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Central Frontenac Council size status quo receives the most support

Of the six people who signed in to comment on Central Frontenac’s online public meeting Nov. 16 on the composition and size of Council, five said they were in favour of the status quo (two members from each of four wards and a mayor elected at large). One participant wanted to…

Frontenac County budget sneaks in at just under 4%.

After a two day budget session in late October, Frontenac County Council did not make any substantial changes to the proposed 2022 County budget, which included an increase of 4.2% in the amount that Frontenac County residents will be funding. The increase is higher than what it…

Winter Hours To Remain At Waste Sites In North Frontenac

There won’t be any Tuesday hours at the Mississippi Waste Site this winter, North Frontenac Council decided at its regular online meeting Nov. 19, despite Coun. Fred Fowler’s best efforts to reinstate them. At this year’s May 7 meeting, Council passed a resolution cancelled the…

South Frontenac Council - November 16

Short-Term Rentals Further to a delegation from Gabor Solymar and Rick Ottenhof on Nov 02, regarding their call for South Frontenac to implement policies and enforceable regulations with respect to short term rentals and absentee landlords, Council passed a motion requesting…

Community Columns - November 25, 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…

Frontenac County Access Awards

The 2021 Frontenac Access Award was presented Wednesday at the Frontenac County offices in Glenburnie by Frontenac County Warden, Ron Vandewal. Two recipient groups earned the award The Snow Road Community Centre Association donated $5,000 toward the construction of accessible…

South Frontenac OPP Reports

Some local news of a rained out fundraiser In October 2021 South Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was to host a Slo-pitch tournament fund raiser for the South Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC), unfortunately the event was rained out. Regardless…

Outbid

2021 has been a year of increases. More people are vaccinated, groceries are more expensive, and more people are flocking to South Frontenac. My family moved here from Loyalist Township in late 2020 after building a new home on a property acquired in 2019. During our build…

Disappointed

I am totally dissappointed at Central Frontenac Township’s disrregard for the beauty and health of our area. After over 10 years of effort by concerned landowners in regard to septic inspection, the program (according to The Frontenac News) is going back to committee! What has…

Vaccine plan for 5-11 year old Frontenac County kids rolls out quickly

Less than 48 hours after pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine first arrived in Canada, residents of Frontenac County with children between 5 and 11 years old have a number of vaccine options available to them in the coming days and weeks. On the Public Health website.…