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The man behind URCA housing: Flinton's Art Freeburn

URCA is an acronym that stands for United, Roman Catholic, Anglican in recognition of the three churches in the Village of Flinton that worked collectively to establish low cost housing for residents of Kaladar/ Barrie Township who needed it. It's no coincidence that the…

Olde Tyme Canadian Dinner

Organizers of an Olde Tyme Canadian Dinner fundraiser that took place at Trinity United Church in Verona on June 12 covered all the bases in celebrating 150 years in Frontenac County, as well as the church’s own 129th anniversary and the upcoming Canada Day celebrations. Over…

“After the News” hits Bellrock

A capacity crowd filled the Bellrock hall on June 6 for the official release of “After the News”, the self-titled album and latest musical offering from Lee Casement and the band, many of whom are long time collaborators who have written and performed together in the past on the…

Addington Highlands Council

Addington Highlands accepts offer from BEARAT to run survey Addington Highlands Council has unanimously agreed to receive information gleaned from an online survey of residents to be conducted by a group that opposes wind power production in the township, with the reeve saying…

What does NextEra do now?

What a difference a week makes. Ben Greenhouse, from NextEra said this week that the company is considering changes to its North Point 2 project as the result of the unequivocal statement by North Frontenac that they are an “unwilling host” for wind power projects. While he…

What’s new at Relay For Life?

The 2015 Relay For Life is just around the corner. Currently, we have 149 participants registered on 15 teams ready to hit the track on June 20 at noon. The day will start with campsite set-up from 8 until 10:30am and we are hoping to get underway with our opening ceremonies at…

South Frontenac Council - Jun 16/15

Council Disagrees with Planner on Rezoning Township Planner Lindsay Mills brought a recommendation to Council that they approve a rezoning application which would enlarge an existing urban industrial lot on the southern edge of Harrowsmith. He stated that this zoning was within…

NAEC connects with First Nations traditions

On June 10, NAEC was fortunate to welcome Tammy and Bernard Nelson to teach workshops. The workshops were attended by Mrs. Pelow’s Grade 6 class, Mr. Hill’s Grade 8 class, Mr. Pelow’s Restart class, Ms. Cuddy’s Grade 2 class, and Mr. Rewbotham’s Grade 5 class. Prior to the…

Re: Wind Turbines

Dear Mr. Mayor Thank you for hosting the recent special council meeting in Harlowe, I was able to attend and wished to comment on the NextEra presentation of their Northpoint I and Northpoint II projects. Let me preface my comments by saying that I believe the movement to clean,…

Amend C-51 or kill it

The National Post has an open letter addressed to all members of Parliament stating its deep concern with the content of Bill C-51. They, along with a long list of concerned citizens and experts, consider the Bill to be “ a dangerous piece of legislation in terms of its…