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MacLeod, Alexander “Alex” Norman

OBITUARIES · May 13, 2020

December 1, 1932 - May 6, 2020 In loving memory of Alex MacLeod who passed away at the Smiths Falls Hospital, on May 6, 2020. Alex was predeceased by his beloved wife of 54 years Ann MacLeod. He was the loving father of Guy (Martha) and Karen (Ken) Jackson, loving Grandpa of…

Bryden : Vonnie June

OBITUARIES · May 13, 2020

At Quinte Healthcare Belleville, on Tuesday May 5, 2020, Vonnie (Morley) of Tweed in her 87th year. Daughter of the late William and Edith (Black) Morley. Wife of the late Roy Bryden. Mother of Morley Bryden, Flinton; Kathy Whitelaw, Cobourg; Stephen (Lynn) Bryden, Grafton;…

Briggs, George Francis David

OBITUARIES · May 13, 2020

George passed away peacefully at the Perth Hospital on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. George Briggs of Perth in his 75th year. George was born in Ottawa on August 4, 1945 to Amy Mildred Briggs from Ottawa and Jackson Leonard (J.L.) Briggs from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the loving…

Arsenault , Muriel Helen (nee Lipsett)

OBITUARIES · May 13, 2020

To all my children and friends – Remember me with a smile today, I wasn’t one for tears. Reflect instead on memories of all the happy years. Recall my laugh, the way I spoke. The funny things I did. My strength, my love, the way I joked. My eyes that shone with love and fun, so…

Mother’s Day dinner and Rose MacPherson’s masks

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · May 13, 2020

Preparing Pulau Rice and Bengali Kheer for 400 is not everybody’s idea of a fun way to celebrate Mother’s Day, Sisters Amrit and Gian Kaillon, as well as the mother and daughter team of Arlette and Elyse Rodgers, along with other members of their families as well as a host of…

Kingston Mayor responds to Frontenac County letter re FPS, Fairmount funding

FRONTENAC COUNTY · May 13, 2020

In a letter to Frontenac County Warden Frances Smith, that was released late last week, Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson expressed how surprised he, and his council were, when what they saw intended as a gesture of reconciliation had been rebuffed by Frontenac County. “To say that…

Sharbot Lake reconstruction gets green light to start early

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · May 13, 2020

The Sharbot Lake Downtown reconstruction project had been scheduled to get into full swing just after Labour Day but following a report from Public Works Manager Tyson Myers, Council decided to shift the start date to early summer at its regular meeting held online Tuesday…

Never mind the black flies, it is tick season

General Interest · May 13, 2020

One of the best ways to get out of doors in a social distancing way in rural areas is to take a walk in the woods or on a back-country trail. But even as the cold weather has lingered into May, to be replace with warmer weather this weekend we hope, the prevalence of ticks,…

Where are we now

Editorials · May 13, 2020

As I write this on Tuesday, we have reached a milestone in our KFL&A region. Public Health's daily update on the spread of COVID-19 says that we have not had a confirmed case of the virus anywhere in the City of Kingston, Frontenac or Lennox and Addington Counties, for 14 days.…

Battersea Pumpkin Festival Cancelled Due to COVID-19

SOUTH FRONTENAC · May 13, 2020

For 25 years, the Battersea Pumpkin Festival has been welcoming residents and visitors alike to the village-wide celebration of the harvest, rain or shine. For the first time in the festivals’ history, the Pumpkin Festival’s organizing committee has made the decision to call off…

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