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Frontenac County to Require ATV Riders to Pay for Trail Use

The first meeting of Frontenac County Council for 2025 featured an in camera session to address union negotiations, that went as long as a very short public session to deal with all other matters. Aside from the monthly Chief Administrative Officers report by Kevin Farrell, the…

Snow Social in Sydenham

The Third Snow Social is set to take place on Saturday, January 25 from 11 am – 4 pm at The Point Park and throughout the village of Sydenham. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted. “This event is a fantastic chance to reconnect with the community after…

Lessons From the Past

Covering the Central Frontenac Township this week, I got a sense of Deja Vu, and with the benefit of the google search bar on our own website, I now see why. In 2012 and into 2013, there was a debate in the township about whether to bring in a property standards bylaw. At that…

Chicken Bylaw Becoming a Reality in Addington Highlands

After much discussion, research and revision, the path towards legally keeping chickens in residential areas of Addington Highlands Townships is entering the home stretch. At the regular Council meeting Feb. 14 in Flinton, CAO/Clerk-Treasurer Christine Reed presented a draft…

Central Frontenac Says No More Pickleball in Piccadilly Hall

Barring an influx of many people wanting to organize and/or coordinate events, the (Central) Frontenac Heritage Festival is a no-go for 2025. The festival began in 2007 with then-Mayor Janet Gutowski at the helm. In a verbal report at the Jan. 14 regular meeting in Sharbot Lake,…

South Frontenac Council

South Frontenac’s January 14 Council meeting was very brief, although it was bracketed with closed sessions, neither of which was, by definition, recorded online. Appointments Councillor Randy Ruttan was sworn in as Deputy Mayor (he and outgoing Deputy Mayor Leonard had agreed…

Safe Properties Bylaw

Council is looking at a safe property bylaw being voted on Jan. 28, 2025 First I heard of it was today. People should read this proposal as it will affect everyone and not in a good way. Township wishes to control our private lands, but they cannot maintain their own properties…

A Testament to the Community

When Kyley Haughton told Pam Freeman and Karen Brawley about her cancer diagnosis at the beginning of the winter, they immediately sprung into action. Haughton, who has lived in Sydenham her entire life and works at One Stop (Freeman’s store) f is “the hardest worker you’ve ever…

Dr Shahram Masouleh, Practice Ready Ontario, and Sharbot Lake Family Health Team

In late December of 2024, 53 years after starting his practice in a trailer in the parking lot of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn, Dr. Peter Bell finally found a pathway to retirement. And that pathway came in the person of Dr. Shahram Masouleh, who is gradually taking over Dr.…

New Name, Same Great Orchestra

New name, same great orchestra For over 20 years, the Blue Skies Community Fiddle Orchestra has been on the same mission, to promote fiddle music, and all music, as an activity for young and old to enjoy and incorporate into their lives. The vision behind the orchestra, which…