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Food Less Travelled Offering Local Food Specials, Donating Profits

Food Less Travelled, a store devoted to selling products produce within 100 miles of its Verona location, is taking Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations to another level. The business, also known as Local Family Farms, will feature a special promotion every month of 2017,…

Super Dave Skiing to Raise Funds for Healthy Food Again

Super Dave is doing it again! Long-time volunteer Dave Linton raised over $2,700 last year to support healthy school snacks provided by the Southern Frontenac Food Bank in Sydenham. And he’s asking you to help him do the same or better this year. Dave will be skiing in the 51 km…

Re building code and South Frontenac

As per our new CBO: I called to see if Mr. Arcand would extend the same level of enforcement enjoyed by Amherstview. The answer was NO. I asked if he intended to enforce regulations around waterproofing and soil gas control. The answer was NO. Thankfully the Ontario Building…

Norrish, Ronald James

March 5, 1939 ~ January 20, 2017 Ronald passed away in the Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa on Friday, January 20th, 2017. He was the beloved husband for 54 years of Elizabeth “Betty” (Roseman) Norrish and dear father of Michael (Jill), Catherine, Ron (Marco) and David…

Erwin Klages

1931 - 2017 Peacefully, at home with his loving wife Kate of 60 years by his side on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Adored father of Boyd (Lynn) Klages of Uxbridge and Margaret (Dave) Woods of Oshawa. Cherished grandfather of Brody, Bret, Abby, Robert, Erin (Mat) and…

Judi Birney

1961 - 2017 Judi passed away peacefully, with her family by her side at the Lennox & Addington General Hospital on Monday, January 16, 2017. Loving wife of 29 years to Larry Birney of Arden. Adored mother of Kyle (Amanda) Birney of Trenton and Tyler (Alyssa) Birney of Whitby.…

South Frontenac to Mark Canada 150 With Late Summer Road Rally

A Canada themed tour of South Frontenac, along with enhanced Canada Day celebrations, will be South Frontenac's way to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. The rally, which will take place either at the end of August or the week after Labour Day (the exact date will be…

New Public Works Manager to Arrive in March

Central Frontenac Council held a short in camera session at the end of their regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon (January 24) and then emerged to pass a motion to enter into a contract with Bradley Thake. After the motion passed Mayor Frances Smith announced that Brad Thake…

Senior Golden Eagles Raise Record to 9-0

The Sydenham High School girls senior volleyball side continued its winning ways Monday night defeating the Granite Ridge Education Centre Gryphons 3-1. The game was a make-up for the previous week’s Tuesday contest that was postponed due to inclement weather. The win raises the…

Clar-Mill Hall Packed with Pickers for Jack and Lois Weber Tribute

It was standing room only at the Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna last Saturday as more than 30 pickers got together to honour Jack and Lois Weber on the occasion of Jack’s Jam’s 10th anniversary. There were 90 people in total at that first jam (which went from 1 p.m. to “five to ll”)…