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Frontenac Islands unhappy over extra gas going to trail development in North Frontenac

Frontenac Islands Mayor Denis Doyle has a good memory. He was a member of Frontenac County Council in 2013 when the decision was taken to transfer the “gas tax” grants, that the county receives from the federal government, to the lower tier municipalities (South, Central and…

Phillip Smith appointed to vacant Central Frontenac Council position

Former councillor Phillip Smith has accepted Central Frontenac Council’s offer to replace Coun. Ewin Burke, who passed away at age 71 on Aug. 4 of this year. Smith will represent District 2 (Olden). He has been elected in the past as a councillor for District 4 (Hinchinbrooke)…

Frontenac Community Arena back open for business

Frontenac Arena Board Chair and Central Frontenac Coun. Brent Cameron called the reopening of the arena Friday night a “rebirth,” and in many ways it was. The building on Boundary Road between Central and South Frontenac Townships bears little resemblance to the one that first…

The Real Estate Market in Frontenac County, Summer 2021

The real estate market seemed exceptionally busy this summer in Frontenac County but it wasn't necessarily the volume of sales that made it that way. Sales were down 19% compared to last summer, and were 1% less than during the same time in 2019. So why has the market felt so…

Kennebec Lake airstrip owner worries about trespassers, and safety

Sean Binkley is a mortgage broker from Kingston, and an amateur pilot. In 2019, with a couple of his friends, he bought the former Baker property on the north shore of Kennebec Lake. The property includes a cottage and a large cabin, and it also has a 2,000-foot long private…

Shucks, Corn’s Great!

Have you been enjoying the bounty of sweet corn this summer, stopping by the local farm stands and market gardens, shucking the corn and cooking it your favourite way? Did you know that corn, today, is the world’s top cereal crop above wheat and rice. It's easy to forget that…

Fargo General Store

The Fargo family is celebrating 50 years as the owners of Fargo’s in Marysville. Steve Fargo was 7 years old when his family purchased the General Store in 1971, and he worked in store as a kid. In 1988, he bought Fargo’s from his parents, and has been running it ever since.…

Former Mountain Grover seeking information for book on local families

Sandra Pennycuick, who was Sandra Barker before she married, was born in 1949 in her grand-parents house in Mountain Grove, just three doors down from the Pioneer Memorial that was put up in 1934 to celebrate 86 family names that were associated with the village on the occasion…

Community Columns - September 23, 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…

Navigate vaccine misinformation with new KFPL series

Vaccination is on a lot of people’s minds, and the subject of many conversations right now. It’s important to cut through the noise and get reliable facts. To combat misinformation and support community members, KFPL is hosting Navigating the News: Vaccination, an online talk…