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Northbrook Lions Farmers Market a good place for “human contact”

Weather-wise, last Saturday was one of the best days we’ve had this ‘summer.’ So, it should come as no surprise that going into the final hour, the Land O’Lakes Farmers Market had notched almost 100 visitors (99 actually). “And that doesn’t include the people that just came for…

Editorial: A Tale Of Two Meetings

A few years ago, I covered a meeting that was a first, and probably a last. The meeting was held at the Rotary Hall that Frontenac County shares with Fairmount Home. There were a number of politicians there, as well as economic development types from Kingston, Frontenac County…

North Frontenac Honours Ruth & Morley Wark

Established in 1976, the Snow Road Snowmobile Club, one of the few surviving club houses in the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs’ organization, built a new club house in 1978 right at the border of Frontenac County and Lanark County. It serves as an open shelter for…

Hillier hashtags attracting attention as anti-vax movement attracts scrutiny in Canada

Lanark Frontenac Kingston's independent MPP Randy Hillier has once again attracted media attention in Toronto, this time for his use of hashtags. In an article in the Toronto Star with the headline “COVID-19 conspiracy theories are spreading online like a virus. An inside look…

Trail management plan proposal reveals regional trail issues

The draft management plan for the K&P sparked a wide variety of comments from members of Frontenac County Council last week. Members of Council did not focus on the cost estimate that was appended to the plan ($115,000 per year), but focussed instead on trail issues in their own…

Open Farms coming together, extra help comes on

Frontenac County’s popular Open Farms event will be returning this September 10-12 as a hybrid event, with both an in person and a virtual component. The event took place as an in-person farm tour in 2018 and 2019, and as a series of Zoom events, for students and the public, in…

Outdraw, outlast, outpour - A Virtual Fundraiser for New Leaf Link

Get hooked on New Leaf Links biggest virtual fundraiser ever in support of programs for adults living with developmental and physical disabilities. 45 prizes valued over $9,000 to be won! The first three grand prizes all include bottles of wine among other prises (50 for grand…

Your public library: books – and more than just books

When you read the word ‘library’ what comes to mind? A lot of you probably envision a building full of books – after all, that’s how libraries began, and for a lot of people, that’s still the draw of a public library. Working at the Central branch in downtown Kingston, however,…

Community Columns - July 29, 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…

Maberly Fair canceled for 2021

For the fourth time in the history of Maberly Fair, the Fair board has decided to cancel the annual Fair. We cancelled last year and the first and second time it was cancelled was back in the depression era. However, after the depression the fair came back bigger and better and…