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Rider seriously hurt in ATV collission

Lanark County · Apr 1, 2020

The Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision which sent one person to hospital. On March 27, 2020 at approximately 1:15 p.m. OPP officers, the Lanark County Paramedic Service and Lanark Highlands Fire…

Suspicious package located

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Apr 1, 2020

On Tuesday March 31, 2020 shortly before 9:30 a.m. officers of the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious package found by a local resident on Holmes Road near Inverary, Ontario. The OPP Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU)…

Battered down in Battersea — how one couple is dealing with social distancing

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Apr 1, 2020

Battersea is “quiet, very quiet” these days, says long-time resident Alvin Wood. “We (he and his partner Donna) live close to a main road and normally it’s quite busy with people going to work or back and forth to their cottages,” he said. “But there’s very little traffic. “And…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? – April 2020 by Fred Barrett

What's up in the Sky? · Apr 1, 2020

In these times of isolation and distancing, there’s still an activity that provides plenty of fresh air, awe and delight. Observing the night sky can be done solitary or shared at a safe talking distance from others without diminishing the enjoyment. A caution: be careful about…

Back to School

General Interest · Apr 1, 2020

Hey, there! I’m a teacher at one of the local schools in this area. Have you heard the big news? We’re back at school after the Corona virus quarantine. Isn’t that great? On our first day back, I stepped out of my car and entered the school. Everything seemed normal, right? I…

We will remember

Letters · Apr 1, 2020

We will remember the courage of our health care workers who showed up every day to fight Covid 19. We will remember the courage of our grocery store workers who while being paid little more than minimum wage, came to work every day to see that we had food to eat and delivered…

Re - Higgins

Letters · Apr 1, 2020

I read with interest todays article on Ron Higgins and his communications to residents around COVID-19 rules. Im a cottager who has been coming to North Frontenac for more than 40 years (and has mostly been here since February) and I am one of the residents who has complained to…

Public Health offices to close temporarily

FRONTENAC COUNTY · Mar 27, 2020

As of Monday, March 30, 2020 the KFL&A Public Health offices in Sharbot Lake and Cloyne will be open to the public for radon test and water sample drop off one day per week. These offices are closing temporary, with the exception of this one day, to allow for staff from these…

Frontenac townships, Addington Highlands, all declare states of emergency

General Interest · Mar 26, 2020

Within a 15 minute window on Thursday afternoon, March 26, three Frontenac townships and the township of Addington Highlands all declared a state of emergency, following the release of information from KFL&A Public Health that community transmission of the COVID-19 virus has…

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