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Students prepare to travel to site of Battle of Vimy Ridge

An inconspicuous escarpment in northwest France has captured the imagination of a 16-year-old girl from Canada. “They’re heroes,” Shannon Suffron said quietly, referring to the Canadians who fought for control of the 8km escarpment in World War One. Known as the Battle of Vimy…

Remembrance Day services returning to Verona on November 11.

The traditional Remembrance Day services are returning to the Cenotaph at McMullen Park in Verona on November 11. After a break of a few years, local veterans will be able to mark the solemn occasion in Verona once again. The Verona Community Association (VCA) and the Verona…

First Shift program scores with area children

Thirty-two boys and girls aged six to 10 are taking part in a unique hockey development program to promote a love of hockey and physical activity. Hosted by the Frontenac Fury Girls' Hockey Association, the First Shift program allows students who have never played hockey before…

Terror on the Trail in Sharbot Lake

Lynette Whan has always decorated the woods around her home for her family at Halloween and she has also always wanted to do something on a community scale. This was the year, and with the help of some of her running friends and the Railway Heritage Society, the idea of a 2 and…

The three bald men of Loughborough PS

Things somehow got a little out of hand at Loughborough Public School last Thursday, October 27, and it was all because some of the teachers at the school thought the students might respond to a little incentive during the annual Terry Fox fund raising campaign for cancer…

Stuff a cruiser - Sharbot Lake

Kim Cucoch of the North Frontenac Food Bank, flanked by members of the OPP Auxiliary at the fall 'stuff the cruiser' event in front of Mike Deans Grocery store in Sharbot Lake, on Saturday, October 29. A steady stream of store customers made food and cash donations from 10 until…

Council revolt over economic development fizzles before it starts

As the leader of a revolution, North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins has turned out to be a little gun shy. At the regular meeting of Frontenac County Council in Sharbot Lake on October 19, Higgins put forward a notice of motion to suspend the hiring process for a new economic…

Food Matters – a gathering at the Grace Centre

On Saturday October 22, the KFL&A Food Policy Council held an afternoon meeting at Grace Centre in Sydenham to discuss food-related issues. The overall focus was on food security, but underlying this were the stark statistics related to the other side of the coin, food…

South Frontenac Council - Nov 1/16

Willowbank Subdivision Inverary Council approved the amount of $3,364 for the required cash-in-lieu of parkland for Phase 1 of this subdivision which is located on Perth Road near Davison Road. Right-of-Way Closure Storrington In a close vote, Council agreed to reduce the costs…

North Frontenac Little Theatre presents original musical

Excitement is growing as rehearsals in the Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC) auditorium are getting closer and closer together, and cast and crew are getting very close to pulling all the aspects of their upcoming presentation of “TURTLE CROSSINGS” together. This is a brand…