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MacIsaac and Wedden rock the hall in Dacre

Fiddler Jessica Wedden and her guitar player, Reilly Donnelly, are taking Southern Ontario by storm! They opened last Saturday night for three time Juno Award winner Ashley MacIsaac, originally of Nova Scotia, along with an appearance by Change of Step, a step dance group also…

It was a beautiful weekend for the North Frontenac Back Roads Studio Tour

Nestled into Ridge Lane near Ardoch, where a group of cottages front on Malcolm Lake, you’ll find Red Dragon Studio and Gift Shop, where Cathy Owen displays her watercolours, stained glass, mixed media, sculpture soaps and beauty products.This was Studio 10 on this year’s North…

Just how big of a problem is septic system failure in Central Frontenac?

With Central Frontenac Township scheduled to provide direction to staff concerning proposed mandatory septic inspection Oct. 24, here’s a look at just how widespread septic failure is.First, in consultation with Central Frontenac Treasurer Michael McGovern, the Frontenac News…

The Orionids, Panstarrs, and the moon at its apogee

This month has a great meteor shower – the Orionids. The peak occurs just before dawn on the 21st of October and more than 20 meteors an hour can be expected.. The bonus for this year’s maximum is that the sky will be Moon free! The frequency of meteors slowly ramps up from…

Pumpkin festival returns to Battersea

It’s the pumpkin party of the year. Sitting on her front porch with a smile in late September, 25-year-old Amanda Pantrey of Battersea seems happy to talk about the most popular event in her community. “It’s almost time for the 23rd annual Battersea Pumpkinfest,” confirms the…

Matthew Byrne – telling tales at the Crossing Pub

Matthew Byrne was not exactly a stranger to Sharbot Lake when he came to perform as a solo act at the Crossings Pub at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn last Sunday Night (October 1). He has appeared on several occasions, as a member of the Dardanelles, a group which is on hiatus…

It is time to leave the monarchy behind

I happened to be driving while the ceremonial investiture of Julie Payette as Governor General of Canada was taking place late on Monday morning. The CBC Radio 1 commentators were talking in breathless tones about the spectacle, making it all sound like the Grey Cup or Rose Bowl…

Frontenac County updates interactive mapping sites

Enhanced tools work across all platforms County of Frontenac GIS (geographic information system) staff successfully migrated all County mapping features to the most up to date standards over the weekend. Labelled Frontenac Maps 2.0, all maps available to the public at…

Trillium grant to gather traditional knowledge about regional Metis Culture

The Highland Waters Métis Community Council is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to gather traditional knowledge about the Métis culture and way of life in its community. The council will work to collect this knowledge from Métis…

A Community's Common Future – Grassy Narrows

During the economic boom times of the 1960's and 70's our "resource-based economy" put a pulp mill at full capacity in Dryden in Northwest Ontario. Income from forest harvest was welcome. So were day-jobs in the woods and in the pulp mill. Dryden welcomed them and so did Queens…