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Public meeting re Lyons Landing draws comments

Ten residents and one neighbour of Lyons Landing came to Council to express unhappiness about the rezoning of eleven lots curving around the outside of Kona Crescent. The topography of these lots is awkward: the back portion of most of them drops off very steeply. The rezoning…

Details slow to emerge on Homelessness Prevention Program in Frontenac County

Last week, the News received confirmation that the Community and Family Services department of the Kingston Salvation Army have taken over as the service provider for Homelessness Prevention services in Frontenac County. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for delivery of the service…

Ontario survey seeking public input on the future of Conservation Authorities

On August 19 of 2019, the Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Jeff Yurek, sent a letter to the 36 Conservation Authorities (CA’s) in the province. The letter told them to wind down certain ‘non-mandated’ services while the province reviews legislative changes…

Addington Highlands would like some physician recruitment money after all.

Addington Highlands Reeve Henry Hogg has sent a letter to Lennox & Addington County requesting $50,000, the same amount Stone Mills Township was allotted for “physician recruitment.” The letter was read out at Addington Highlands regular meeting Tuesday in Flinton. Filling in…

Access Kingston Frontenac

Kurt Halliday is a Parham area resident with a disability who has been working on developing services for physically disabled Frontenac County residents. He recently started up a demonstration project called Access Kingston Frontenac.“Access Kingston Frontenac is a demonstration…

Mystery basket

In order to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Lanark Village settlement, the Lanark Highlands Basketry Museum is planning a very special exhibition and workshops for the 2020 season. A couple of years ago the museum was given a basket found hanging in a barn in McDonalds…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? – March 2020

Did you know that the Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth? Planetary scientists are pretty sure that the Moon is the result of a glancing collision with another huge planetary body some 4.5 billion years ago. The debris from that glancing blow coalesced over a few million…

Peewees looking good, Bantams season done

When the Peewee Flyers return to Frontenac Community Arena Friday night (7:30 game time), it will be with a 4-0 lead over the Shelburne Wolves in their 6-point total semi final match. In the first game of the semis, the Flyers came out strong, taking a 4-0 lead just four minutes…

Legion Corner (Hollowood Branch 425)

Steaming Hot Chili, garlic buns and fantastic cinnamon buns were enjoyed by a hungry crowd after the Polar Bear Plunge. Great entertainment put the finishing touch to a great Heritage Weekend. The word is out! Wednesday noon at the legion for euchre and lunch is proving to be…

“Central Frontenac Tax increase makes the Mayor queasy!” Me too!

I have no doubt that it concerns you as well! The following information may make you feel worse than queasy! During the first 4 years of our current Mayor’s leadership (January 1, 2015 to December 31st, 2018) here are the financial results: Taxation Revenue received by the…