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The Red Plaid Shirt – North Frontenac Little Theatre

The North Frontenac Little Theatre Production of The Red Plaid Shirt, by Ontario based playwright Greg Wilmott, was a solid production of a play that explores a topical subject: how male baby boomers handle retirement and how that affects their relationships with their wives.…

Tis the season …. to count the birds

Annual Christmas Bird Counts began in North America in 1990. It is North America’s longest running citizen science project. Results from the counts, which are conducted between December 14 and January 5 each year, are compiled by Bird Studies Canada and the Audubon Society. The…

Re – “Taking Aim”

Before the last municipal election, I attended an all-candidates meeting at the Storrington Centre. Two of the candidates commented that now our local MPP, Randy Hillier, was in the elected government, South Frontenac had a better chance of receiving provincial funding for some…

Re. Hartington Subdivision

(Editorial note - The letter that was printed in Frontenac News 2018 edition 48, page 3, was missing the final three paragraphs of this letter. This is the original version, as submitted by Terry Grant) Letter Re - Hartington subdivision I am very thankful that this ordeal is…

Letter – re parade arrest

On Nov. 24 a local Sydenham area resident was charged by OPP with impaired driving while participating in the Sydenham Santa Claus Parade. This information was released by South Frontenac OPP and reported over several days in many media forums. While the charge against the…

Santa Claus is Coming: to a Village Near You!

Sydenham opened the local Santa Claus parade season last Saturday with the most parade participants ever. For a photographer, the best place to start is at the firehall while the parade is being assembled. Excitement is high, nobody’s chilled to the bone yet, people are happy to…

Community Builder Awards

The Township of Addington Highlands awarded the Community Builder Awards at the Township’s Annual Christmas Dinner on November 23, 2018. The Committee added new categories to the list of awards this year and named a Sportsperson of the Year and Emerging Youth Leader. Joel Hasler…

North Frontenac looking at unique family development on Kashwakamak

Despite a rather lengthy agenda that included a public meeting on a unique proposal for a family recreational complex on Kashwakamak Lake, an afternoon information session/open house on the new Zoning Bylaw and recognition of long-serving employees, there wasn’t much actual…

Cottage owner invents safety device to counter danger of open water in winter

Watching helplessly as a child slips into frigid water under a broken ice shelf is a parent’s worst nightmare. Speaking in Sydenham on a Sunday on Sunday, (November 25), Rob Pasch talked about the device he has invented to counter the danger of open water in winter. “It’s not…

Sydenham teacher-coach Leslie Lawlor receives OFSAA award

Being this year’s recipient of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s (OFSAA) Leadership in School Sport Award wasn’t something Sydenham High School’s Leslie Lawlor was expecting. “I was surprised,” she said. “But I’m really grateful and appreciative.” The award…