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15th Buck Lake Boatilla set for Saturday

By the time all the money is collected, counted and donated after the 15th Buck Lake Boatilla, Camp Merrywood will have received over $250,000 in donations over the history of the event. Not bad for something that only came about because of vandalism on Buck Lake back about 20…

Central Frontenac honours its Seniors of the Year

Prior to Tuesday’s regular Central Frontenac Council meeting at Oso Hall, the Township held an annual tradition — naming its Seniors of the Year, complete with an opening by Township Crier Paddy O’Connor and four tunes from the Arden Glee Club. Mayor Frances Smith welcomed a…

Frontenac County Council approves one-year extension for final approval of Johnston’s Point project.

Magenta Corporation is the proponent for a vacant land plan of Condominium that is slated to create 18 waterfront and back-lots on a 91-acre parcel of land called Johnston’s Point on Loughborough Lake south of Perth Road Village. Thanks to a decision of Frontenac County Council…

At long last, North Frontenac Zoning Bylaw nears final approval

Removal of the term ANSI (Area of Natural or Scientific Interest) from the text and schedules of North Frontenac’s Zoning Bylaw was probably the most significant revision to emerge from the special Council meeting last Friday in Plevna. Just what effect that might have on future…

Pine Meadow Classic raises $20,000

The 17th annual Pine Meadow Charity Golf Tournament took place on June 22nd at Hunter's Creek Golf Course on Hwy. 506 near Cloyne. As in previous years, this year's tournament was generously sponsored by numerous businesses and community members, raising over $20,000. These…

Rodger Holden takes over Hearth and Home in Cloyne

Rodger Holden, a resident of Kaladar, has been working day and night to get his showroom in Cloyne (next to Grand’s store across from the Pioneer Museum) ready for his grand opening this week. The renovated showroom is filled with free standing Wood Stoves an inserts, Pellet…

South Frontenac Garden Tour

If you are looking for a day out in the country, try the 2nd annual South Frontenac Garden Tour, on Sunday, July 7th. Organized by volunteers including Nona Mariotti and Shirley Joyce, the event is a self-driving tour to visit eight beautiful private gardens across South…

Letter – re ‘working in the dark’

It has come time for me to defend the Township from items being reported in the media that I take issue with. In the last edition of the Frontenac News Craig Bakay stated "A planned power outage happened at the meeting right on schedule at 11:30 am. Council carried on, which was…

Re - MPP Randy Hilller

Our now independent, formerly Progressive Conservative, M.P.P., Randy Hillier, an earlier victim (or possible future beneficiary) of Doug Ford's emergent incompetence must truly feel a strong sense of vindication these days as the ruling party in the province implodes amid a…

Celebrating 100 years of the Women’s Institute in Sydenham

“Farm women are this country’s richest untapped resource.” February 1887, at a Farmer’s Institute Ladies’ Night in Stoney Creek, the speaker was Adelaide Hoodless of Hamilton. She suggested there was a need for a farm women’s organization, and she was right; one week later, over…