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Central Frontenac to charge GREC for water deliveries

In response to the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) charging fees to community groups for the use of the Granite Ridge Education Centre facilities, Central Frontenac Council voted to charge the school board $475 for each water cistern fill up This decision was taken at…

Integrity commissioner finds County Councillor violated code of conduct

After investigating complaints from ferry operators, Frontenac County integrity officer, Laura Dean, concluded that Councillor Bruce Higgs has breached the code of conduct for members of municipal councils. The code, which is part of the Ontario Municipal Act, restricts how…

Next Gen. 9-1-1 to build on existing system

In North and Central Frontenac, the 9-1-1 system was made possible through a volunteer effort. Volunteer crew chiefs were given sections of road to cover and volunteers drove the township with measuring guns to establish the civic addressing system upon which the system was…

We can complain about lack of services, but not so much in the winter

Like most of you, my wife and I pay more in municipal taxes for our home than we would like. The municipal tax system is based on property values, and as property values increase so does the amount we pay. It is like a pre-tax on the eventual sale of our homes, be that day five…

Re - Flight #665

As of January 13th, the Iranian Government has admitted that their Revolutionary Guard shot down Flight #655, the civilian aircraft in transit to the Ukraine. Again, the CBC reported this action as “accidental”—seemingly to lighten the impact between Iran and Canada. Consider…

Re - Trustee Censure

As a former teacher, it was heartbreaking to observe as parents struggled against the Limestone Board of Education Officials during the 2017 closure process for Yarker Family School. Board Officials refused requests for information and thwarted every effort to find some role for…

Resident will miss Janice at the dump, and friends who recently passed

I was sad to read the news that Janice is no at Central Frontenac Dump site on site on #38 HWY. A situation happened last summer and the staff at Township Office did not want to deal with it. Sadly it was a comment that was truly uncalled for. Being rude and unkind is not what I…

Whan, Ted

Following a brief illness, Ted Allan Whan of Sharbot Lake passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital in Perth. Ted leaves behind his wife, Bernice Whan (nee Chisholm), his children, Pamela (Chris), Craig (Lisa), & Bradley…

Scott, Val-Dora (Dora) Pearl

Dec. 29, 1924 – Dec. 23, 2019 Dora Scott (nee Barnett) left this world just a few days short of her 95th birthday. Beloved wife of the late Alan Scott; loving mother of Greig (Gerri) and Karen (Joel) Kirschenstein; cherished grandmother to David (Donna), Steven (Sarah), Glen…

McDonald, Catherine Margaret (Drew)

Catherine passed away in the Perth Community Care Centre, Perth on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020. She was predeceased in 1992 by her beloved husband Glenn McDonald. Catherine will be sadly missed by her daughter Susan and son Tony (Shirley), granddaughter Shannon (Dan) Lavigne…