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Cloyne & District Historical Society focuses on personal histories

In order to encourage local residents to share their unique experiences of local history, members of the Cloyne & District Historical Society have begun inviting area residents and society members to speak at the group’s regular meetings, which take place every third Monday of…

Ride for Dad coming up at Snow Road Snowmobile Club

Over 60 people of all ages attended the dinner and Chinese auction fundraiser at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club on January 16. The event included a full course meal and as well, close to 20 items, most donated by club members, were auctioned off. By the end of the night over $500…

Come!! Plunge with us!

The winter weather has arrived, and just in time for the 6th Annual Frontenac Heritage Festival Polar Plunge, to be held on Valentine’s Day – February 14, 2016 at the Sharbot Lake Marina. Patrick O’Conner, our Town Crier, will open things up at 12 noon and the first plunger will…

The Magnificent Swans!

Perhaps it was the mild weather and open water but at least a couple of small flocks of swans were spotted in the Land O’ Lakes area recently. Helen Hoogsteen of Big Clear Lake, near Arden, reported that she saw two adult swans and three grayish smaller ones on their lake…

Cardinal Café presents Bach concert

If you walk by Cardinal Café in Sharbot Lake on the evening of January 30, you might find yourself thinking you're in Leipzig, Germany, transported back almost 300 years, to where famed German composer Johann Sebastian Bach is previewing his newest creations to small groups in a…

NF Township honors former reeve, Tom Neal Sr.

Tom Neal Sr. served on Council for the Township of Barrie for thirty plus years between 1953 and 1997. He served as reeve for at least 28 years and as the warden for the County of Frontenac in 1972. Reeve Neal was the last municipal officer to wear the Chain of Office for the…

North Frontenac Council

Ompah Fire Hall In Need Of Repair Jeremy Neven, the Chief Building Official, did an inspection of the Ompah Fire Hall in early December 2015 and pointed out 13 violations of the Ontario Building Code that need to be addressed. The issues range from caulking the shower stall,…

Liberals are wary of a referendum on electoral reform - but should hold one anyway

The new Liberal government finds itself dealing with harsh realities even before they deliver their first budget, as promises that looked good when sketched out as headlines in campaign literature documents get bogged down in the endless details of being turned into viable…

Imperial stout and root vegetables – it really is winter

There is something to be said for comfort food in the winter time. Many of us enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, snowmobiling, skating and ice fishing, but there is no denying that when the sun goes down and the temperature drops, it's time to get warm; we need comfort, warm…

Opposition re-surfaces as land claim vote nears

A ratification vote is set for late February and early March concerning the Agreement in Principle (AIP) for the Algonquin Land Claim in the Ottawa Valley. The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (APFN), the only community in the territory made up of “status” Algonquins…