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NAEC students attend Four Winds Festival

by Valerie Allan Five NAEC students attended the 7th annual Four Winds Festival of Aboriginal Cultures on October 29. at the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University. The students were escorted by Mrs. Sproule, who is from the Chippewaas of Georgina Island. Students attended a…

Theatre Complete tackles youth poverty and homelessness at NAEC

In a special touring show highlighting the issues of youth poverty and homelessness, members of Theatre Complete captured the hearts and minds of students at the North Addington Education Centre (NAEC) on October 24. Theatre Complete, a theatre focus program that runs out of…

Robert Taylor Visits Father's WWII Crash Site

Bob Taylor runs a fresh fruit and vegetable stand in Northbrook during the summer and fall these days, but he has done a lot of other things, and is known for the years during which he was associated with ambulance service in the northern half of Lennox and Addington County.…

We Remember: You can too with our new video "Soldier of the Great War"

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, and also the 120th anniversary of our organization, the Family & Children’s Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (formerly the Children’s Aid Society). For this Remembrance Day we decided to do…

A touch of Newfoundland entices holiday shoppers in Verona

Holiday shoppers looking to get a head start on their purchases for the gift giving season were treated to an array of possibilities at the recent craft show that took place at Trinity United Church in Verona on November 1. Close to 30 local crafters had on display their wares,…

LOL Lions Donate to Food Bank

by Marilyn Bolender On October 1, the Land O' Lakes Lions Club presented a cheque to the Land O' Lakes Community Food Bank in the amount of $2,000. On the left is Lion Pam Lemke, in the centre Lion Red Emond, and missing from the picture Lion Phil Barchard, who were instrumental…

North Frontenac Council

Township says goodbye to IT Coordinator Evan Sepa, the IT/911 co-ordinator for North Frontenac who has put the township at the forefront of Global Information Systems (GIS) applications on its website, is leaving this week for a job in York Region. He said that he will be doing…

Addington Highlands Council

Too much snow, plows at fault; too much water, beavers Two complaints from residents came up at Addington Highlands Council this week. Residents living on Dennison Road came to council to complain that the road crews pushed snow onto their lot when clearing their road last…

Sydenham Golden Eagles win KASSAA Football

Move on to EOSSAA on home turf Nov 7 Sydenham’s senior Golden Eagles football team finished off their regular season with a 6 and 0 winning streak and a final win at the KASSAA (Kingston Area Secondary Schools Athletic Association) double A championships, which took place at…

Lions: You can help serve your community

by Linda Zwier Would you like to help local kids who have vision or hearing problems? Given the opportunity, wouldn’t you support people who may be blind, deaf, on dialysis or have diabetes? Would you say no to helping raise funds for the Food Bank, the Salvation Army Christmas…