also raising a young family in Inverary, when one day her husband Roger, who ran a tree service, came home and said he had met with Jack Barr. He’d met with Jack at a building that B “There was nothing there, no…

Community Columns - December 16, 2021

These columns from our community reporters are updated every week. Table of Contents Arden Battersea/Storrington Cloyne - Northbrooke Denbigh Harlowe Harrowsmith Henderson Inverary Maberly-Bolingbroke Mississippi Mountain Grove Ompah Parham-Tichborne Perth Road Plevna Sydenham…

Garden Club looks to plant Indigenous Commemorative and Healing Garden in Cloyne

The Land O’Lakes Garden Club wants to plant an Indigenous Commemorative and Healing Garden at Benny Lake Park in Cloyne near the museum and as such presented their case to Addington Highlands Council at its regular (online) meeting Dec. 7 Spokesperson Mary Johnston told Council…

A Reflective Take

I feel as though 2021 is coming to an end quicker than most. Perhaps I say this every year as another one slips by and I try to reflect upon what I had done, seen and experienced. With the pandemic closing us down for almost 2 years, with glimmers of ‘socializing’ hope peppered…

Local book reviews

Corvus and Me – Solar Spark The fourth book in a series by Snow Road's Joelle Hubner-Mclean, Corvus and Me - Solar Spark, follows the adventures of Janine, who is now 12 years old. The story starts when she falls from a tree being lured by some unusually shaped leaves glistening…

South Frontenac to Close Some Facilities

In response to the rising cases of COVID-19 in our region and introduction of the new Omicron variant, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health at KFL&A Public Health, is urging residents to stay vigilant and take heightened safety precautions wherever possible. Along with…

Villages Beautiful needs support

For almost 20 years the Villages Beautiful Festival of Trees has been a Christmas tradition in Central Frontenac. The Villages Beautiful volunteers bring the community together through the festival. They also use the festival to raise money for the work that they do throughout…