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Oh the Places You’ll Go! – Travel Games for Young Children

“Are we there yet?” Only ten minutes into a six hour journey, it may be hard to match your young child’s excitement with “Not yet, honey.” But parents who travel with children are resourceful. They know there are more options than mesmerizing children into silence with movies or…

South Frontenac Committee of the Whole

Proposed Regulation of Outdoor FurnacesSince the issue was first addressed in June 2007, Council has been aware of concerns about lack of regulation of outdoor furnaces, or “outdoor solid fuel combustion appliances”, as they are formally named. There were concerns that too many…

Spaghetti Dinner on March 29

On Wednesday, March 29, volunteers from the Sydenham Food Bank will be hosting a spaghetti dinner for the community, to help raise funds for the food bank. The Community Spaghetti Dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 29th, at Grace Hall, 4295 Stage Coach…

NFLT Spring Production - “Here on the Flight Path”

Rehearsals are underway for our North Frontenac Little Theatre spring production under the direction of John Pariselli. The chosen play is is a comedy, Here On The Flight Path by Canadian playwright Norm Foster. This small cast adult comedy is hilariously funny and will keep you…

Employment fraud reported

The Frontenac and Sharbot Lake detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the past few weeks have received several complaints from the public regarding an employment scam that was posted in the Frontenac News. In the classified section of the newspaper was an ad for…

Deschamps, Joan Elizabeth (Nee Martin)

September 16, 1937-February 27, 2017 Joan passed away surrounded by her family, on Monday February 27, 2017 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital after a hard faught battle with Lymphona cancer and other complication’s due to the chemo she underwent. Dear mother of Denise Rosenblath…

Vietta Hawley

1935 - 2017 Vie passed away peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital on Monday, March 6, 2017. Loving wife of 62 wonderful years to George Hawley of Northbrook. Dearest mother of Bob (Teresa) Hawley of Washington and Nanci Hawley of Minnesota. Nana will always be cherished in…

Tooley: Della Greta Avona

At Kingston General Hospital on Saturday March 4, 2017. Della (White) of Plevna in her 88th year. Daughter of the late Burton & Greta (Badour) White . Wife of the late Charles Henry Tooley. Mother of Carl (Marilyn), Hugh (Violet), and the late Jeffery. Sister of the late Roger…

Re- NF Council

How arbitrary, sad, chilling and undemocratic it seems that North Frontenac Coun. Vernon Hermer could be compelled by a government entity--the council--to publicly apologize for Hermer's opinion and protected communication to a constituent that resident views had not been…

Re Septic inspection

Last fall I had the displeasure of unearthing and reburying four septic tanks on three properties I own in the township. Each one is radically different from the others and yet they all perform their function. Only one of the four is located close to an active water body and…