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22nd annual Silver Lake Pow Wow set for this weekend

Organizers of the Silver Lake Pow Wow are gearing up for another end of summer gathering of friends and neighbours at Silver lake Provincial Park. The Drum this year, the Soaring Eagle Singers, are a group that has been at the Pow Wow in the past, but has some new members, most…

COFA takes kids fishing

The Conservationists of Frontenac and Addington have an annual program to introduce local children to angling in our beautiful surroundings. Participants who have not had a chance to experience fishing are selected. Each is given a rod reel and some tackle by COFA and taken to a…

SLCC paddlers compete throughout Ontario and Canada

A good paddler knows that consistency breeds success. This summer, it seemed, that even Mother Nature knew that. The unrelenting hot dry drought conditions, though detrimental for farmers and well owners, has been conducive to paddling, allowing our sprint paddlers to train…

Maberly Fair, August 27

This Saturday, the 134th annual fair will take place in Maberly. To coincide with the Tay Valley 200th Anniversary, the theme is “Heritage”. The light horse show beginning at 9:00 am sharp. The opening parade of the ‘biggest little fair to stop traffic on Hwy 7,’ will commence…

Poisonous Hemlocks

We recently had an inquiry from a reader in the Georgian Bay area, who while searching for information on Poisonous Hemlocks, found a column that was published in the News five years ago. He was extremely concerned because he had found plants on his waterfront property that…

Ratepayer gets no satisfaction over former school purchases

Kent Labbett was very concerned about Central Frontenac's purchase of the former public school's in Sharbot Lake and Parham. So, he sent a letter to Mayor Frances Smith and the township Council on February 8th, asking a number of questions about the purchases. He questioned what…

Two Deceased Found in Vehicle in South Frontenac Township

(TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC) - On Sunday 21st of August 2016 at approximately 7:45 pm, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from the Frontenac Detachment responded to a suspicious vehicle parked in a farmer’s field in the Inverary area of South Frontenac Township. Police attended…

Tay Valley Choir

If you want to have some fun, meet new friends and make beautiful music with others, then the Tay Valley Community Choir may be the place for you. The choir meets on Monday nights from 6:00 to 7:30 pm alternating between the Maberly Hall and Lanark Lodge. An eclectic repertoire,…

Salad Days

By this time of summer, the ‘baby greens’ are getting big, tough and bitter. If the critters haven’t eaten your lettuce, it’s dried up or bolted. Here are some of my favourite less traditional versions of raw summer garden treats, broadly described as salads. Watermelon Salad…

HUNTLY, Rev. Roy

Passed away peacefully at Fairmount Home on August 20, 2016 after 86 years of a life fully and well lived. His beloved wife Muriel predeceased him in 2013 and they leave behind their children Juliet (Michael), Alyson (Andrea), Martin (Rachel) and Theresa; 11 grandchildren and 12…