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Addington Highlands Community Builder Award

The Township of Addington Highlands Council and AHEAD Committee (Addington Highlands Economic Advisors for Development) is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the annual Outstanding Volunteer award. As in 2014, an Outstanding Business will also be recognised. Both…

Addington Highlands Council – Oct. 5/15

Ashby/White Lake Road access debate continues to fester Darcy Alkerton, a resident in the Ashby Lake region, appeared as a delegate and presented documentation that, he said, contradicted claims made by Mark Mieske at the previous meeting, which was held in Denbigh on September…

Vote for Sharbot Lake Rink on Aviva

The Aviva Community Fund is a pool of money that is available for community projects across the country. The Oso Recreation Committee has registered the Sharbot Lake Rink Project on Aviva under Community Health. The catch is that projects are judged based on community "votes".…

Open Letter to this lawnmower owner

I don’t know how your wheelbarrow, lawnmower and boards came to be in the middle of the eastbound lane of Highway 7 between Arden and Sharbot Lake at 8:15pm on October 4. My parents and I were returning home from visiting family in Newmarket and Peterborough. Highway 7 was dark…

NextEra Replies

In the last few weeks, there have been several stories centered around the wind energy proposal our company, NextEra Energy Canada submitted into Ontario’s Request for Proposal for Large Renewable Energy Projects (RFP | LRP). While we certainly understand that the proposal of a…

Not a classy act

On Sept 30 I attended the All-candidates’ meeting at the Sydenham Legion Hall, hosted by the Frontenac News. I was appalled by John Fenik's, NDP candidate, response to the audience when they made their displeasure known to the conservative candidate Scott Reid. Fenik addressed…

Re:Turbine Opponents Appeal to IESO

Regarding the article Turbine Opponents Appeal to IESO, US Department of Justice, I wish them good luck. I have been involved with that entity since last year (June 2014). A solar tracker installed on my property was left to me when the original owner passed away. And in spite…

How will progressives vote in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston?

This new riding now has a lot of progressive voters in its north-of-401 Kingston portion. Even their 'Anyone But Conservative' intentions do not account for the fall of support for Conservative Scott Reid in the Lanark-Frontenac parts. Informal polling results have Reid’s 57% in…

North Frontenac Little Theatre Achievement Awards

Joelle Parr and Dayna Stone received Student Achievement awards; Tom and Eileen Christensen received Certificates of Merit; and Sarah Hale received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) last week. The NFLT held its annual version of an…

Turbine Opponents Appeal to IESO, US Department of Justice

BEARAT (Bon Echo Area Residents Against Turbines) is not exactly waiting patiently to see if contracts are awarded for wind projects in Addington Highlands and North Frontenac. The group is working with John Laforet, the former president of Wind Concerns Ontario. His company,…