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Algonquin Land Claim heads to the next level - the tough one

Land Claim AIP ratified at a ceremony in Ottawa Now the real negotiations begin, says Kirby Whiteduck of Pikwakanagan by Jeff Green At a ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, October 18, the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and the Algonquins of Ontario signed…

Family’s future uncertain after fleeing Fort McMurray wildfire

Mike Stapley is tired of running. A survivor of a wildfire that destroyed his home in Fort McMurray earlier this year, the proud man sighed deeply as he talked about his current predicament. “If we have to move again, it will be four schools in six months for my children,” the…

Frontenac Arena Logo Contest Winner

Paige Knox, a grade 7 student at Harrowsmith Public School, submitted the winning entry in the 40th anniversary logo contest for the Frontenac Arena, and the logo she designed will be on centre ice at the arena throughout the anniversary season. “I took the idea for the logo…

A walk in the woods

Now that the heat of summer is finished and summer vacations for a lot of people are over, it’s a nice, quiet time to explore forests and fields. The brown moths that evolved after the forest tent caterpillar invasion have gone into a dormant state or died off but I am concerned…

Kingston & Area Ice Stock Club Ontario Champs!

On October 9, some of our "Stock Sport" folks from the Kingston and Area Ice Stock Club (KAISC) traveled to Kitchener, Waterloo to participate in the Ontario Masters Stock Sport final tournament of the season at the Concordia Club lanes. Kingston needed to secure a win to claim…

Residents work to replace old Battersea playground equipment

The village of Battersea in South Frontenac is preparing to replace outdated playground equipment in its community park. The campaign is an initiative by local residents who want children to have new and improved play structures. Located behind the Battersea ball diamond, the…

Inverary woman takes fitness challenge to world stage

Kelli McRobert is on a mission. Sitting in her home in Inverary on a Friday afternoon in the fall of 2016, she smiled when asked her age. “I’m 50,” she replied with a grin. “That’s what started this all.” “This”, according to McRobert, was a quest to complete 50 fitness…

Logan Murray CD release

CD release concert set for Saturday, October 22 Logan Murray is a gadfly, a sometimes politician, a cabinet-maker, musician and music lover. He has lived on a farm on Elm Tree Road near the far western edge of Frontenac County with his wife, Andrea Jones, since the early 1970s.…

Frontenac Paramedic superintendent receives Exemplary Services Medal

Frontenac Paramedic Services (FPS) superintendent Todd Fisher received the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Services Medal at the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs (OAPC) 2016 Annual General Meeting in Collingwood, which was held Sept. 27 - 29.…

The Art of Beekeeping

I met Kevin Wenkoff, of Bellrock, South Frontenac, at his apiary beyond their wild flower and herb garden. Kevin is a full-time school teacher and keeps a hobby apiary of four colonies of Russian honeybees on his two-acre property. Any honey that he collects he uses himself or…