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Birthday wish comes true for Harrowsmith youngster

Youngsters often have a lot to teach us adults about empathy. That is certainly the case of nine-year-old Brandon Heyman of Harrowsmith, whose reaction to one ginger colored horse that was bound for slaughter encouraged both him and his mother to step in. The horse, Karazan, a…

A Tale of Two Rallies

by Helen Forsey It's a long drive from Ompah to Bancroft, then on to Kingston and back to Ompah all in one soggy day. That's what I did on Saturday, though, and it was well worthwhile. It was mostly the rallies in the big cities that captured the headlines about the nation-wide…

Northern Frontenac Community Services hits 40

The story of Northern Frontenac Community Services (NFCS) actually started five years before the corporation was formally established in March of 1975. In November 1970, a group of citizens met in the Anglican Rectory at Sharbot Lake to discuss problems shared by residents in…

Alzheimer’s Society bringing back monthly support group in Sharbot Lake

By Jeff Green Katie Doran, the education and support co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, will be facilitating a support group for caregivers on the first Tuesday of each month at 1 pm at the Seniors’ Centre at the United Church…

Sap season slow to start, but hope springs eternal in the sugar bush

First ever Maple Weekend coming to Central Frontenac As of early this week, and the forecast for this weekend into early next week indicates nothing will change too much in the very near future, the sap has been slow to come from the maples in Frontenac and Lanark County.…

The Once in Sharbot Lake - their “home away from home”

Judging by the enthusiastic welcome The Once, a folk trio based out of St. John's, Newfoundland, received at their sold out show at The Crossing Pub in Sharbot Lake on March 16- it's no wonder that band member Andrew Dale quipped to the crowd, “You guys are our home away from…

Addington Highlands Council

Addington Highlands to go slow on wind project At their Denbigh meeting on March 16, Addington Highlands Council passed two motions in response to a request for municipal support from NextEra Energy for a 200 MW wind project in the Denbigh area (District 1). The first motion was…

What is it about wind?

Coincidentally, two power projects are being discussed this month at local councils. One is at the bottom edge of Frontenac County, near the border with the City of Kingston. Since it is a solar power field, little controversy is expected. The 106 acre site will end up being…

North Frontenac Council - Mar 16/15

Environmental report shows extended lifetime on landfills Mary Spencer, from AECOM, an environmental management company, spoke with council this week and updated them on the life expectancy of the township's waste sites. In 2014, AECOM started monitoring the waste distribution…

South Frontenac Council – Mar 17/15

Johnson Point Developer Goes to OMB Two notinces of motion concerning the Johnston Point subdivision were before council: the first one would set up a peer review of the Environmental Impact Assessment on the property, at the developer’s cost, and the second would ask the…