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South Frontenac Looking for Input on the Senior’s Housing

About 18 people showed to a public forum on November 16 to talk about the best option for a senior’s housing project in South Frontenac. A Committee made up of two representatives from Frontenac County Council (John McDougall and Tom Dewey), as well as Mayor Vandewal and South…

What’s in the Cloyne Pioneer Museum?

Have you ever thought about what sounds you might hear in our museum? Perhaps not, so let me take you on a little tour. The voices of children chattering eagerly in the school house come to mind. These are the same children who will tell you that no, they don’t want to go back…

Re: South Frontenac budget

Having read the front page (South Frontenac budget Set for 2.2% tax increase, Nov 17th) I am wondering where common sense has gone with South Frontenac council? An increase of 2.2% every year for 10 years is above the cost of living for Ontario & above any income increase we may…

Re: About that Elephant

Jeff Green, in his editoral "About that elephant, Nov 17/16" delineates his view from the left corner of his left eye in the November 17, 2016 issue of the Frontenac News. As a loyal and dedicated member of the main stream libbie movement, his statements me, specifically, ..."my…

NFLT: Tesah in 3 Times

(L to R) Emma Douglas , Jennifer Argyle, and Kora Kamps Sissons play the lead character Tesah Carter at three stages of her life in the original musical Turtle Crossings by Craig Godfrey, which will be by North Frontenac Little Theatre from Thursday to Sunday at Granite Ridge…

Central Frontenac Council

Massive insurance savings through joint insurance RFP. Central Frontenac has cut its insurance cost by 2/3rds through a joint request for proposal for insurance services that was undertaken by the four Frontenac Townships and Frontenac County, with the help of a consultant.…

Nativities 2.30

(The article below is a write up from last year's 101 Nativities - The 2017 celebration, which will feature over 300 Nativities, is set for November 24th (evening) November 25 and November 26 (daytime) EAch child can make thier own nativity in the craft room. Free entry and free…

VISIONSoup!

VISIONSoup was begun eleven years ago by Leslie Read of Sydenham Veterinary Services and Josie Steele of Sydenham Chiropractic Clinic as a way of giving something back to their communities. Popular right from the beginning, it now fills Grace Hall in Sydenham with two sittings…

Addington Highlands Council

The Flinton Gold Mine It is too early to predict either a gold rush or an environmental disaster for the village of Flinton, but Jimmy Sun, President and legal counsel for the Union Glory Gold group of companies, is bullish on the old Addington Mine property. His company…

South Frontenac Council

Rural Homelessness David Townsend of Southern Frontenac Community Services and Louise Moody of Northern Frontenac Services gave a presentation on rural homelessness in the three townships north of Kingston. They emphasized the difference between city homelessness, which is often…