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Well, at least some of the lights came on

Ah, 2020, the year where what can go wrong, does. But sometimes, it’s the effort that counts anyways. The evening of Dec. 4 started out well, as a good number of Sharbot Lake residents followed a star in the sky (OK, so it was Wade Leonard’s drone) to Soldiers Memorial Hall for…

Video Contradicts MPP Hillier's Verson of Son's Tasering

(Note - a phone video of the incident was posted on Youtube) Hillier complains to commissioner about police tasering his son for defending a friend – OPP and Hillier accounts differ in tone. At first glance, a tweet on Saturday morning (December 5) looked like the kind of tweet…

South Frontenac Council

Mayor Vandewal congratulates Ray Leonard by shaking hands Covid-style upon Leonard’s having taken the “Declaration of Office” as Deputy Mayor. Public Meeting re Zoning By-law Amendment A virtual meeting to seek public comments on a proposal to rezone a lot of record on Eel Bay,…

KFL&A appears to be headed into the COVID-19 Orange Zone because of spiking cases, changes in provincial colour code zones.

(This article has been updated with Friday, December 11 numbers) There have been 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 confirmed in South Frontenac since Monday, but 3 of them might be mis-assigned Wolfe island cases, based on postal code information. Still, South Frontenac residents…

Saving Rainbow Farm – the legacy of Verona’s popular ‘Vet’, Heather Carver.

For 20 years, pet owners and animal lovers in South and Central Frontenac depended on Heather Carver and the Verona Animal Hospital. Heather was originally from Westport, and when she became a veterinarian she decided that she wanted to live and work in her home region. She…

Addington Highlands Council gets into Christmas giving mode early

With the business of the Denbigh landfill site’s future relegated to a special meeting earlier in the day, Addington Highlands Council’s regular (online) meeting Dec. 1 consisted mostly of housekeeping items such as approving the 2021 meeting schedule. (To which, Reeve Henry…

Province of Ontario to exercise power over Conservation Authorities

The Ford government is changing the way planning decisions are made, providing a way for their own ministry to override an approach that protects the long-term health of local watersheds. The changes are included in “The COVID Recovery Act” in Schedule 6. Schedule 6 changes the…

Hydro Rate Changes Coming Into Focus

Only about half of Ontario’s cottagers should expect to see their rates increase as a result of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) decision forcing the elimination Hydro One’s seasonal rate class. Daniel Levitan, Vice President Stakeholder Relations for Hydro One Networks, made the…

The new Covid-19 vaccines; a guide for my sister

My sister has reservations about the new RNA vaccine produced by Pfizer and Moderna that will likely be approved for Canadians very soon. She heard that the vaccine has to be kept in “super cold freezers” and her Facebook friends are concerned that if they roll up their sleeves,…

Christmas Lights Contests

South Frontenac and Central Frontenac Townships are each sponsoring Christmas Lights contests this year as a way to bring some more festivity to the season. Details below: South Frontenac Decorate your front yard and enter your property to the contest for a chance to win a $75…