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Back From China, Talking Goat Herds On A Massive Scale

Three days after Richard Allen took on the Economic Development job at Frontenac County, the City of Kingston and the Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), came to Frontenac County Chief Administrative Officer Kelly Pender with an invitation. A high powered…

Astronaut Candidate Andrew Smith a Big Hit at His Former Public School

If this astronaut thing doesn’t work out for candidate Andrew Smith doesn’t work out, he could probably make a living teaching public school judging by how he had students at Harrowsmith Public School enthralled during his visit last week. Smith, who attended Harrowsmith in his…

With Four Venues, This Year’s Heritage Festival May Be Dubbed ‘Year of the Quilt’

When Rosemarie Bowick took on the task of organizing a quilt show for the Frontenac Heritage Festival this year, she wasn’t sure they’d be able meet the mandate of 150 quilts in honour of Canada’s 150th Anniversary. “I only had to make three phone calls,” she said. “The next…

Brothers Run Sheep Farm

Adam and Craig Voith are brothers who work smarter, not harder. Talking from their 150-year-old farmhouse in Battersea, the brothers’ banter with each other good-naturedly as they talk on a cold Canadian morning about the farming operation around them. A woodstove in the corner…

Warm Weather Doesn’t Deter Tichborne Ice Stock Fans

While the sunny skies were welcome for much of the Frontenac Heritage Festival last weekend, the Tichborne venue might have preferred a slightly cooler temperature as the rink featured a bit of water across its surface. Undaunted however, the Kingston & Area Ice Stock Club along…

Teal Takes Top Honours in Frontenac’s Got Talent Variety Show

The only thing missing was some guy spinning plates on sticks to Sabre Dance. But as the dust settled, country crooner Zach Teal took top honours in Frontenac’s got talent, the kick-off event at this year’s 11th annual Frontenac Heritage Festival. Singer-pianist Amber Minutillo…

Day of the Pig Coming to the Sharbot Lake Beach

With Central Frontenac Council approving the idea in principle at their January meeting, The Seed to Sausage Day of the Pig annual food festival is set to move from the cramped confines of the Seed to Sausage store and butcher shop site on Road 38 to the Sharbot Lake Beach. Mike…

Flinton Jamboree to be Back Again In 2017

Gary Radford and Robert Taylor attended council on behalf of the Flinton Jamboree. They asked if council could offer the Jamboree the use of the Flinton Recreation Centre, during the August 3-6 long weekend, free of charge. They also asked for an exemption to the noise bylaw…

South Frontenac to Look at Outdoor Furnace Regulations

South Frontenac Council instructed staff and the Planning Department to look into regulating outdoor solid fuel combustion appliances (ie outdoor wood-burning furnaces) following a report from Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough at its regular meeting Tuesday night in Sydenham. In his…

Opportunity Knocks?

It’s safe to say that a company of the size and wealth of Feihe International has never expressed an interest in doing business in Frontenac County before. As we saw from the census just last week population growth in Frontenacs not only lags badly behind the rest of the…