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Fury Family Fun Day features equipment swap, sock sizing, barbecue

Frontenac Fury hockey organization president Lynn Newton welcomed the public to the Frontenac Community Arena Sunday for a get-together that featured sizing for hoodies and socks, an equipment swap, skate sharpening and an opportunity to meet new teammates and bench staff. “It’s…

Fat Chance Farmstead putting their own twist on organic fruits and vegetables

Josh Suppan and Jen Valberg are the new kids on the block with their Fat Chance Farmstead on Road 38 south of Harrowsmith. So they were very pleased with the number of neighbours who dropped in during the Open Farms In Frontenac event Sunday. “We just moved here,” Valberg said.…

Long Road Eco Farm mixes oriental cuisine with Ontario-grown ingredients

Jonathan Davies and Xiaobing Shen have found their own unique niche in Frontenac farming with their Long Road Eco Farm on Road 38 south of Harrowsmith. Their primary focus is steamed buns, dumplings and fermented veggies. As such, they grow their own ingredients including a wide…

Pine Meadow Nursing Home celebrates 25 years in operation

Emcee Bill Cox welcomed residents, staff, board members, family and friends as they gathered on the lawns of Pine Meadows Nursing Home in Northbrook last Friday afternoon to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Pine Meadow is a 64-bed facility. “I don’t know how this happened, I…

Fire Department head, ambulance chief, seeking ways to curtail fire department calls to less urgent medical calls

Through an oversite, the tiered response agreement that determines which resources are deployed for emergency medical calls has run out, and in a report to Head of Emergency Services/fire Chief Greg Robinson recommended that Central Frontenac renew the agreement with no changes…

1st Annual Homegrown In Frontenac Festival

The brainchild of Stephanie Newman, who operates the Cheesecakery Bakery on the property, Homegrown in Frontenac is a celebration of all of the wild and wonderful artisan businesses that have sprung up within the vicinity of her home on the Forest Road in South Frontenac (3005…

Landlord information sessions

Landlords in Frontenac County are encouraged to register to attend one of five rural landlord information sessions during the week of September 17-21. The purpose of the sessions is two-fold: One goal is to bring attention to the services provided by the Housing and Homelessness…

Grand Opening - Grace Centre Social Activity Hub

The Grace Social Activity Centre (GSAC) is a new centre in rural South Frontenac Townshipthat offers a variety of programs for seniors, focusing on physical, social and intellectual activity and engagement as well as personal health, reducing isolation, and building community.…

re AH Council report

The September 6, 2018 edition of your newspaper contained a report of a meeting of the Council of the Township of Addington Highlands. Within that report it was noted that "a resident and lake association" were requesting changes to waste site hours of operation. In response to…

The potential for Sharbot Lake

Question: What do the following countries have in common? Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, St. Kitts, Scotland, United States Answer: Visitors from these countries have traveled through and stayed…