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Sydenham High School to host OFSAA boys AA volleyball tournament

Sydenham High School is set to host the 2018 OFSAA boys AA volleyball championships Nov. 22-24, says convenor/coach Bryan English. “As far as I know, this is the first time Sydenham has hosted an OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) championship,” English…

Council approves commission of fire station location study, and beginning of fire master plan

Central Frontenac Council approved a recommendation by Manager of Emergency Services/Fire Chief Greg Robinson to amend the Fire Bylaw as recommended in the Fire & Rescue Phase Two Operational and Organizational Review at its regular meeting evening in Sharbot Lake. Specifically,…

Mayors all return, but half of county council will be new

Three of the four Frontenac County Mayors were acclaimed back into office for a new term (Dennis Doyle – Frontenac Islands – 3rd term, Frances Smith, Central Frontenac – 2nd term, and Ron Higgins – North Frontenac – 2nd term) and the fourth, South Frontenac’s Ron Vandewal won…

Diabetes awareness month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and November 14 is World Diabetes Day. To raise awareness of diabetes and share information on best management, the Sharbot Family Health Team Diabetic Education Team (Cathy Fox, Certified Diabetes Educator, Registered Nurse and Saman Shaikh,…

Remember when ... pot became legal

It has now been two weeks since marijuana became legal in Canada, and it is also about 10 days, for most Canadians, since the novelty will have worn off. The tv cameras are all gone from the new legal dispensaries, as are the line ups, but apparently not the product shortages.…

The misguided fear surrounding Proportional Representation

A recent opinion piece, titled “What history can teach us about proportional representation,” published on September 9 in The Toronto Star, concludes that Proportional Representation (PR) was to blame for the 15 European democracies that fell into dictatorship in history. The…

New NFLT production - The Red Plaid Shirt

Facing retirement is a very timely topic of conversation for those of us 50 and older. Canadian playwright, Michael Wilmott, has chosen retirement and what that all means to us as the theme for his comedy “ A Red Plaid Shirt”. The situations in the play revolve around two…

Re – Transportation in Frontenac County

Frontenac Transportation Services located in Sharbot Lake are still transporting Frontenac County residents to medical, social appointments and shopping. As per their advertisement in The Frontenac News, South Frontenac Community Services are now responsible for arranging…

Sales brisk as Girl Guides hold annual fall cookie sale

Saturday was cookie day in Sydenham as Pathfinders, Guides, Sparks and Brownies were out in force for the annual autumn cookie sales. The First Frontenac Pathfinders and Guides set up at the Township Hall while First Sydenham Sparks and Brownies were at the Foodland. There was…

Two new councilors added in Central Frontenac municipal election

In a close race, newcomer Nicki Gowdy was the top vote-getter in Hinchinbrooke (District 4) with 362 votes. Incumbent Brent Cameron was re-elected with 328 votes leaving current Coun. Phillip Smith to go down in defeat with 315 votes. In Kennebec (District 4) both incumbents…