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Sharbot Lake man to serve 45 days over 911 mistake

Devin Kennedy, 28, of Sharbot Lake, pleaded guilty to production of an illegal substance (Marijuana) at Sharbot Lake Criminal Court on Monday and he was sentenced to a 45 day jail term, to be served on weekends at the Napanee detention centre. OPP officers attended at the…

Judge shoots down injunction request for concerts, weddings at Loughborough Lake Holiday Park

Loughborough Lake Holiday Park (LLHP) owner Del Vezeau is ecstatic over Mr. Justice Hurley’s rejection of South Frontenac Township’s request for an injunction on music concerts and weddings at the park. “I’m pleased, yeah,” Vezeau said after receiving written conformation of the…

North Frontenac looks to build up fire department ranks

North Frontenac Township is recruiting for it fire department. “We have banners up in the municipality and hopefully we’ll get some response,” said Eric Korhonen, director of emergency services/fire chief. While Korhonen has no idea how much response he will get, he would like…

North Frontenac Little Theatre News Flash

Since January a group of creative children and adults have been hard at work rehearsing for the Spring production of “The Little Mermaid”.. It is a delightful little musical based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson. Rehearsing during winter months poses many challenges due…

What’s Up in the Night Sky? March 2018

It’s going to be an exciting month for planets and we have 2 full moons again, just like January. They occur on March 1st and 31st. Since the months of the year don’t quite match the lunar cycles, 2 full moons in one month can be the result, and the second full moon is called a…

Public School Funding Inequality

There is an article in the Toronto Star this morning regarding the inequality of fundraising for public schools across Ontario. I heard recently that the Land o Lakes elementary school had a bingo fundraiser at which only 40 people or so attended. It made me wonder if all the…

Flooding ABC's

Lanark County recently brought in an expert on how to fight flooding with organized forces of trained volunteers. Technical tricks for fighting the floodwaters once they have threatened your home. That is too late. We need to understand that floodwaters are rain and snowmelt…

McCullough, Randolph John

Correctional Service of Canada Randy passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. He passed away unexpectedly caused by a massive coronary event. He leaves behind a grieving wife, Margaret (Marg) nee Martin. They were an inseparable couple who were looking towards Randy's retirement…

Pine Meadow 2018 Winter Olympics

The residents and staff of Pine Meadow Nursing Home had their very own Winter Olympics Competition. The teams consisted of staff and residents divided into teams of White Pines, Scotch Pines, Red Pines and Jack Pines! Over the two weeks, while cheering on Canada, they too were…

Friends of Frontenac support and enjoy the Park, year round

As President of the Friends of Frontenac Park, Simon Smith has had occasion to attend gatherings with other park officials from the larger region and the province as a whole. He learns about other parks at those meetings. “I think Bon Echo Park draws 5 or 6 times as many people…