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Oh Piffle!! If you knew our Mom, Winnifred “Winnie” Grief (nee Ness)... you knew the “Piffle” Mom passed away peacefully in the evening of March 26, 2020 at Poseidon Long Term Care in Winnipeg Manitoba. Born in Winnipeg on September 2, 1931. She leaves behind her sons Scott,…
Dr. Azim Kasmani of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, is pleased with “how seriously the residents in the region have taken to the challenge of maintaining social distancing. In a telephone interview on Tuesday, he also said that he is heartened by…
The Reverend Doctor Peter Bartlett came to Perth Road United Church in August of 2019 and has been leading services until the end of March when the rules changed, due to the defense against COVID 19. Peter was forced to take an approach that he and many other ministers are…
North Frontenac Council held its regular meeting Friday morning with Mayor Ron Higgins, Clerk/Planning Manager Tara Mieske and Treasurer Kelly Watkins in the Council Chambers. The rest of Council and staff members participated via Webex conferencing software. First up on the…
Scott Reid, MP for Lanark Frontenac Kingston, is one of the longest serving MP’s in Canadian politics, and is also a student of parliamentary democracy around the world, He has been pushing for more parliamentary oversight over the government, even during these unprecedented…
For me life in the time of COVID has been frustrating, challenging, occasionally lonely and sometimes wonderous. When responding as a Township Councillor to community problems, whether it is a pothole that needs fixing, a neighbour’s chickens in someone’s yard, a new building…
Addington Highlands Council held a “Special” Meeting Tuesday afternoon.The meeting was held instead of the regular meeting scheduled for Denbigh Tuesday night and lasted about 12 minutes. First on the agenda was a motion to waive interest/penalty charges on current 2020 taxes…
The latest message from FOCA repeats the recommendation of all the pundits from premier Ford to the mayor of Perth for cottagers to stay at home and not to go the cottage. Frontenac council issued a similar message. Agreed, social distancing is the most important and most…
During normal times, food banks use means tests, and they have protocols to make sure that their limited capacity can stretch far enough to support people that need the help. In the covid-iverse, however, when the priority is for everyone to stay safe and at home, the most…
Lennox and Addington County (L&A) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a 911 call to a remote cabin in the Addington Highlands on April 15, 2020 near midnight. A complainant reported being assaulted by an acquaintance. Geoffrey BLEW, aged 33 years of Jamestown,…
