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High flying art at the Sundance Artisan Show

This year’s Sundance Artisan show in Maberly offered up an impressive lineup of the creations of local and not so local artists and artisans. Organized for the first time this year by the new owners of the Fall River Restaurant, Therese Steenberghe and Jeroen Kerrebijn, with the…

2015 Inroads Tour

Jewelery makers Steve and Janet MacIntyre of Napanee participated for their third year at the Inroads Studio Tour as guests at the home and studio of local woodworker Ken Waller of Sharbot Lake. The couple make a wide range of fused glass jewelry using a laser engraved dichroic…

Fresh take on the history of Ontario garlic

Garlic enthusiasts will be pleased to know that a brand new book titled “Ontario Garlic: The Story from Farm to Festival”, published by The History Press in July, 2015 is now available for those interested in how attitudes towards the stinky bulb have changed. Toronto author…

The superb sound of the CADRE drummers in Sharbot Lake

On August 29 Sharbot Lake village came alive as the sound of the CADRE (Canadian Associates Drumming Rudimental Excellence) drummers rang out through town in a special free afternoon performance on the lawn of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn. Thanks to a generous invitation…

South Frontenac Council - Sep 8/15

Revised Subdivision Proposal Questioned Speaking on behalf of a number of the residents of Hartington, Michelle Foxton noted that FOTENN Planning’s current proposal for a much smaller development situated within the hamlet of Hartington appeared to be “an unmodified northern…

Central Frontenac Council - - Sep 8/15

CF Council supports Elizabeth Street reconstruction Council passed a motion at the regular council meeting supporting the proposed reconstruction of Elizabeth Street in Sharbot Lake as “a priority project” by authorizing staff to submit a letter expressing their interest in the…

Do we have an election race in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston?

With three parties locked in the national polls, the outcome of next month’s election is clearly in doubt. Will the Conservatives pull out of their August slump and foment enough doubt in voters’ minds about the alternatives to return them to power? Will one of the other two…

No regrets over turbine decision – AH Reeve Henry Hogg

There has been persistent opposition from a number of Denbigh residents as well as the group BEARAT (Bon Echo Area Residents Against Turbines) before and after Addington Highlands Council decided to support the bids by RES Canada and NextEra for wind generation contracts. Reeve…

Re: Syrian Refugee crisis

Dear Mr. Reid, I beg you to use your influence within the Conservative caucus to ease the sincere desire of Canadians to welcome many more Syrian refugees (10,000 this year, followed by similar numbers in succeeding years). Your government's current commitment is sorely…

Re: Algonquin Land Claim

Catherine Duchene makes many valid points in her letter to the editor (Re: Algonquin Land Claim) in the Frontenac News on September 3. Ninety percent of the article I agree with. However when she starts to talk about Status and Non-Status Natives she is playing right into what…