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North Frontenac Resort Community Opposes BESS

Over the past week, both Derrick Lancaster of Lancaster Resort, and Doug Hallman, a Representative from the Board of Directors of Frontenac Shores, have written open letters to North Frontenac Township/the public at large, and the Frontenac News.The letters are about the…

Desperately Seeking Severances

There are differences in focus and circumstances between all townships, including those in Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Counties.Council’s have to defer to planning consultants for much of the detail about the wording of the plans, because the consultants are well versed…

More bitterness over EV Charges at NF Council

There was a light agenda at the regular meeting of North Frontenac Council last Friday (October 10). Not enough to keep councillors in the chairs for more than 45 minutes, even with a 15 minute question and answer session with a couple of observers, who were following the…

SF Council - Speed Limit Debated

The redevelopment of the southern section of Road 38 is essentially complete with the exception of the culvert/bridge replacement at Murvale Road, where the bottom had not been found, at least as of the end of last week.As part of the redevelopment process, bringing the speed of…

Friends of the Salmon River host Wetlands - Oases of Life and Focus on Beavers

On October 30, Friends of the Salmon River hosts Michael Runtz, who will present: Wetlands - Oases of Life, with a Focus on Beavers. Michael Runtz is one of Canada’s most highly respected naturalists, nature photographers, and natural history authors.From floating peatlands to…

Leah Pays It Forward on her 14th Birthday

It’s been almost 3 years since Leah Buckler began her battle with cancer. Leah has overcome so much in her young life, from chemo and rotationplasty surgery on her leg, to the aftermath of trying to deal with the changes that come post-chemo and amputation, to lung surgery, to…

Addington Highlands OP Severance Challenge

Addington Highlands Council received an update about their pending Official Plan (OP) from Mark Touw, Principal of the Boulevard Group, who have been working with council on an OP update over the past year. Council met in a special session with Touw back on September 9, for over…

New Bucket List Coaching

Gordon Robinson has had quite a journey to his profession as a life coach, which he runs under the banner of New Bucket Coaching.He emigrated to Canada from the North East of England over 20 years ago, after he met his wife Erica while visiting an Irish bar in Brockville of all…

The Ace is Caught! Toronto Man Wins Over $120,000 in Lions Club Lotters

Of course, it was inevitable, but it was still a bit of a shock for those who were gathered at the Northbrook Lions Hall on Sunday morning (October 5).After 46 weeks of pulling almost every card in the deck except the Ace of Spades, it was picked this week, in envelope #45.…

Originative Energy Solutions

In Ontario, the Independent Energy System Operator (IESO) is responsible for bringing sufficient power generation online, in order to satisfy the growing demand for electricity in the province, over time. One of the ways they do this is by using a request for proposal (RFP)…