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Barr, Suzanne

OBITUARIES · Apr 1, 2020

Peacefully, with family by her side, at Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Suzanne Barr (Legris) of Tamworth and formerly of Mountain Grove at age 73. Beloved wife of the late Ernest Barr and dear mother of Tara Cronin (Terry) of Tamworth and Stuart Barr…

Medical Clinics – Two open, one closed, one re-opening on Wednesday

General Interest · Apr 1, 2020

Verona The Verona Medical Clinic is closed because a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The clinic was closed on Wednesday, March 25, and will remain so until further notice. The clinic is still providing service/support for patients. Patients are advised to phone…

Snowbirds’ return home becomes quite the adventure

NORTH FRONTENAC · Apr 1, 2020

Since retiring three years ago to the the home they’ve owned on Lake Mississagagon for 40 years, John and Tory Grindrod have become snowbirds, spending their winters in Sarasota Florida. Normally, they take their time when going to and from Florida, stopping to see some of the…

A growing problem in Denbigh

ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS · Apr 1, 2020

With a sudden shortage of yeast in grocery stores across Ontario coming about as the result of self-isolation and a resurgence of home baking, a store in Griffith, just north of Denbigh, found a new supplier of yeast had some for sale, so they took an order from the dePaola…

An interview with Dr. Sabra Gibbens

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Apr 1, 2020

The Verona Medical Clinic remains closed this week, after a staff member tested positive with COVID-19 on March 24. Shortly after the result was announced, the staff member who tested positive, Amanda Antoine, identified herself via a Facebook post. All of the centre staff are…

No community is immune – COVID-19 in KFL&A

Editorials · Apr 1, 2020

(This article has been altered from the version that was published in the Frontenac News on Thursday, April 2, with new information as it has become available) As of Saturday morning, April 4, there were 48 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington,…

Central Frontenac Council meets semi-electronically

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · Apr 1, 2020

Editor’s note: we weren’t physically present for Friday’s meeting. The following report was put together from the Township’s audio track of the meeting and its own written report (both available on the Township’s website). It’s a sign of the times. Central Frontenac Council met…

Pandemic presents its own challenges for public works managers

General Interest · Apr 1, 2020

As the Spring season emerges, municipal public works departments normally are gearing up for all their summer projects. But given our current circumstances, ‘normal’ is a relative term these days. So, The Frontenac News put the question to Public Works Managers in our coverage…

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