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$3 million road construction project approved for Sharbot Lake

The rehabilitation of Elizabeth Street in Sharbot Lake will be almost completely funded by a grant program from the federal and provincial governments, the township learned this week. On August 30, the Province of Ontario announced that it was submitting 141 rural infrastructure…

All Candidates meeting on Monday night

An All Candidates meeting is set for Monday night, September 30 at the Oso Hall (Soldiers Memorial Hall) 1107 Garrett Street, in Sharbot Lake. Candidates will have an opportunity to spealk and will take questions from the audience. The candidates will also make closing…

Greg Robinson out as Central Frontenac Fire Chief

Greg Robinson, who was introduced to Council as Central Frontenac’s new Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief in May of 2017, no longer holds the position. After holding an in camera session at the end of Tuesday’s regular Council meeting in Piccadilly, Mayor Frances Smith…

Sydenham residents want to bring rail cars back to the trails

Sydenham’s Matt Trousdale has an idea and he is casting about to see if it has legs. Trousdale heard a couple of weeks ago that some rail cars from Upper Canada Village are being “divested of” by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission. The commission is accepting proposals from…

Home Grown InFrontenac Festival

Last Saturday was a great day to be a foodie in Frontenac County as The Cheesecakery’s Stephanie Newman hosted a gathering of locally made foods, artisans and businesses along with some special guests to her large spread on Forest Road. “This is our second one and it’s…

Trail Day brings in people from North, South, East and West

It was quite the day down at Oso Beach in Sharbot Lake. This was the third annual K & P Trail Day, which featured sloppy Joes, glow-in-the-dark wristbands and music from the Merrigan Family and Jim MacPherson as well as more trucks and ATVs than have ever been parked on the…

Logan Murray and the Spoon Lickers - Cd release party

Logan Murray, a senior statesman from the former community of Elm Tree, where he runs a recording studio and occasionally records his own music, will be holding a CD release party at the Tamworth Legion this Saturday night (September 21) starting at 7:30pm. The new record is the…

Doug Lee and the citizen butternut recovery program

Taking a page out of the Butternut recovery program that is based in Kemptville, Doug Lee has been gathering Butternut seeds from trees that healthy trees that appear to be resistant to the Butternut canker that has destroyed most of the Butternuts Tees in Ontario over the last…

Bedford Jam raises money for Camp Trillium

At first glance, it seemed like a regular Sunday Bedford Jam. Judy Murphy was emceeing and Roy Shepherd was working the sound board. There was a lineup of performers awaiting their turn, couples dancing to the old tunes and the girls in the kitchen busily doing what they always…

First ever Bobs Lake Folk Festival bodes well for the future

The story of Bobs Lake Cottages & Escapes is all on their website, www.bobslake.com. It’s all about coming to the old Morters Cabins until being told they could no longer bring their dog. “So we bought a little island which was close enough so I could swim here,” said Marla…