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The grand opening / open house on November 21 for the new Kaladar-Barrie Northbrook fire station had a good turnout. Reeve Henry Hogg and Deputy Helen Reeve Yanch cut the ribbon to start the day off. Kaladar-Barrie Fire Chief Casey Cuddy thanked the Council of Addington…
November 12 marked a special day for the Buck Lake Boatilla and the Buck Lake community. Kingston’s City Hall honoured the community for its 11 years of support in sending kids with physical disabilities to Easter Seals Camp Merrywood. Annette Paul, president of the Association…
Over 25 volunteers of all ages transformed the Southern Frontenac Community Services’ (SFCS) Grace Centre in Sydenham into one gigantic restaurant/cafeteria in preparation for the annual Vision Soup fundraiser that took place there on November 28. Organizers were expecting over…
South Frontenac approves 2016 budget Council spent little time approving the 2016 budget document, which they have looked over on several previous occasions, including an all day session in mid-November. The township will spend over $28 million in 2016 on operations and capital…
This week South Frontenac passed their 2016 budget with a 2.00% increase in taxes. That sounds pretty reasonable. But when you look at the budget summary you see some other numbers. The first number that I look at with these budgets is the “levy to ratepayers”. That is the total…
(with files from Jeff Green) On November 29, North Frontenac Little Theatre ran their final performance of “The Miracle Worker”, and what a brilliant and empowering production it was. The plot follows the lives of Helen Keller, her family, and her teacher, Annie Sullivan.…
On behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion, Sharbot Lake Branch 425, we wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who gave so generously to this year's Poppy Campaign, which made it once again very, very successful. Through your generosity we raised well over $3000. The funds…
Lanark County Master Gardeners No, I am not going to teach you how to grow lasagna. I am going to talk about a “no-dig” method to use to grow the vegetables you love and use to make lasagna. Lasagna gardening refers to the method of building the garden up by adding layers of…
With our MP Scott Reid as Opposition critic for Democratic Institutions, we local constituents have the opportunity to engage with him and with each other about how to rebuild our democracy. The top priority should be to change our electoral system to make it truly proportional.…
I applaud North Frontenac Township's decision to donate $25,000 for the windows at Pine Meadow Nursing Home and encourage my township of Central Frontenac to do likewise. Donations from the public would be welcome. Anyone who would like to donate towards the new windows, please…
