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CFDC - Do you have a good idea to grow your business?

Your project may be eligible for an Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) grant of up to 50% reimbursement. Some examples of eligible projects; Trade Shows - to help you expand your market, EODP pays up to 50% of the cost of registration, travel, accommodation and meals to…

K&P request rejected by County

Daryl Kennedy of Ball Road has repeatedly asked Frontenac County to fence a portion of the K&P trail that abuts his farm property, and for their contractor, Crain’s Construction, to repair a gate that he says they damaged while working on the trail as it runs through his…

“Mother Nature will only sustain us to a certain extent”

We need to change the way we’re living — we need to sustain,” said St. Lawrence College’s Steve Lapp at the Power in the Climate Era workshop last Saturday at Wintergreen Studios on Canoe Lake Road. “Mother Nature will only sustain us to a certain extent.” After 20 years…

Over $30K raised at region’s firstever Parkinson SuperWalk

Over one hundred participants and volunteers walked in the first-ever Lanark North Leeds Parkinson SuperWalk last Saturday (September 9) raising awareness, funds for research and bringing the community one step closer to accessing services for those living with Parkinson’s…

Barr, Ernest

Peacefully, with family and friends by his side, at the Lennox and Addington County Hospital in Napanee on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Winston Ernest Barr of Tamworth and formerly of Mountain Grove at age 76. Beloved husband of Suzanne Barr and dear father of Tara Cronin…

Eastern Ontario Garlic Awards Crowns New 2017 Champion

The 2017 champion of the 21st annual Eastern Ontario Garlic Awards is Dorothy Oogarah of Wagar Oogarah Farm near Centreville. The reserve champion (2nd) was Catherine Cheff of Cheff Fields Garlic and Alpaca Farm near Renfrew and honourable mention (3rd) went to Ali Gangneir Ross…

MVCA Says No To Residents Crossing Dam On Shabomeka Lake

Unless the Ministry of Natural Resources has some potential solution, residents on Shabomeka Lake that have been using the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority dam to access their properties will have to find alternate access, North Frontenac Council heard at its regular…

Top Tart Is Almost Famous at Sharbot Lake Farmers Market

The action was fast and furious at the third annual Sharbot Lake Farmers Market Butter Tart Challenge but when the smoke cleared, former Parham and now Sydenham resident Shelley Brooks took home the top prize of $50 for her Almost Famous Tart. Kim Perry of Food Less Travelled…

Syrup Producers Association To Host Education Workshop

The Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (LDMSPA) is hosting a Maple Syrup Beginner’s Workshop on Sept. 30, 2017, an all-day event to educate those looking to enter into maple syrup production on a home or commercial scale, as well as veteran producers looking to…

Corvus & Me Continues With Third Young Adult Novel

Snow Road author Joelle Hubner-McLean was at the Snow Road Community Hall Saturday to sign copies of her novel Corvus & Me: The Indigenous Spirit, the third in her Corvus & Me series.“In this latest one, the protagonist, Janine, along with Corvus (the Crow) and Right Whisper,…