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Frontenac-Addington Trappers' “Dry land fishing derby”

Unpredictable weather conditions this February resulted in unsafe ice and forced the cancellation of a number of annual winter events. The Oso Recreation Committee was forced to cancel the Sharbot Lake Snow Drags this week due to a lack of sufficient ice depth to meet the…

TRXTRS Perform at The Crossing Pub

Husband and wife duo Diana and Jerrard Smith, a.k.a. TRXTRS, delighted the capacity crowd at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn's Crossing Pub in Sharbot Lake on February 25 with their eclectic set, which captured the crowd and no doubt garnered them a new slew of music fans. The…

McDonalds Corners seed swappers look ahead to spring

On February 27, the MERA schoolhouse was abuzz with local growers looking ahead to spring as they swapped seeds at the annual McDonalds Corners Farmers’ Market Seed Swap. The event, now in its fifth year, was organized by Kristine Swaren of Blue Chicory Garden farm and local…

Snow Road “Ride For Dad” raises $7200 despite cancellation

Ruth Wark, president of the Snow Road Snowmobile Club, wore a brave face Saturday morning despite having had to cancel the ride portion of the club's second annual snowmobile Ride for Dad fundraiser. The ride was scheduled to take place on February 27 but a snow/ice/rain storm…

Opposition ramps up as LRP announcement nears

Local opposition to proposed industrial wind projects has been muted ever since the deadline for project submissions passed on September 1 of last year. However, the Independent Electricity Systems Operator (IESO) is set to announce which companies will be awarded contracts…

Stitches for Syrians

Stitches for Syrians was created in advance of the anticipated arrival of more than 2,000 Syrians in the region. The intent was to galvanize people who knit, crochet or sew, and to provide an avenue to streamline the donation of homemade products to Kingston Immigration…

St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith to close

At a meeting of church members on Sunday, which was also attended by officials from the United Church Conference and Presbytery, a decision was taken to close St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith. St. Paul's will be looking towards amalgamation with Trinity United Church in…

Pikwàkanagàn Protest Against Land Claim AIP

by Jeff Green A movement has been growing among many of the members of the Pikwàkanagàn Algonquin First Nation, and on Sunday (February 28) it bubbled over in a peaceful march by demonstrators in front of the council office on the reserve. Led by the Grandmothers of…

South Frontenac Council - Mar 1/16

Hartington subdivision – once more with consultants Even though the proposal to build a 13-lot subdivision in the hamlet of Hartington is already the subject of an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) because it has taken over six months for the approval process to be…

North Frontenac Council

North Frontenac waste sites earn praise from new consultant – township has 40 years of dump life left David Bucholz, from Cambium Consulting, made his first report to North Frontenac Council on February 26 after his company took over the monitoring contract for waste sites as…