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The year 2013 brought with it many notable headlines: Floods in Alberta; Rob Ford's crack admission; and, the South last won Buck Lake’s annual Battle of the Branches golf tournament. Since then the North side has dominated winning every successive Battle and this year was no…
I first heard about the Frontenac Challenge a few years ago. As a seasoned camper, the challenge to hike Frontenac Provincial Park’s 11 loops and 160 km of trails between September 1 and October 31 intrigued me. I hit the trails and quickly fell in love with this amazing park.…
Accountant Howard Allan, of Allan and Partners, came as close to effusive as an accountant is ever likely to, in his summary of South Frontenac Township’s audit findings for 2019. The Township finished 2019 with a $3.4 million surplus, net financial assets of almost $17 million,…
This year’s garden challenges have included a hot, dry midsummer, squash beetles, lotsa rabbits with a ‘What’re you yelling at me for?” attitude, and a bumper crop of tomatoes garlic and peppers. So: some favourite recipes: Tomatoes Most agree that it’s been a good year for…
If you haven’t already, start getting excited about Mars! Every two years and 50 days, a Martian year, Mars is in opposition –the Earth passes between Mars and the Sun and the 2 planets are as close as they can be in their orbits. Since the Earth’s year is roughly half of Mars,…
I read, with increasing disquiet, the letter to the editor regarding the federal government in your latest edition (2020-08-30). While I share Mr. Balogh’s concern regarding ethical breaches, his inflammatory language poorly serves his cause. It is concerning that he contrasts…
Your correspondent G. Leslie Balogh asserts that the pandemic mandate is "more 'fear-mongering' than a genuine medical reality — filled with medical propaganda and manipulation." What rock was he born under? A Canadian citizen like himself, I also taught high school — science in…
September 5, 1921 - August 24, 2020 It is with profound sadness the family announce that our Mom, Bessie May Parks passed peacefully on Monday, August 24th, 2020 short days from her 99th birthday at Almonte Country Haven. Mom is survived by and leaves to mourn her family, Joyce…
After spending a month determining all the necessary protocols for re-opening, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and announcing and opening date, the Frontenac Community Arena will not be opening for the 20/21 season after all. And it has nothing to do with COVID. The decision to…
Buck Lake Kids Race to Help Hospital After a summer of training and fundraising, junior Buck Lakers came together over the weekend for the lake’s first annual kids’ triathlon and by any measure it was a huge success. “I want to thank everyone for coming and participating,” said…
