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In 1997 and 1998, Leona Dombrowsky turned her attention from school board politics to campaigning for the Ontario Liberal party in an effort to win the Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington riding, which was at the time a Conservative stronghold. She took on the nickname “the…
Lakes and Trails almost didn’t happen again this year. However, as more and more people were vaccinated, and moderate-sized outdoor groups were permitted, the organizing committee decided to try for a low-profile, small-scale version, and it worked! Saturday was a busy, fun…
At their July meeting, which is traditionally the only meeting they hold in the summer, Frontenac County Council will be considering a draft management plan for the K&P trail. The Frontenac County portion of the trail is about 75kms, from the county border with Kingston at Orser…
Southern Frontenac Community Services has seen the use of many of its services jump dramatically during the COVID pandemic. Food bank use was up from 1517 days of food provided in 2019, to 4124 in 2020, serving 1,800 people. The Meals on Wheels program, a staple for many…
It began with an 8-foot tall pink Easter rabbit that seemed almost as high as the tidy brick house behind it. Then came Hallowe’en, with a splendid and spooky display of ghosts and skeletons. Christmas, one could never be sure what Santa might be up to, but he always appeared,…
We are going to have to decide what type of society we want to live in. As we see the discussions about vaccine passports, regulation of businesses like long term care, and requiring health care workers to be fully vaccinated they are all focused around the type of society we…
Local artist Bonnie McLean is setting off in a new direction to communicate light and colour in her paintings. A departure from her usual acrylic paintings of women enjoying their lives, she is now focussing on compositions of a more architectural nature. Architecture has long…
It wasn’t all that difficult for the members of the North Frontenac Backroads Studio Tour to decide to run the tour in 2021. They had already taken the necessary steps to hold a tour completely out of doors in order to put on a successful event in 2020, under COVID restrictions.…
Arden BatikArtist Sarah Hale uses the wax resist batik process as a landscape medium, capturing the colours and textures of Central Frontenac. Her work ranges from miniature cards to large wall hangings, and is characterized by its strong colours on natural fabrics. Open by…
Fuelled by a passion for the outdoors and a desire to know where their food was coming from in 2018 Sarah and Rob Winney quit their jobs, sold their house in Toronto and moved to Frontenac County the start The Rise Farm. Located in Godfrey, they use sustainable farming practices…
