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As July 1, 2017 approaches, thoughts go back 50 years to the Centennial Canada Day celebrations. For Terry Crawford of Railton, another day, 5 days after Canada Day ‘67, comes to mind. On that day, July 5, 1967 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip made a short stop in Kingston as…
At a public open house to discuss a proposed bylaw to regulate mobile food businesses in Central Frontenac, many issues relating to the business climate for restaurants in the vicinity of Sharbot Lake were aired. Joe Gallivan, Manager of Planning for Frontenac County, came to…
The Limestone District School Board gives out six Barry C. O’Connor awards for support staff on a yearly basis for the entire school district. This year, two of the six awards went to Prince Charles Public School. Head Custodian Harold Smith was honoured with the Custodial and…
As befits a crowd of entrepreneurs, the breakfast Annual General Meeting for the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation started early last Thursday morning (June 15) with Marty G Sensations breakfast pies on the menu, starting at 7:30. By 8 the meeting was underway.…
“June is Seniors Month and Volunteers Month,” Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith said at a special ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. “We take this opportunity to appreciated them. “Most volunteers do it quietly, they’re not the kind to go out and hang…
David Townsend is passionate about keeping seniors in their homes as long as possible. Sitting in a coffee shop in Kingston a few hours before the first day of summer in 2017, the Executive Director of Southern Frontenac Community Services talks earnestly about helping seniors…
I’d seen it before in the dentist’s office - a mural-sized scene, mounted and hung on the wall to amuse young patients awaiting their checkups. The cartoon picture has a “Where’s Waldo” quality about it with multitudinous sheep, bears and vehicles filling the canvas to all edges…
Inverary lottery winners look forward to new earrings and shoes, and a truck. “I was routinely checking my tickets with the ticket checker,” shared Constance Hughson while her and Bob Alport were at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto to pick up their over $110,000. “I came across…
The Buck Lake Boatilla sends physically disabled children to Camp Merrywood, a spe-cially equipped summer camp on the Big Rideau operated by Easter Seals. Ironically, the Buck Lake Boatilla traces its origins back to an outbreak of petty crime in the 1990s. In response to a rash…
Share Your Fare is a community based initiative that encourages people who have gardens to donate some of their produce to people who do not. Contributions are used or distributed by local community organizations. Share Your Fare promotes health in our community through the…
