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I am profoundly shocked by your government's decision to renege on your commitment to meaningful electoral reform. Your father and my father, the late Hon. Eugene Forsey, were friends. And so many of us trusted you. When you came to office we had hope. We thought you would…
Frontenac Community Arena Receives an Ontario150 Community Capital Program Grant The Frontenac Community Arena (FCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a $30,000 Ontario150 Community Capital Program grant. These funds will help fund the capital…
Thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport, lacrosse may be an up and coming sport activity for youth in Frontenac County. The grant was from the Ontario Sports and Recreation Community fund to promote aboriginal activities like lacrosse and snowshoeing for…
Kyle Gordon and Amanda Pantrey are volunteers on a mission. Finishing each other’s sentences on a cold February evening, the friends laugh as they describe their plans to host a Hockey Day in Battersea on Feb. 18. “We want people to come-out and watch,” says Gordon about this…
Kim Perry of Food Less Traveled (Local Family Farms) in Verona got into the Canada 150 spirit a little early. Starting last December, and every month of this year, she is putting on a promotion to benefit the food banks in Sydenham and Sharbot Lake. In December she put a special…
When Holly Labow moved her spa business out of town to her home north of Grafton a few years ago, she was concerned that she may lose business being north of the 401, and in the country. “That didn’t happen. People made the trip for the services I provide and the atmosphere I…
After the first round of budget deliberations for Central Frontenac Council, the magic number is sitting at a 6.2 per cent increase. If the budget were to be finalised tomorrow, that would mean an additional $64 per $100,000 of assessed value to ratepayers. “(But) we’re not done…
Freeburn named New Road & Waste Supervisor in Addington HighlandsAddington Highlands Council announced its new Road & Waste Management Supervisor at its regular meeting Monday in Flinton. The Township chose to promote from within, naming lead hand Mark Freeburn to the position.…
Deputy Mayor Fred Perry made a suggestion at last month's special budget meeting regarding borrowing money from the Federal Gas Tax Reserve to help pay for the new municipal complex as opposed to taking out a loan on the full amount. This idea could save the Municipality over…
There are a lot of things that could, and have, been written about last week’s revelation that the Trudeau Liberals will not reform the electoral system even though Mr. Trudeau himself repeatedly promised they would before and after his party took power. But let’s look at what a…
