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Talent and tradition at the 2015 Frontenac Heritage Festival

Highlights included the opening Friday night talent show, which took place for the first time at the cafetorium at Granite Ridge Education Centre. A large crowd of music lovers gathered for an eclectic line up that covered a wide expanse of musical ground and included many first…

Central Frontenac Heritage Walk/Run

by Joan Hollywood Twenty-one brave souls toed the line and took off running when the town crier rang the bell. On this Family Day, the first family was the Melkmanaters, Liam, Elizabeth, and Derek. Two k winners were: 1. Hazuki Ono, 2.Natsuki Ono, and 3. Macy Whan for the girls;…

North Frontenac Council

5.29% increase on tap for North Frontenac ratepayers It was a long day for councilors at North Frontenac's special budget meeting on February 17. Treasurer Angela Millar presented the draft budget and Council spent the day going through it with a fine-toothed comb. Looking to…

Official Plan battle may define Frontenac County

One thing that North, South and Central Frontenac all have in common is lakes. There are large and small lakes everywhere and in between there are more creeks and swamps than patches of land. Now those waterways are binding the townships in opposition to the Province of Ontario.…

Bicycling Committee formed in South Frontenac

They may not have cycled to the town hall on a cold February night, but the 18 South Frontenac residents who came out to talk about cycling in the township on Monday, February 16, certainly had less snowy roads on their minds. Rookie Loughborough District Councilor, Ross…

Strike ends at Community Care Access Centre

Over 200 registered nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and others who provide patient intake and assessment services for the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) of Southeast Ontario have returned to work…

Public meetings on emergency and urgent care scenarios

It is 2:00 in the morning. Your child has a fever and the fever has spiked. You give the child some medication to control the fever but you are in a quandary. Should you sit with your child and see if the fever drops? Should you drive to the emergency department? Should you call…

South Frontenac Council – February 17

South Frontenac budget passes - $1 million more to come from ratepayers Council approved a 2015 capital and operating draft budget of $15.5 million to be raised by taxation, an increase of $993,000 or 6.85% over 2014. This only amounts to a 2% increase in the tax rate thanks to…

Consultation on Repurposing the 600 MHz Band of Spectrum

By Steven James May Canadian citizens own the airwaves. As such, Industry Canada has given citizens until February 26, 2015 to submit comments with respect to how Canada might repurpose a valuable portion of the airwaves (also known as spectrum). Industry Canada is aiming to…

MERA Seed Swap

by Kristine Swaren The best remedy for winter blues is to think spring! And that's best done in a convivial group, so come join us to swap seeds and garden stories. It's the fourth annual Seed Swap hosted by the McDonalds Corners Farmers' Market on Saturday, March 7, at the MERA…