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Backroads Studio Tour draws steady stream of patrons

Holding a studio tour and exhibition during a pandemic has become old hat for the Backroads Studio Tour. For the second straight year, the 25 artist/artisans opened up 13 venues that drew a steady line of people looking to get out of the house on the last weekend in September.…

Vaccine program picks up steam in region

Likely as a result of the requirement for a vaccine, for indoor dining and other events, the number of people getting first doses in Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington has seen the largest bump since early in the summer, and if it keeps up the number of eligible residents…

Sharbot Lake Pickleball 'court of dreams' hosts successful tourney

The Sharbot Lake Pickleball Association started out as an idea less than a year ago. Sandy Robertson took a look at the derelict tennis court at the former Sharbot Lake Public School site, which was heaving with cracks, and had Manitoba Maple vines covering most of its fence.…

How Do You Make A Holiday Out of Reconciliation?

Like many others, I did not pay much attention to the federal legislation to establish a National Truth and Reconciliation Day, and make it a federal statutory holiday. For most of you reading this in our print, it is a day later than normal, because September 30 fell on a…

The Battersea Pumpkin Festival is back

In another sign that local communities are finding ways to come together after 18 months of COVID distancing, the Battersea Pumpkin Festival is a big go for this Saturday. The Vineline, the festival newsletter/program is calling it “The Pretty Big Day”. This year all of the…

Addington Highlands receives grant for asset management planning

Addington Highlands was successful in its application for a $35,800 grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Municipal Asset Management Program in order to advance Asset Management Planning in the Township, CAO/Clerk-Treasurer Christine Reed told Council at its…

GREC joins the Indigo Adopt-a-School program

GREC joins the Indigo Adopt a School program Granite Ridge Education is raising money for new book purchases in conjunction with Indigo Books. The school has been accepted as one of the recipient schools in the Adopt a School program. The program raises funds for high needs…

South Frontenac Council Sept 21

Frontenac Transportation Services Nicky Gowdy, of Frontenac Transportation Services, based in Sharbot Lake, made an information presentation. Their mandate is centred on the principle that transportation is essential for anyone living in a rural community. Although they serve…

Sexual Harassment Continues to Thrive in Many Canadian Workplaces

Statistics Canada released a report about workplace harassment in August 2021. The study confirms that both male and female workers continue to experience sexual harassment at work at unacceptable levels. In fact there has been little to no improvement for women or men since…

Library cards: not just a piece of plastic

I haven’t been a student for quite some time, but September still feels like a blank page in a new notebook to me. Of course, now that I have little scholars of my own, back-to-school also feels incredibly busy, which is why I’m just thinking about September now. That’s actually…