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Getting ready for summer at SF Council

Line PaintingCouncil approved Public Works Manager Segsworth recommendation that the pavement marking tender be granted to Trillium Pavement Marking, in the amount of $137,523. This falls within the amount budgeted, and came as a result of a joint tendering process involving all…

Music Night raises funds for Hartington development hearing

It was billed as a ‘Music Night’ featuring Chris Brown, Luther Wright and Sarah McDermott along with local bands After the News and Goldwing and it was indeed a fundraiser for the Hartington Community Association to hire expert witnesses when it goes to the Ontario Municipal…

Septic debate reveals the gap between economic classes

Septic systems are as much of a defining characteristic of rural areas as pickup trucks, fishing rods, beaver dams, and rubber boots in the springtime. Urban residents can remain blissfully unaware of what happens once everything is flushed down the toilet or the sink, but not…

Pumper/hauler questions inspection plan

Central Frontenac Township’s plan, which is now under review, to licence pumper/haulers to do inspections on septic systems “won’t work,” says a long-time area pumper who does 30 per cent of his business in Central Frontenac. “They’ve opened up a hornets’ nest,” said Dave Orser,…

2nd rural summit on poverty and housing to be held on April 18th

Local service agencies, experts and the general public are invited to attend the 2nd Rural Summit on Poverty and Housing to work together on ways to address the unique challenges faced by vulnerable rural residents in Frontenac County. The summit will take place on Tuesday,…

Addington Highlands Council, April 3

Something you don’t see at a municipal council meeting very often is a resident making a delegation and going to bat for a neighbour. But at Addington Highlands regular Council meeting this week in Flinton, Amos Shiner did just that. Shiner took exception to the way Larry Knox…

Gardening Workshop

Cam and Michelle Mather came to the new Parham Fire Hall, which includes the Parham branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library, on Saturday April 1st. Cam gave an informative and entertaining hour long workshop on organic gardening and then continued with informative…

Sail Mazinaw sock burn

Sunday March 26 was the first Sunday of Spring 2017. Friends of Brown's Camp and Sail Mazinaw gathered for the 2nd Annual Mazinaw Sock Burn. The event was again hosted by Tina and Dana Richard at their Addington Rd 5 home. The crews braved the rain to burn the socks they had…

Stunt driving charges in South Frontenac

On March 28, 2017 at approximately 12:35 pm, a Frontenac OPP officer was conducting traffic safety patrols in the village of Sydenham in South Frontenac Township. The officer observed a silver Cavalier exit a parking lot southbound onto Wheatley Street. The driver of the vehicle…

Ian Tamblyn at Wintergreen Studios

On April 1st, a soft coloured Saturday with low hanging clouds and a definite sense of spring in the air, Wintergreen Studios was busy preparing for an evening of music and dinner for 50 guests. The dining tables were set to facilitate a gourmet experience. The straw bale eco…