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Central Frontenac signs agreement on 30 kilometres of east-west trail

Central Frontenac Council passed a resolution to sign a memorandum of understanding to upgrade and maintain the 30 kilometres of east-west trail through the Township at its regular (online) meeting last Tuesday. Central Frontenac Township owns those 30 kilometres and has an…

Superheroes at Loughborough Public School!

It all began with the question “What if?” Faced with the prospect of three weeks of online school at the end of June, LPS primary school teacher Sharon Isbell posed this question to her class: “What if you had a secret super-power that only you knew about? Something like…

Canada Day Needs to Change Again

Our local townships all support Canada Day events in the villages and hamlets each year. It is a day of community spirit. It is the start of summer, a chance to enjoy pancakes and maple syrup, strawberries, and our lakes on a hot day. This is followed by fireworks, as the…

Frontenac County Council members wages to increase after next election

Frontenac County Council members were split over their response to a report which, based on a comparison with 10 similar county governments, recommended increases in compensation for council members after the municipal election next fall. The report by Krecklo and Associations,…

Council apprised of cell gap project initiative, hoping for gig project success

Members of Frontenac County Council were joined by local council members, from the Frontenac townships, at a virtual meeting last Wednesday (June 23) to hear a report from project managers from Rogers Communication. Rogers was the winning bidder in a contract that was put out by…

Oh so carefully, summer events are back

The South Frontenac Lakes and Trails festival started up in 2017. Over its first three years it developed a following, and became a great way to celebrate the Cat Trail, Sydenham Lake, and the storied history of Sydenham. Then came 2020, and even though the summer was the least…

Community Columns - July 1, 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…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? July 2021

That time of year when the days are long and the nights are short has come again. But you can’t find better months than July and August for the sheer beauty and quantity of constellations and deep sky objects to feast your eyes upon. The only catch is that observing has to begin…

Who gets to teach?

It has been heartening in recent years to see the rise of many articulate , principled indigenous voices in Canada, whether in the arts, in politics, or in law. They have taught us and shamed our colonial past. And this Canada Day our patriotism requires some reflection. There…

Battersea man charged with arson after fire

On June 22, 2021, shortly after 9:00p.m., officers attended a structure fire at the general store/ apartment building on Battersea Road in Battersea and have now charged a person in relation to this event. When officers arrived at the building the residential part was on fire.…