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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Candy Donahue, formerly Candy Crouchman (né Carole Ann Miller), daughter of Stella Miller (né Fuller) of Kent, England and Barry Miller of North Bay, Ontario. Candy passed unexpectedly on May 28, 2017 in Northbrook,…
Mikeal Teal had just turned 16. He was starting a summer job at Sunset's campground. He was in the midst of his first relationship and had just received his driver's license. He was thinking about buying a car. He was a devoted son and brother.Those were the positive aspects of…
The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority welcomed the public to its Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area facility last Sunday to present its first ever Lake Assessment Report and perhaps generate some interest in people getting involved. There are 170 named lakes in the…
Perhaps the busiest place in Frontenac County was Wintergreen Studios on Canoe Lake Road as the wilderness retreat played host to Land Art BioBlitz 2017, a five-day series of workshops and species count featuring a variety of activities and visiting instructors. Workshops…
The metal shop at Sydenham High School is a pretty busy place throughout the school year, but last week it was more frantic than normal. TV cameras and politicians on hand for a media day mark the final stretch of a project that partners the school, the township, and local…
Phragmites (say 'frag-might-ees') or European Common Reed is that huge plant with the flag of seeds on top that you are seeing more and more along roads in our area. It was probably imported from Eurasia mid-1800's in straw packing materials and first seen growing in Canada in…
Starting about six weeks ago, on Thursday mornings at about 11 o’clock its been salad bar time at Loughborough Public School. Students and parent volunteers from Alan Macdonald’s grade 7 class fill the small salad bar with ice, as the students from a food class from Sydenham…
Last week, I spent one and a half days attending an OMB hearing in Sydenham which came down, in the end, to the question of whether or not South Frontenac Township Council has the authority to pass a by-law that could extinguish certain rights of “grandfathered” waterfront…
“Yoga is accessible for everybody and every body,” says Jackie Adams, who began her yoga practice “many years ago. “It was in the ’70s and I liked the clothes they were wearing.” Adams had her own yoga studio in Kingston where she taught classes for many years. These days, she’s…
This last February after seven hours of continuous skiing, Dave Linton completed a 51 km x-country ski race, as he has been doing every winter for 17 years. Thanks to generous sponsors, his efforts netted over a thousand dollars this year for the SFCSC (Southern Frontenac…
