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Frontenac townships have 10 months to find a new provider or take service in-house

Health Unit to pull out of septic inspection business Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFL&A PH) sent a letter to Central Frontenac Council on January 30th, informing the township that as of January 1st, 2021, they will need to find a new provider for…

Thanks but no thanks Council says to offer to pay for Official Plan amendment

While appreciative of the offer, North Frontenac Council declined a group of property owners suggestion that the owners would pay to amend Frontenac County’s Official Plan at its regular meeting last Friday in Plevna. In a letter to Council Jan. 28, resident Steve Dunham wrote:…

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

I’ve always wondered how a galaxy could be more than 27 billion light years from Earth when the universe is roughly only 13.7 billion years old. A light year is considered a unit of distance and indicates how far you can go in one year at the speed of light (about 9 trillion…

Swans form welcome party in Cloyne

Having recently returned to full time residency in the Cloyne area, after many years as a summer resident and having spent my youth living in the area, I was quite surprised to see for the first time, Trumpeter Swans swimming on the river. I believe this would be a sight any…

Re - Land O'Lakes Emergency- Food bank

The name of the Food Bank, located in Cloyne is The Land of Lakes Emergency Food Bank. It is part of Gleaners Food Bank (Quinte) Inc., located in Belleville The Food Bank has no reporting structure to Land of Lakes Community Services, as stated in the Feb 6 edition of The…

Danger on township roads

Just wanted to tell you about what happened last Friday January 31 on 509 highway. My daughter was driving south at about 6 in the evening and just after Bell Line there was 2 temporary sign bases on the road. She could not help but hit one damaging the tire and rim. Stuck on…

Re: Proposed CF budget increase makes Mayor feel queasy

14.8%? Really?! This budget that CF administration presented to council did not leave me feeling as queasy as it did the mayor. The reason is because last year I did not agree with my property assessment from MPAC and filed a petition to have it reviewed. My property taxes were…

Davy, Betty (Ruth)

May 20/34 - Jan 29/20 Ruth passed away peacefully at Countryview Care, Godfrey. Dear mother of Michele (Jack)Young and Chris (Sara). Predeceased by her husband William and son Brian. Loving Nan to 6 grandchildren and 7 greatgrandchildren. Sincere Thanks to Dr. Beattie, Alice RN,…

Snowmobile season well underway but more snow would be welcome

As February gets underway, the roar of snowmobiles can be heard all over the north country. It’s not quite like it once was, but the Snow Road Snowmobile Club fed more than 200 people Saturday morning (the next breakfasts are Feb. 15 and Feb. 29) and the parking lot was full of…

Minor changes only to joint Addington Highlands-North Frontenacfire agreement

In the early ’70s, there was no fire protection in Barrie Township. Around 1972, Barrie purchased fire protection. In 1990 the Fire Marshall’s office conducted a survey and a new department, the Kaladar-Barrie Fire Department was formed. In 1998, municipal amalgamations took…