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Reid playing role in early debate over electoral reform

Scott Reid, MP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, is stepping forward in response to a lack of clarity from the new Liberal government on the process they will use to come up with a new electoral system. On December 8, during question period in the House of Commons, Minister of…

Verona resident receives 2015 Persons with Disabilities Access Award

Following their regular meeting in Glenburnie on December 16, members of Frontenac County Council along with Neil Allen, chair of the Frontenac Accessibility Advisory Committee, presented South Frontenac resident Doug Lovegrove with the 2015 County of Frontenac International Day…

Blue Skies Fiddle Orchestra “Little Christmas concert” in Maberly

Those with a love for fiddle music and looking to extend their holiday cheer for a few more days following the New Year did just that at the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra's 16th annual “Little Christmas concert”, which took place at the Maberly hall on January 3. The…

Patient Meets Frontenac Paramedic Who Saved Her Life

That November day in 2010 was just another day at work for Frontenac paramedic Veronique Trottier, doing the job she’d been wanting to do since high school. For Roksana Rak it wasn’t “just another day”. Roksana was travelling east bound on Highway 401 near Gardiners Road in…

Snowmobile trails still closed but clubs are hard at work grooming

Stay off of thin ice for any purpose, OPP warns Pass holders for the trail system run by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) sat on their hands throughout the green Christmas season, but were buoyed by a heavy snowfall on December 28 and subsequent cold weather.…

Local Grandmothers to Grandmothers chair reports from Uganda

Adele Colby, chair of Grandmothers-by-the-Lake, the local chapter of the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, recently returned from a trip to Entebbe, Uganda where she attended a conference for the Ugandan grandmothers who have been supporting and…

Sharbot Lake Community Christmas Dinner

The 12th annual Sharbot Lake Community Christmas Dinner & Celebration was held on Christmas Day at the St. James Major Catholic Church hall, with approximately 90 people attending. The turkey and ham dinner was a sumptuous feast and almost all the guests took home extra meals…

In for a penny...

It is disconcerting that Central Frontenac Council purchased Sharbot Lake Public School on November 24 for $110,000, and five weeks later had to hold an emergency meeting just four days before Christmas to decide to tear down the building. The emergency meeting was needed…

Frontenac municipalities cooperate in shared Information Services unit

Glenburnie, ON – All five municipalities that make up the County of Frontenac are combining their Information Services (IS) starting today. North Frontenac, Central Frontenac, South Frontenac, Frontenac Islands and the County of Frontenac are now all serviced by one team of IS…

Frontenac Transportation secures five-year funding commitment from County

Frontenac Transportation secures five-year funding commitment from County It has been a long time coming for Frontenac Transportation Service (FTS) to finally settle into its relationship with Frontenac County Council. For years the Council was reluctant to commit to more than a…