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October 7, 8 and 9, 10 am – 5 pm daily. Today the rate of change is so fast that at times we need to step back and appreciate the skills, tools and artistry of the past before we lose these to modernity. The Perth Autumn Studio Tour highlights some of these traditional skills,…
Central Frontenac Council gave its approval to a revised proposal from the District 3 Rec committee for a canteen at Oliver Scott Memorial Park in Sharbot Lake at its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon in Oso Hall. (The meeting had been scheduled for Piccadilly Hall but because…
In response to the front page article last week on the projected construction costs for the final 13 km stretch of the K&P Trail from Tichborne to Sharbot Lake, Frontenac County Manager for Economic Development Richard Allen sent an email pointing out two things. First, his last…
Frontenac County asked community groups and individuals to come forward with funding requests in advance of the adoption of the 2018 budget in December. Four groups took up the offer and made presentations to a meeting of Frontenac County Council last Wednesday (September…
Like many very small business owners I was wary when I read about increases opf the minimum wage to $14 in January and $15 a year later. It is a big jump from where it is now, big enough that it will affect the entire labour market over the next year or two. It will impact the…
My family has had a cottage on Skootamatta Lake in Addington Highlands since 1922. The Provincial Government set up an ambulance station at Denbigh originally, with responsibility now downloaded to L&A Council. AH is the most northern/remote, least populated, most economically…
The local Greens are getting ready for next year’s provincial election, and are seeking potential candidates for the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston.A candidate nomination meeting has been set for Thursday, October 26 at McMartin House in Perth, starting at 7 p.m. (McMartin…
Local rockers Reckless 4’s new single and EP album, Hell Bent, is set for digital release (iTunes, Spotify, etc) Oct. 1, following a ‘battle of the bands’ concert at Mavericks in Ottawa Sept. 30.Local rock fans will recognize the faces as H. D. Supply but this is a new evolution…
North Frontenac Council decided at its regular meeting Friday in Ompah that it was sometimes OK to have two cottages on a property temporarily, as long as the original one is slated for demolition. In 2011, Sarah Whittaker bought a property with and old cottage on it which she…
It is with heavy hearts to announce the passing of Lu Van Ness. Lu passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Napanee General Hospital in her 87th year. Lu is predeceased by her mother Ethel Lloyd Van Ness, her father Peter Van Ness her step father Louis Van Ness,…
