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Family and Children's Services of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (FACSFLA) is searching the city and countryside alike for families who are able and willing to provide foster care for teenagers. FACSFLA, which is the new name for the 120-year-old Children's Aid Society, has a…
by Sonja Alcock Coming together for a meal is a common occurrence. Often the first date for a new budding couple is dinner and a movie - sharing time together in order to get to know one another better. This sometimes leads to more dates, more meals, partnering together for life…
by Susan Moore The 25th annual Trenton Woodlot Conference will be held on Friday, Nov. 21, 8am to 4:30pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 57 Stella Crescent in Trenton. Registration is required The morning opens with Larry McTaggart of the Bancroft Area Forest Industry…
Danielle Pollard and her young daughter live in a subsidised rental house in Kaladar that is provided by Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, an agency that is based in Sault Ste. Marie, and has rental properties throughout the province. That is, she lived in the house until…
According to our Community Profile, prior to amalgamation, the population distribution was as follows: Hinchinbrooke (Parham) 1,328; Kennebec (Arden) 968; Olden (Mountain Grove) 906; Oso (Sharbot Lake) 1,413. Then CAO John DuChene reported in 2010 the following tax revenues by…
Whilst travelling in England this last summer, we visited the original cotton mill at Cromford in Derbyshire. "Richard Arkwright's spinning machines revolutionised the manufacture of cotton" and he is seen as "the founder of the modern factory system". So says R.S. Fitton in his…
After the October 11 all-candidates meeting for the North Frontenac Ward 3 municipal election, I asked Claudio Valentini how many council meetings he had attended since declaring his candidacy for mayor. His answer was "none", adding "I am not welcome". I was left wondering how…
Will the residents of North Frontenac be able to rely on a “rookie” mayor in a fight with the province? The OPP bases their fees on a new formula that includes both permanent and seasonal properties. The funding formula for the gas tax rebates is based on permanent properties…
Your article on North Frontenac Council's OPP cost crisis (October 16) is timely. The spiraling increase in OPP costs should encourage councilors and residents to ask some hard questions. Nationally, crime is falling rapidly (over 25% in the last decade) but police costs…
I attended a Central Frontenac council meeting on Oct 14/14, the first time for a long time - I guess a too-long time. It was interesting to observe the councilors/mayor and township staff going about the issues on the agenda, one of the issues being payment of an invoice from…
