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Physical Distancing Takes On A New Meaning: 6ft – 2100km!

It’s not unusual for a minister to have two Pastoral Charges, but Rev. Dr. Peter Bartlett of Perth Road United Church (PRUC) has embarked on an unusual, yet exciting journey taking on a second Pastoral Charge at St. Andrew’s United Church (SAUC) in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. This…

The South Frontenac Museum: Bringing Our History, Art and Culture To Life

Life before Blenders – The Keystone Food Chopper. Look around your kitchen at all the modern kitchen gadgets and tools that save you time. How much of a novelty are they? Cooks have been using shortcuts for a long time. Case in point, this Keystone Food Chopper found in the…

Newcomers Welcomed to Frontenac Park

The Ministry of Natural Resources and staff at Frontenac Provincial Park, in a joint press conference, have acknowledged that there is truth behind recent persistent rumours about their reintroduction of a somewhat controversial species. “We were waiting until we were sure they…

Questionable Letter

The uninformed letters last week from Mary DeBassecourt and Carol Pepper serve only to mislead, and worse, contribute to the vaccine fear and hesitancy which will prevent us from ever achieving the level of community immunity that is needed to put this nightmare behind us.…

Roll Up Your Sleeve

The following are my reasons for rolling up my sleeve to get the vaccine: 1. To protect myself and also my family, friends and community. 2. The vaccines have been given to millions of people around the world to stop the spread of this deadly virus. 3. The vaccines have been…

Vaccine Clinic

I would like to congratulate Mayor Francis Smith and staff of Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, Frontenac Paramedics, Central Frontenac Fire Department and to anyone else I may have missed, for organizing such a well run vaccine clinic on March 15, at the Sharbot Lake Fire Hall.…

Re: Climate Change – March 11, 2021

Never have I been moved to write a response to a letter to the editor until reading one about climate change. Let's start with birds, birds, birds – hypothetical questions have best use in planning for and adopting solutions. According to the Audubon society 1 billion birds die…

Police seize 3-d printer, arrest man in North Frontenac for replicating a hand gun

On March 24, 2021 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) and the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) executed a search warrant at an address on Victory Lane in North Frontenac Township, Ontario. Three…

Colonel (Ret’d) Dennis Brown

1942-2021 Dennis passed away peacefully with his wife Cynthia Brown of 31 years by his side. He was predeceased by his parents Harold G. and Geneva Brown, his sister Carol Strong, his aunt Lillian Zacharko and his father-in-law Andrew Schmidt. Dennis will be missed by his sons;…

Brita Gerda Zeldenrust neé de Vries

16 October 1923 – March 18, 2021 Our dear mother Brita passed away peacefully in Victoria, BC, on March 18 due to complications related to strokes, at the age of 97. She was predeceased by her husband Yke (Nick) in 2015, and her brother Henk in 1978. She is survived by her…