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Southern Frontenac Community Services’ food bank received a generous and very welcome donation from the parishioners of St Patrick’s Railton this week, when Grand Knight Rob Planetta presented a check for $2,128.50. The Railton parishioners raised over $1500 in November, and the…
Empty Bowls is a fundraising concept that started back in 1991 in a Michigan high school classroom by an art teacher. The students made ceramic bowls that were used as serving pieces for a fundraising meal, and the people who purchased the meals got to take their bowl home. The…
Early in the morning, every day of the week, people are on the move in Frontenac County, driving, often in the dark, to work. On their way, many stop for a breakfast sandwich and a coffee. Depending on their route, people have their own favourites. We went looking for the best…
On Saturday, February 8th from noon to 3 pm MERA is proud to welcome back to Dean Hall the Lanark Life Learners. The exhibition will run all of February, please see www.meraschoolhouse.org for when the building is open. The Lanark Life Learners is a group of home learners from…
The four Frontenac townships, and Frontenac County, have received $150,000 from the Province of Ontario to undertake a service delivery review, it was announced last week. The project has been in the works for a few months, as part of a local response to a provincial initiative…
11 months ago, with potential purchasers having contacted the township, Central Frontenac Council declared the building and land surplus to its needs in order to clear it for sale. A few weeks later, however, it became apparent that selling off the former fire-hall and the 1/2…
A report by the consulting group KPMG, six months in the making, is being presented to a special meeting of Frontenac County Council this week, and all members of the four Frontenac townships have been invited to hear the presentation. The KPMG study considered whether Frontenac…
The North Frontenac Archives has now officially become the North Frontenac Historical Society and Archives. “We received our Ontario Corporation Number Jan. 20 although that actual date of incorporation was Nov. 23, 2019,” said Brenda Martin, who becomes the Society’s first…
Angie Young celebrated her 40th birthday recently by reflecting on her accomplishments. The proud mother of two girls, Angie says with a chuckle about her career, “I went to school for hairdressing, worked in retail and ended-up in food services.” A Dietary Aide for more than…
Editor Jeff Green’s editorial, “We can complain about lack of services, but not so much in winter”, makes me wonder why rural residents don’t complain even more, and throughout the year, about the services made available to them relative to the taxes they pay. Many, if not most,…
