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North Frontenac likely to reject proposal to purchase access point to Benny Lake in Cloyne

A couple of weeks ago a group of residents in the Cloyne are approached Ken Hook, a former Reeve of Addington Highlands, with a concern about a property that is located in North Frontenac. The property is an access point to Benny's Lake, which is located in Cloyne, near Hwy. 41,…

Case load mainly centred in Kingston, but South Frontenac has seen a rise.

A spike in cases in the Queen's University district of Kingston has been the main cause of an 81 case surge in the City between April 5 and 12, but South Frontenac Township has seen 5 new cases over that week as well, making it one of the worst weeks of the pandemic for the…

The vaccine works

Until only a few weeks ago, political dis-function in the United Stated and the United Kingston has been part of the reason why the overall COVID case and death rates have much higher than ours have been in Canada. But since they are two of the nations with the highest…

KFPL: Writing Joyful Poems in Troubled Times

In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, Kingston Frontenac Public Library is delighted to announce an online Poetry Writing Workshop with Kingston Poet Laureate Jason Heroux. Joy has taken a backseat for most of this past year, as we've all navigated through one of the…

Randy’s back tweeting, for now

Oh, the sacrifices I make so others don’t have to. I consider it my responsibility, as a reporter and editor, to follow certain people on social media, mostly on Twitter. It is usually not that onerous. In fact it brings information and story ideas. But among those people whose…

Medical Clinics Are Open, Ready To Serve

On behalf of the rural medical clinics in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, we would like to remind our patients that our offices remain open, as they have always been. Your health is important to us. If you have severe symptoms of chest pain or difficulty breathing, or other…

South Frontenac Council – April 6

Pat Barr Welcomed Back Mayor Vandewal opened the (online to the public) meeting by welcoming Councillor Pat Barr back in person to Council. Councillor Barr became ill late last summer, and after a very long time in hospital, spent many more months recovering at home. Recently,…

Total Fire Ban in South Frontenac

Effective Friday, April 9, 2021 at 8:00 am a total fire ban is in effect across the Township of South Frontenac. This decision was made following a significant number of grass and wildland fires over the past few weeks. The warmer weather combined with dead grass, brush, and…

SFCS Digital Transformation

Like many organizations, Southern Frontenac Community Services Corp. (SFCSC) has had to adapt to the ‘new environment’ that the Covid-19 pandemic has created. Knowing that the health and social support services they provide are vital to the people in South Frontenac who depend…

Vandals of Verona

In the past 3 weeks someone, probably a truck with knobby tires, has torn up not only our driveway but also spun and cut ruts in our back ballfield, not once but TWICE. I would please ask that if anyone has any information please call 6133742821 and leave a message. Also if…