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Re: Euthanasia

Letters · Apr 16, 2015

The last couple of weeks I have read letters to the editor from people opposing assisted suicide. I agree that people shouldn’t have the right to die for no reason, but that’s happening anyway; they are just doing it themselves and leaving their family shocked and grieving…

FREEMAN, Shirley Ann (nee: McLean)

OBITUARIES · Apr 16, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Shirley at Providence Manor on Tuesday, April 14/15 in her 80thyear. Eldest daughter of the late Wesley and Norma McLean of Harrowsmith. Sister of the late Lloyd McLean, Dianna Freeman and Wyonna Shangraw. Beloved…

Mitchell, James William

OBITUARIES · Apr 16, 2015

Monday April 5, 2015 at the age of 84. Jim passed away peacefully at Pine Meadow Nursing Home in Northbrook On. Survived by his wife Muriel Elaine Mitchell (nee Hodgins) of 65 years. Dear father of Sandra, Wendy, Cindy, Jamie, Douglas, Tammy and Steve. Will be missed by his…

Townships continue to invest in doctor recruitment

NORTH FRONTENAC · Apr 8, 2015

Anyone walking in to the waiting room at the Lakelands Family Health Team in Northbrook last Wednesday, April 1, might have thought someone had served some bad tuna at a joint Council meeting. Four members from each of the Addington Highlands and North Frontenac Councils were…

Kids Easter party in Arden

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · Apr 8, 2015

Close to 30 youngsters attended the annual Easter Party on April 4 at the Kennebec hall in Arden. The event was organized by members of the Kennebec Recreation Committee, who had their Easter ears on especially for the event. The children, who were accompanied by their parents,…

First ever Maple Weekend in Central Frontenac

CENTRAL FRONTENAC · Apr 8, 2015

Over the Easter weekend over 450 visitors curious about making maple syrup in Central Frontenac visited two farms located on Bell Line Road, where two local families have been producing maple syrup for generations. The first ever Maple Weekend, designed to promote local syrup…

NAEC competes at Limestone Skills Competition

ADDINGTON HIGHLANDS · Apr 8, 2015

Submitted by NAEC For the past few weeks students at NAEC have been preparing for the annual Limestone Skills Competition, held at St. Lawrence College. This competition tests the knowledge, in theory and practice of students for the skilled trade event that they have chosen.…

“Litsie's” Susan Billinghurst sews her way home

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Apr 8, 2015

Susan Billinghurst, owner of Litsie, a home-based eco-bag business, is a self-confessed “fabric junky” who has been sewing since she was a youngster. “I remember making clothes for my Barbie dolls when I was a kid and later making a lot of my own clothes as a teenager” she said…

Sonset Farm: Self-Sustaining in Local Food Movement

SOUTH FRONTENAC · Apr 8, 2015

As I drove up Sonset Farm's laneway, I noticed an odd structure sitting near one of their barns. There were stacks of straw bales forming four low-rising walls, and a wooden frame supporting a flat, plastic covering. While I could not see through the opaque film, I imagined…

Snow Road breakfast benefits local Alzheimer Societies

NORTH FRONTENAC · Apr 8, 2015

Over 170 diners attended the most recent Saturday morning breakfast fundraiser on April 4 at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club (SRSC). Following the meal, the club’s president, Ruth Wark, presented two cheques of $433.50 each to representatives from the Lanark and the Kingston…

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