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County takes safety insurance in house, savings to follow When an actuarial accountant turns on the microphone to make a presentation at a morning council meeting, it can leave many staring longingly at the coffee pot in the corner of the room. Yet, when Bruce Neville of Nexus…
Parham Library Update In her remarks to council regarding the issues raised at a public meeting held on October 17 at the IOOF Hall in Parham concerning the fate of the Parham public library, Mayor Frances Smith said that there are hopes to put in place a strategy to get more…
On October 10 the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation held their chief and council elections. Elected Chief Doreen Davis won 127 votes, over other candidates Joseph Galipeau and Ann Marie Wilson. Councilors elected were Buffie Knapp Jamie Deyo, John Davis Jr., William St. Pierre and…
Land O' Lakes Seniors rocked on at Pine Meadow Nursing Home just prior to Thanksgiving when they visited our friends and group members there, were welcomed by Barb Ellsworth, activity director and pastoral leader, and also shared some snacks and stories. Our Pine Meadow folks…
It’s almost Halloween and the following creepy creatures seemed appropriate for this scary time of the year: The Northern Mole Cricket: Photo by Betsy Betros, bugguide.net, used by permission As the name suggests, this insect’s actions are much like a mole as it spends most of…
It was a whirlwind stop by Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in Napanee a few weeks ago. I watched with fascination as the predominantly red and white clad crowd erupted into cheers and heat-generating hand claps even before their favoured federal candidate stepped off the Trudeau…
I was disappointed to read in your paper (Frontenac County Budget, Oct 22/15) that Anne Marie Young is looking for county money to do away with our scrub lands and farms and replace them with "a tourism and recreation economy". As a farmer and a scrub land owner, I do not want…
1930 -2015 Betty went to be with the Lord, peacefully in the early morning hours at the Lennox & Addington General Hospital on Saturday, October 24, 2015. She is pre-deceased by her loving husband Harry on November 8, 2009. Cherished mother of Judy (Tom) of Cobden, Mary (Ivan)…
The Liberal sweep of Monday's federal election had an impact in the new Lanark Frontenac Kingston (LFK) riding, but the Conservative roots of the riding shone through in the end, returning Scott Reid to Parliament with a comfortable 8,000 vote advantage over the second place…
On October 15, students at Harrowsmith Public School had a chance to experience first hand what it means to engage in the democratic process as they participated in the school's first ever Student Vote program. Students in Ms. Thayer's and Ms. Ranson's grade 4/5 classes took the…
