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Mayor Ron Vandewal – a family tradition Ron Vandewal is open with his opinions. You might say he wears them on his sleeves. He has been a member of Council in South Frontenac for 11 years, and he has a family history on Loughborough Council as well. He lives with his wife Nancy…
Mayor Allan McPhail – Bringing Council together Allan McPhail has been a member of South Frontenac Council for eight years, and before that he ran for council twice. He was active in party politics before switching his focus to the municipal world, as a union local president at…
This week is all about South Frontenac Township. The election section includes profiles of 15 candidates for three different offices: mayor, councilor, and school board trustee. One of the unusual features of the election in South Frontenac this time around is the dearth of…
As part of their programming titled "Home Town Home Front: Kingston Frontenac in World War 1", the Kingston Frontenac Public Library's Sydenham branch invited Laura Robinson (photo left), head of the English department at the Royal Military College in Kingston, to present a talk…
Last weekend the Frontenac Society of Model Engineers (FSME) held a "Golden Spike" ceremony as they drove the last spike to complete the loop of their track in Battersea, just in time for the Battersea Pumpkin Festival, which is coming up on October 4. The dedicated group of…
On September 22, in an effort to make their fundraising efforts visible and accessible to the local community, members of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Sydenham hauled out tables, chairs and all of the extension cords necessary to keep 17 pots of home-made chili warm for hungry…
On September 20 the community room at Trinity United church in Verona was handily transformed into a Victorian tea house as close to 70 guests, many of whom were dressed in fancy bustles, petticoats, lace and fascinators, enjoyed tea, fancy sandwiches and dainty pastry desserts…
Organizers of the Ompah Volunteer Community Association’s Fall ATV run on Sept. 20 were thrilled that the annual event was able to take place this year even though the Ompah fire hall and community centre, which has been under renovations, was not ready to fully host the event.…
BY J.J. (Red) Emond As ordered, the sun shone, people brushed off their old clubs, corn was husked, the barbeque was lit and the game was on for the first Land O' Lakes Lions' Charity Golf Tournament. The event took place at Hunters Creek Golf Course where staff readied the…
The weather cleared just a bit and a warm front broke through the early fall chill at the Piccadilly cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 23. Before holding one of the final council meetings of the term in the nearby hall, members of council and staff of Central Frontenac…
