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South Frontenac backs off on appeal of County OP

Appeal period passes without incident The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has clarified the wording in a clause they inserted into the Frontenac County Official Plan, and South Frontenac Planner Lindsay Mills has informed his Council that an appeal is no longer…

South Frontenac Council – Feb 2/16

Council supports Basic Income Guarantee In response to a presentation at a Committee of the Whole meeting last week by Debra McAuslan, Council considered supporting a motion that was forwarded by the City of Kingston in support of the concept of a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) in…

Policing costs hit Central Frontenac preliminary budget hard

Levy increase sits at $400,000 or 6.2%, but reserves remain at 2015 levels Central Frontenac Council spent a day going through a line-by-line consideration of the township's 2016 budget last Friday, with department heads trooping up one after another to explain their spending…

Addington Highlands Council – Feb 1/16

Ambulance service committee to be established Councilor Tony Fritsch proposed the establishment of a council committee, which will include members of the public, to deal with persistent threats to the continued existence of a 12-hour a day ambulance service based in Denbigh and…

Business challenge for Heritage Festival

Frontenac Heritage Festival organisers have issued a gentle challenge to businesses and not-for-profits in Central Frontenac. Any demonstration of festival spirit will make the businesses eligible for one of two prizes and will help to publicize the festival and their role in…

Family Day/Heritage Day in Cloyne

Everyone has heard or read stories of pioneer families and their hardships. Among the few highlights were the visits to the nearest neighbour. That might occur once a year. Traditionally the visit was not pre-arranged as there were no phones or any means of communication. The…

Relay for Life North and Central Frontenac

As the committee is gearing up for a wonderful event on June 18, we ask you a simple question - how has cancer affected you? Many of us will have a number of ways it has affected us: our dad, sister, uncle, aunt, grandparent, child, a close friend, or maybe you have heard that…

Re: New Ompah Firehall in need of repair

The headline in the January 21 Frontenac News (New Ompah Firehall in need of repair, Jan 21/16) grabs our attention but it gives very much the wrong impression about a successful community-based project. The report below the headline contains erroneous statements made by…

Re: Northbrook Ambulance Service to be reduced

For the past 4 years Northbrook ambulance service received back up assistance during its day shift from the Denbigh ambulance service. Denbigh ambulance was moved to Northbrook base when Northbrook was on a call. That is, Northbrook was receiving ambulance service from 2…

Re: Forcillo trial

Coming from a police family where my father worked the street gangs unit of a major city and my uncle worked narcotics, I look hard and long into the absurdity of what has passed as due process in the Forcillo trial. This is uncomplicated if you break it down ethically. Firstly,…