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5 years in, Ardoch Lake development still needs more work

After a Public Meeting last Saturday (August 19), Frontenac County Planner Joe Gallivan said that a proposal to create 24 waterfront and 6 land-bound lots on a 45-acre parcel of land on Ardoch Lake will need even more work before it is brought forward for approval by Frontenac…

Music and dance project at Fairmount Home funded by Dementia Society of America

Fairmount Home celebrated the successful completion of a music and dance project funded by Dementia Society of America onn August 23 at 1 p.m. Residents, family and loved ones joined staff and representatives from the Dementia society at the Kingston Frontenac Rotary Auditorium…

Bumper Butternut Bounty

Butternut trees have been on the endangered species list in Ontario ever since the Endangered Species Act was enacted in 2008 and the list was created. Butternut’s are a medium sized deciduous tree that thrives in full sun. They can be found the limestone substrate regions of…

Sign stolen from Sharbot Lake Railway Heritage Park

A Canadian Pacific Railway sign was stolen last week from Railway Heritage Park in Sharbot Lake. The enameled steel sign in the shape of a shield and beaver, approximately one foot wide, was attached above the door of the storage shed belonging to the Central Frontenac Railway…

A man for all seasons - Clarke Gaylord

This summer Arden lost a wonderful man who touched the lives of many in our community. Clarke was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to all who came in contact with him. He was the Chief Building Inspector in Kennebec for many years issuing building…

Wayne Dow

Age 71, from Silver Lake, Ontario, suddenly went to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 17th. “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). Son of the late Dr. Edward (Ella) Dow and…

Gooderham History

My name is Bill Gooderham and I have been seeking an artifact (Verona Honour Roll) featuring names of Verona men who served in WWs I and II, which I am told once hung in the Legion in Verona where my grandfather Robert Gooderham was custodian and lived in an apartment above. The…

HAYES, Margery Louise (née Tryon) October 11, 1930 ~ August 13, 2017

“You will never forget someone who gave you so much to remember.” It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mum and grandma, with her loving family by her side, on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Louise was the devoted mother of Mike (Lorraine) Hayes, Marg…

Cycling to End Poverty tour in Piccadilly

About 75 cyclists and their 20 support staff spent the night on the Frontenac Arena grounds last week as part of their Sea to Sea, Cycling to End Poverty tour. “Everybody’s having an awesome time, morale is high,” said tour director Ed Witvoet. Their goal is to cycle from…

Young plowman finds gold at plowing matches

Hunter Chown is a modest young man with a bold plan. Speaking from his house on Wolfe Island, the 18-year-old hopes to outplow some of the best farmers in the country and win the upcoming International Plowing Match (IPM).It’s an ambitious plan that might just work.A five-time…