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Triple-win available through broadband investment: Researcher

Many Canadians who live, work or regularly spend time in cottage country still don’t have sufficient access to fast, reliable internet service, according to University of Guelph researcher Dr. Helen Hambly. With more Canadians fleeing the cities for rural properties this year…

Consultants report on Economic Development in Frontenac County

Ian Shelley, of Blackline consulting, presented the broad strokes of a report he prepared for Frontenac County, to a meeting of Frontenac County Council on December 16. His review of the delivery of economic development across Frontenac was paid for by the provincial…

The Life Of A Student In 2020

From relationships to employment, food shortages to mental health, Covid-19 has affected almost all aspects of our daily life. A unique challenge however, is presented to youth. School-aged children have been forced to adapt to a new, and often rushed, form of learning. “Normal”…

Single tier discussion for Frontenac County ends before it starts

Saying he was “ticked off” when his submissions to a municipal modernisation review process in the summer of 2020 were not reflected in the final report, North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins presented some of his ideas in the form of a councilor report to the final Frontenac County…

Handywoman’s First Year Under Her Belt

I am excited to report that I have survived my first year of running a full-time Handywoman business, and I love it! I wasn’t sure what to expect, as I’ve never operated my own business before, at least not to this degree. As a certified crochet instructor, I had regular clients…

KFPL Goes Fine-Free

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library Board unanimously approved the Chief Librarian’s recommendation to permanently eliminate late-return fines on all library materials in 2021. “Hundreds of libraries across North America have already taken this step,” says Laura Carter, Chief…

Driving Complaint Leads To Several Charges

On December 21, 2020, just before 7:30 p.m. members of the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a driving complaint of two vehicles being driven in dangerous manner at excessive speeds travelling westbound on Rutledge Road near Sydenham in South…

Dr. Dietrich

Dr. Dietrich's open letter to MPP Hillier presents a different viewpoint on: the severity of the disease, interpretation of statistics and the effectiveness of tests. Each side calls upon cherry picked facts to support their own confirmation bias, but the result is somewhere in…

Not About Hillier

This is not another letter about Randy Hillier, although quite frankly it mystifies me all this fuss about wearing masks. People don't think twice about wearing shirts and shoes into stores but somehow think that mask wearing is an affront to their personal freedoms, even though…

Re: Randy Hillier

I just saw a disturbing photo with our "leader", Randy Hillier, at a . gathering of 15 maskless people. He comments "bring on the law suits". My, how brave and altruistic. How many kids and easily steered people are reading this tripe? Everybody here takes the virus very…