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Looking to plant trees? Funding and planting help is delivered!

Spring is for new ideas. Do you have idle land or extra acreage that could be enhanced? Planting trees is an excellent way to add value to your property and has never been easier. If you have 2.5 acres or more of open land, you may be eligible for the 50 Million Tree Program,…

OPP stuff the cruiser in Sydenham and Verona

Don’t be alarmed at the sight of OPP cruisers at Verona and Sydenham Foodland stores on April 1st – in fact, be sure to stop by and see how much food can fit into a police cruiser. On Saturday, April 1, from 10:00am to 3:00pm, the OPP Auxiliary will be supporting the South…

Autism Awareness Day

This Sunday, April 2nd, is Autism Awareness Day. Community Living North Frontenac is marking the occasion by setting up a series of board games, jigsaw puzzles and snacks at the Oso hall in Sharbot Lake. The festivities run from 1:30 pm unitl 4 pm. All ages are invited but…

Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders

The 1st Sydenham Brownie & the 1st Frontenac Guide/Pathfinder Unit visited Casa Loma on Saturday, March 25, 2017. After touring Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada the Units stayed overnight with the sharks in the Dangerous Lagoon pictured here. It is Girl Guide Cookie time so find a…

An integrity Commissioner or a Sanctions’ Hit Man?

The NEWS reported that North Frontenac’s Council had sanctioned Councilor Vernon Hermer for openly opposing one of their decisions and publicly criticizing the process they had or had not followed to reach it. The News also reported that Mayor Ron Higgins was recommending the…

re septic reinspection

I wish to provide my input in regards to septic inspections and the cost of complying with the regulations. If you enjoy the privilege of owning a car, you are the one who pays the car insurance, comply for safety regulations and do your own repairs. If you can't afford to meet…

Re - Noisy solar panels

I noticed that in the South Frontenac Committee of the Whole report in the March 16, edition of The Frontenac News, Pam Vaughan spoke in opposition to a solar power project because it would be, among other things,"noisy". I was not sure if your April 1 edition had come out early…

Re – septic inspection

Letters have been written regarding the plan to initiate a mandatory septic inspection program in our township. Those who have defended the plan have characterized dissenters as being willfully ignorant of the dangers of contaminated wells, and by extension, our fresh water…

re Septic Inspections

I am very disappointed in your paper, specifically your reporter Craig Bakay's stance on Central Frontenac approval of a motion to introduce a Septic Assessment program. His stance, an seemingly the stance of your newspaper, seems to be to encourage everyone to turn a blind eye…

re - Septic Program

As I read these sales pitches on how crucial it is that I get my septic tank pumped out and inspected, a few questions come up. Is the Township going to give every truck driver from every pumping service within a certain radius of this township a course on septic tank…