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Time to talk integration for Frontenac Municipalities

Early this year, Frontenac County took advantage of provincial grant money to fund a service delivery review for services delivered by the four Frontenac Townships and the upper tier, county level as well. The review was somewhat secretive. Strategy Corp, an Ottawa based…

Frontenac County budget unchanged except for a funding shuffle - Vandewal, Dolye Cast Disse

The way Frontenac County’s budget oversight process, by the elected council, has developed over the years has turned into a wait, wait a bit more, and then hurry up process. The entire budget package, which includes multiple Powerpoint presentations with highlights from each…

Trick or Treat is a go, Remembrance Day restricted in KFL&A

By now, families across the Kingston Frontenac, Lennox and Addington region are making their Halloween plans. The option to go trick or treating is there, with obvious caveats and restrictions, but it remains to be seen how many families will go out, and how many houses will be…

Happy Tails Farm Sanctuary

Adjusting to COVID-19 has been a challenge for Carla Moore, her husband Harold, and their four children. Not only has it meant homeschooling the younger children, it has also changed the way they operate the Happy Tails Farm Sanctuary, which is located on a 17-acre hobby farm…

Legion Corner

Sharbot Lake The Legion Membership Renewal is now in progress. If you have not renewed your Membership, please do so immediately; early-bird cost is $50.00 which ends on November 30, after that the cost will be $55.00. We are entering into our Poppy Campaign 2020 commencing on…

Medic or Politic?

In the Frontenac News editorial "Contemplating winter with the COVID" (Oct 7, 2020) the editorial writer raises an interesting issue, that of the role of doctors helping to find a way through the maze of possibilities. Mr Green certainly appreciates their sharing of information…

Randy Hillier

Yet again we have the “pleasure” of Randy Hillier weighing in on whether we should be required to follow health guidelines. I do agree with Mr. Hillier that our Provincial and Federal government actions have increased our fatality rate, but not by enforcing mask policies but by…

Vegas Math

A longtime acquaintance of mine once quipped that "politicians are like diapers. They should be changed often, and for the same reason." There's an awful stench in Lanark - Frontenac - Kingston that will only be remedied if the baby, and the bathwater purporting to represent…

Re: Counting Chickens

Regarding the issue of chickens in the Frontenac News Oct 22 2020 I think the township should read the International Declaration of Human Rights with the United nations.It is ANYONES right to secure their own source of food.Canada signed this document.Its not open to…

Pearl's Coronavirus Diary

Since Pearl talked about her weekly coronavirus diary on CBC radio, we've been receiving calls about how to read them. They can be read every week in the Mississippi column of the Frontenac News, but for those outside our distribution area we've decided to make them available…