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'She Rocks' at Lions Hall - Northbrook

Friday Oct 18th at the Lions Hall in Northbrook, is the place you’ll want to be! A group of like-minded people from several agencies and organizations have come together to support the women in our Community. The Event : “She Rocks” a wellness day for women, will have several…

Battersea Pumpkin Festival draws a crowd

The Battersea Pumpkin Festival celebrated its 25th season this Saturday in Battersea by making it a free event, but they didn’t advertise that aspect. “We stopped advertising it altogether,” said Amanda Pantry, chair of the organizing committee. “A few years ago, we had a…

Concerns over impact of Sharbot Lake construction surface at council

In a short meeting, Council welcomed Tyson Myers, the newly hired Public Works Manager. Myers made a short report on ongoing activities of the department, most notably informing Council that the paving of Crow Lake Road is set to take place this week, bringing the largest…

Henderson man convicted of impaired canoeing causing death in landmark case

David Sillars lives on a back road near Henderson, but he was in a Bracebridge courtroom last week for sentencing after being convicted of several charges stemming from the tragic outcome of an overturned canoe near High Falls along the Muskoka river on April 11, 2017. While…

Land O’Lakes Traditional Music Hall of Fame honours its 2019 inductees

The Verona Lions Hall was packed Sunday afternoon as the Land O’Lakes Traditional Music Hall of Fame members gathered to honour their own with a full slate of inductees. From 171 ballots turned in, the HOF chose to add Battersea’s Wayne Eves, Yarker’s Barry Calthorpe, Foxboro’s…

More than 80 participants braved the drizzle for Verona Lions 2nd annual ATV Run

There was a slight but steady drizzle for the 2nd annual Verona Lions ATV Sunday but participants didn’t didn’t seem to mind as many didn’t wait for the official 1 p.m. start time. They just checked in and hit the trails. “You can’t stop them,” said Dale Morey, one of the…

South Frontenac getting into branding

South Frontenac Township may well follow Frontenac County’s lead by creating its own brand, especially if CAO Neil Carbone has his way. Carbone, who was heavily involved in Prince Edward County’s “The County” branding exercise and gave an impassioned presentation on the subject…

South Frontenac and Frontenac County promoting flexibility to province over municipal boundaries, private water systems

A collegial relationship between the planning departments of Frontenac County and the township of South Frontenac was reflected in a document that was submitted for approval to South Frontenac Council this week. The document, prepared by South Frontenac’s Director of Development…

Four federal candidates face off in election debate

In his summation in Monday night’s debate at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake, Conservative candidate and six-time MP Scott Reid observed: “There were some questions I’ve never heard before.” Indeed there were as Reid debated election rookies Stephen Kotze of the Green Party, Kayley…

New L & A Trail targets mountain bike niche market

The rain Saturday morning meant that there probably weren’t as many people at the official opening of Lennox & Addington’s new Forest Trails, but it wasn’t really about the opening, it was about the future, said Warden Eric Smith. “I know that we don’t like like the rain,” he…