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Last chance for changing composition of NF Council

It might not be on the top of too many lists of thing to look forward to in 2022, but there will be a municipal election in October of next year. And for a municipal council to make changes in the makeup of municipal wards or the composition of the council, those changes must be…

Higgins Out Of Provincial Race

North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins was the first one in to the race to replace Randy Hillier as the standard bearer for the Ontario Conservative Party in the provincial election that will take place next spring, and he is the first one out. “I have withdrawn from the LFK ONPC…

Higgins rescinds state of emergency in NF

Citing a “significant decrease in new cases of COVID19 across the province, the successful vaccination rollout and only 3 cases in the township since the onset of the pandemic,” North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins lifted the township’s COVID19 emergency declaration effect Tuesday…

North Frontenac Historical Society & Archives Cemetery Study (Phase Four)

In order to keep the community updated on the progress with the cemeteries in North Frontenac we have prepared this summary. The research that has been accumulated over the past several years is in a format presentable to the public and you will find it on the website…

Community Columns - August 05, 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…

OPP Reports

Motorcycles Stolen Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance locating two stolen motorcycles and a trailer. On July 20, 2021 police responded to a report of a theft that occurred between July 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. and July 20, 2021 at…

Friends Of The Tay Watershed Discovery Day

The “community is everything” and how we take care of the environment in our community will influence our quality of life and the sustainability of nature’s attributes that surround us. Friends of the Tay Watershed, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, are…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? August 2021

The longer summer nights in August give us more time for viewing the majesty of the Milky Way but August also has one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Perseid shower is the annual big one with its radiant centered near the top portion of the constellation Perseus. The…

Leftist Dogma

I hope you learn I only make decisions based on common sense and truth. Wrong decisions will turn around and benefit or damage the decision maker depending on whether they were right or wrong choices. The link above is from the PRO JAB CDC director in case you think the source…

Hot Real Estate Market Poses Housing Challenges

Lou McBride is a long-time worker with people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming so, having worked in the Salvation Army Kingston Community and Family Services Office for over ten years. Last fall, she became part of the Salvation Army team that set up an office in Verona…