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Councillor Betty Hunter – Economic Development veteran Betty Hunter moved to Ompah with her husband Don about 27 years ago after they purchased the Trout Lake Hotel in Ompah. They sold the business only a year later but they had already become enamoured with the area and they…
Councillor Vernon (Micky) Hermer – a political comeback Micky Hermer is originally from Ardoch. Aside from a few years in the late 1970s, he has lived his whole life in what is now North Frontenac. With his wife Deb, he has raised a family in the area. He has worked as a textile…
Councillor Lonnie Watkins – A Team Player in the 2014 race Lonnie Watkins comes from a long line of municipal politicians and employees. His father was the roads superintendent for Clarendon/Miller for 26 years; his mother was the roads bookkeeper for 29 years; his grandfather…
Councillor Fred Perry – township has progressed but there is unfinished business. Fred Perry was not born near Myers Cave, in what is now North Frontenac, but he did move to the area when he was pretty young, 3 weeks old in fact. He was born in Quebec, primarily because that's…
Councillor Wayne Good – keeping a lid on spending Anyone who has observed North Frontenac Council over the last nine years knows that Wayne Good is always looking to keep spending in line. He grew up in Harlowe and spent his career working for Ontario Hydro in many parts of the…
Mayor Claudio Valentini – Aiming to reverse a long decline In 1989 Claudio Valentini moved to one of the few wide open spaces in North Frontenac (off Road 506 south-west of the junction with Ardoch Road) with his wife Kathleen and their children. They had been living in Toronto.…
There is nothing better to get one into the spirit of fall with the vibrant colours and the cool temperatures it brings than a show of finely made, hand-crafted textiles. That was the case at the Southern Frontenac Community Services Grace Centre for a one-day show titled…
There is no way to get around the heavy hearts that are contesting the municipal election in North Frontenac in 2014. In his almost four years as mayor, Bud Clayton, an unknown quantity at the start of his term even though he had served on council in the past, managed to endear…
Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, the daughter of Stephen Lewis and co-founder and executive director of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, inspired listeners at an information session that took place at Trinity United church in Verona on September 27. She was joined by Graham Coultas, director…
By Connie McLellan Every year from the last Friday in October to Remembrance Day on November 11, the Legion conducts the “Poppy Campaign”. Canadians have donated money to support the services we provide and to clearly show their recognition of the debt owed to so many Canadians…
