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George W. Dawson, who was originally from Sligo, Ireland, arrived in Plevna in 1877 and took over a store on the south side of Frontenac Street (now Hwy. 509), west of the bridge (likely the first in Buckshot/Plevna) from George and Abigail Caprin. By 1882 Dawson had built and…
In order to highlight the importance of developing local food infrastructure in the county, organizers of Frontenac County’s Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) invited Dan Borowec to speak at their annual breakfast at the Verona Lions Hall on April 7. Borowec is…
Canadians for Women in Afghanistan is pleased to announce its 13th Annual Fundraising Gala to support education in Afghanistan. This year’s event will be held on Friday, April 29, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Vimy Officers’ Mess at Canada Forces Base Kingston. This elegant…
Seven new jobs envisioned, mostly at upper management level An organizational review by Toronto/Ottawa-based consultants, StrategyCorp, noted that South Frontenac spends less than most other comparable municipalities in a number of areas, including: administration,…
The dust is still settling after the Independent Electricity Service Operator (IESO) bypassed proposals based in North Frontenac and Addington Highlands in early March. Among contracts that were awarded under the Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) process for 300 MW of capacity,…
Mr. Pender goes to Plevna County Wardeb Frances Smith, and Frontenac County CAO Kelly Pender, made a presentation to North Frontenac Council on Friday. Pender said that natural gas and hydro delivery issues, policing costs, economic development, and closing the cell service gap…
North Frontenac Telephone Company sets sights on improving service in Mountain Grove In a delegation to council, Dave Smith and Grant Roughley of the North Frontenac Telephone Company approached council for approval to install an underground high-speed fiber optic cable network…
I recently learned that the street sweeping in South Frontenac went to a company in Ottawa instead of a local company for just under $5,000 difference in bids. The bidding offer does state that the lowest bid may not be accepted. In this case, the next bid was a local contractor…
Marion passed away at Lanark Lodge, Perth on Monday April 11th, 2016 at the age of 83 years. She was predeceased by her first husband Sam Tooley and her second husband William Uens and her parents Elmer and Mabel (Bartraw) Morrow. Marion was the loved mother of the late Bradley…
A little rain didn’t stop the 1st Sydenham Sparks & Brownies or the 1st Frontenac Guides & Pathfinders! The girls could be found around the villages of Harrowsmith and Sydenham on April 2. Thank you to the Sydenham Foodland, Nellie’s Gas Bar and everyone that supported Cookie…
