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Jerome Thomson was the first owner, followed by his son Harold, Mr. Hearty, the M & M chain, owned and operated by Barry Eady, then by John Lee, first as the Red & White and later as the Valumart. John sold the store and business in 1993 to Bret Harvey. In 2006 Chuck Belcher…
As a resident of Central Frontenac I do not understand the purchase of the schools (In for Penny..., Editorial, Jan 7/16). The township as a whole will have $402,000 tied up. What! No future plans. What! Unconfirmed plans or commitments for Hinchinbrooke School. What! I have…
Mr. Daski expresses the sentiments of many of us who live in the Arden area (Re: CF Council Purchases Schools, Jan 14/16). Ms. Angle (Re: CF Council Purchases Schools, Jan 21/16) clearly has no idea how it feels to see one’s tax dollars spent to the benefit of others year after…
Although Mr. McAlear's Jan 21 letter to the editor (Re: Wind Turbines) has some factual errors, mainly because he is trying to describe a very complicated system, he is right in asserting that local communities should participate in profits derived from renewable energy and they…
(note - after this article was posted, the township received a response from the ministry and did not proceed with an appeal) see the following update)…
As a mother, a registered nurse, and more recently the wife of a United Church minister, Debra McAuslan has witnessed the effects of poverty on people. She also remembers a time when she had financial struggles of her own. She was living in London, Ontario, working part-time as…
Carl Foster, 69, whose family described him as a man who loved to hunt and fish, was traversing Inverary Lake in South Frontenac in a Kubota covered 4-wheeler on January 23 when he hit a soft spot in the ice and his vehicle went through. His fishing companion, who was following…
As part of his efforts on behalf of the Rural Mayor's Forum of Eastern Ontario (RMFEO), North Frontenac mayor, Ron Higgins, has been looking at some of the details in the OPP billing model. North Frontenac is one the biggest losers under the new billing model, as their policing…
Concerns raised over proposed mandatory insurance coverage for all hall rentals in CF Numerous councilors raised concerns over Treasurer Michael McGovern's recommendation that the township begin charging insurance for all hall rentals in the township effective March 1, 2016.…
Deputy Mayor Sutherland chaired the meeting: Mayor Vandewal and Councillor McDougall were both absent. Delegations to Council North Frontenac Community Services Louise Moody, of NFCS briefly described her agency’s services to children and families: daycare in Sharbot Lake, early…
