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Proposed training requirements not possible for rural fire departments, says Chief

“If we adhere (to these training requirements), I don’t see how we can continue to operate a fire department,” Addington Highlands Fire Chief Casey Cuddy told Council at its regular meeting Tuesday in Flinton. Cuddy was responding to an Association of Municipalities Ontario…

Shooting range issue packs Township Hall

In December, Council reviewed a request from Steve Saunders, of Scanlon Road south of Sydenham, for a letter confirming: a) the Township has no objection to his establishing a private shooting range on his (75 acre) property, and b) there is nothing in the Township’s by-laws…

Thinking of cycling in the midst of the snowy season

Hidden among the communications reports to South Frontenac Council this week was the quarterly report by one of the most active volunteers in the township, and likely one of the most active trail cyclists in the township, Robert Charest from the Perth Road area. Charest is a…

The Value of Lullabies

It’s 3 a.m. Your newborn baby is crying. You feed and change him but the reprieve from his sorrowful cry is only momentary. What now? If only he could talk. You cradle and rock your little one, patting his back, reaching into your memory for a soothing tune. “Rock a bye baby on…

Talking food in Verona

It was likely a coincidence that the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) chose to hold an event about the future of local food production on Groundhog Day. But with Maple Syrup producers laying low, farmers sorting their seeds, and restaurants in winter…

CF firefighters and Naloxone

Central Frontenac Fire & Rescue (CFFR) will soon be equipped with a potentially life-saving tool to deal with opioid overdoses. CF FR fire trucks will be carrying naloxone for use by trained firefighters to treat patients. "The administration of Naloxone by trained CFFR personnel…

Through Our Eyes – An Art Show at MERA

Highland artists Greta Mcdonald, Deb Shea and Molly Forsythe join together to reflect the world as they see it in this exhibit running at the Dean Hall in MERA during the month of March. Vernissage to take place March 10th from 1-4 p.m at MERA, 974 Concession 9A in McDonald’s…

A2A and Hannah Barrom of Earthroots at ‘Friends’ AGM

On Saturday, February 24, 2018 the Friends of Frontenac Park will be holding their Annual General Meeting. The business part of the AGM will be held at 12:00. At 1:00, we have scheduled two exciting lectures for your edification, David Miller of A2A and HannahBarrom of…

Re: Reader-Supported News

Re: Reader-Supported News Part of the fallout of the Trump victory in the US and the rise of populism globally has been articles, interviews, essays and books about the future of democracy and our individual freedoms. One such publication is a thin little book called "On…

Ryan Jonathan Taylor

Born in Northbrook, December 30, 1995, died on January 24, 2018 in Kingston from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The youngest child of Kelly Lynn DelBrocco and Steve DelBrocco. Will be missed his brother aJ of oshawa, his grandfather robert Taylor (Northbrook) and grandmother…