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Cheryl McMurray has been the student minister for the Arden Pastoral Charge for the past two and half years. She was looking forward to ordination on May 15th, having cleared all of the necessary interviews in early March. Needless to say, all of...
On April 25, 2020 Central Frontenac Fire and Rescue responded to multiple reports of heavy smoke south of Hwy 7 and Mountain Grove Rd area. Fire crews located the wild fire approximately 1km west in a wooded area off Mountain Grove Rd just north of...
Many of the regular drives that Frontenac Transportation Services (FTS) has been providing for residents of Frontenac County week in and week out for years, to medical appointments, for shopping and to social programs, abruptly stopped when the...
Spaghetti fans from Ompah to Parham, Maberly to Arden, and all points in between, enjoyed a spaghetti and Caesar salad dinner from the Sharbot Lake Country Inn on Sunday night, taking a break from those endless home-cooked COVID meals. At a price of...
Central Frontenac Council held its second virtual meeting Tuesday afternoon to comply with Covid-19 social distancing regulations and received some good news from its auditors. “There really isn’t anything exciting here,” said Cara Chesney of...
These are difficult and uncertain time, in the midst of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Almost everything is closed. Most people are staying at home and social and physical distancing to limit the spread of the virus. During this time, it may be...
Before getting into the issue of this article, a brief history lesson. David Sarnoff was the Bill Gates of his generation. Beginning as a Marconi operator in the early part of the twentieth century, he recognized the potential of wireless technology...
On April 14, 2020 shortly before 4:00 p.m. officers from Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a concerned motorist about a vehicle that was travelling south bound on Road 38 from Verona, Ontario. A short time...
While ‘we don’t know anything’ about the timing or the nature of the lifting of isolation restrictions, we do know that now is time to assert new possibilities for Rural Frontenac Tourism. There are three major tourism groups that unlikely to...
On Sunday, April 26, the Sharbot Lake Country is special fundraiser spaghetti takeout dinner. 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to the North Frontenac Food Bank. Frontenac Transportation Services will be assisting with free delivery, and...
All of us are experiencing some degree of stress as we deal with the current pandemic and this puts a strain on our mental health. Good mental health requires two basic things; safety and connection. The most basic challenge to our mental health is...
For the past few years, I have often caught myself staring at my daughter contemplating the kind of world she will inherit. Every year that passed it felt the world was tipping ever closer to the brink of no return. A sense of hopelessness...
Central Frontenac Township held its regular meeting as scheduled Tuesday afternoon but although everything on the agenda was dealt with, it was hardly business as usual. With the current Covid-19 crisis in play, Mayor Frances Smith and CAO/Clerk...
As the state of emergency in Ontario intensifies and the list of essential services shortens, trips to the grocery store and pharmacy are becoming one of the few public events on the weekly calendar for many. As we reported two weeks ago, grocery...
(Editors note - The majority of our readers, like the majority of North Americans, are living sequestered lives in their homes these days, emerging only briefly for necessities. It leaves some time to reflect. Jonas Bonnetta, who lives with his...
The personal touch is one of the features of the services offered by both Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) and Rural Frontenac Community Services (RFCS). The two agencies have been around for decades, each providing a basket of services...
When the Caremongering Sharbot Lake Facebook page was put up three weeks ago by Amrit Kaillon, it started to pull together a group of people with a common goal of helping people who are self isolating or unable to access what they need for any...
The Sharbot Lake & Rural Frontenac COVID-19 Support Group is offering an Easter meal to households in the community at $20 for 4 people. We understand that the virus has affected everyone, whether financially, emotionally or psychologically. Our...
Editor’s note: we weren’t physically present for Friday’s meeting. The following report was put together from the Township’s audio track of the meeting and its own written report (both available on the Township’s website). It’s a sign of...
A little over a week ago, Amrit Kaillon was watching tv and saw an item about Caremongering Facebook sites, a Canadian idea that is taking hold across the world. The idea is simple, instead of promoting fear, caremongering is a Facebook page devoted...
Effective Friday March 20, 2020, a Total Burn Ban is in affect for all of Central Frontenac until further notice. The fire ban is in response to the COVID-19 crisis and will assist our Emergency Services in not exhausting our Fire Fighters and...
There seems to be plenty of interest in the Sharbot Lake Downtown Reconstruction project, judging by the number of people who showed up at an Open House to ask questions and get a look at the plans last Wednesday evening at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake....
Another popular event in the area has been cancelled. The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association has decided not to hold Maple Weekend this year, in response to provincial recommendations regarding public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic....
In the midst of all the bad news lately, here’s a little bit of good news. Rural Frontenac Community Services has been successful in securing a New Horizons grant in the amount of $13,780 for its SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) talks...
Special protocols are in place at local doctor’s offices Dr. Sabra Gibbons and her team at the Verona Clinic are continuing to serve their patients needs this week, but some of the protocols at the clinic have been changed in order to protect both...
Ever since Frank and Sandra White started booking shows after they purchased and renovated the Crossing Pub at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn, it has been known as the home away from home for Newfoundland musicians. This first performer in the new...
“Go ahead and start the projects,” Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith told staff at the end of the Township’s final budget meeting for 2020. The bottom line now is a 3.5 per cent increase in the tax rate (or 8.23 per cent on the levy) which...
It wasn’t on the agenda at Central Frontenac Council’s budget meeting last Friday in Sharbot Lake, but Coun. Victor Heese announced the rec committees are getting together to revamp the annual Canada Day celebrations. Essentially, Canada Day...
The Oso waste site will continue on as a transfer station when it reaches capacity as a landfill sometime in the next five or so years, Central Frontenac Council decided at its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. Public...
It was the most glaring example yet of the schism that has developed since September between North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) and the Limestone District School Board. The digitally controlled lighting system, which was purchased by the theatre...
Frontenac County is hoping to take over the K&P trail between Sharbot Lake and the North Frontenac border. The trail section is owned by Central Frontenac Township. The county has plans to upgrade the trail to make it as accessible as the 55km K&P...
The Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club is offering to spruce up the gazebo across from the Township office in Sharbot Lake. In a letter that was accepted for information at Tuesday’s regular Central Frontenac Council meeting, Lions secretary Bill...
Charlottetown’s Rachel Beck is a former teacher who is obviously an attentive student herself. Area music fans might remember her playing Blue Skies a couple of years ago as The Beck Sisters with her sister Amie but last Saturday night with her...
There's still time for hesitant but budding actors to strut their stuff in North Frontenac Little Theatre's spring production. Although several roles have been allocated, acting opportunities are still available for male and female actors aged...
The 14th annual Frontenac Heritage Festival was well represented Saturday in Kennebec District. First of all, there was the annual display from the Kennebec Historical Society at Kennebec Hall featuring the unique tool collection of Martin Hoogstein...
The” Powerful Tools for Caregivers” workshop maybe for you. This is a FREE, 2 hour per week, for 6 weeks educational workshop. The program is designed to help caregivers care for themselves , while caring for someone else. Caring for a family...
Teachers from Land O’Lakes and Clarendon Central Public Schools were on the “morning shift” of picketing at Granite Ridge Education Centre Tuesday morning in Sharbot Lake. “We opted for a more visible location,” said picket captain...
Henderson man pleads guilty to possession of a weapon while prohibited David Sillars pled guilty to one charge of possession of a weapon while prohibited from doing so. A charge of mischief under $5,000 against him was dropped by the Crown. Two...
The future of the Oso dump is back on the table pending more information after Central Frontenac Council’s regular meeting Tuesday evening in Sharbot Lake. Public Works Manager Tyson Myers’ report recommended the landfill simply be closed when...
Production of "a gem" of a comedy set in the Emerald Isle is to start in Sharbot Lake this week. North Frontenac Little Theatre is bringing a touch of the Irish to the area as it holds auditions for the North American Premiere of the award-winning...
Health Unit to pull out of septic inspection business Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFL&A PH) sent a letter to Central Frontenac Council on January 30th, informing the township that as of January 1st, 2021, they will need to...
Shirley Peruniak, who chronicled the history of the former Oso township, received the Order of Ontario for her work at Quetico Provincial Park, and spent her life exploring the world around her, has died at the age of 93. Shirley spent her early...
Back in September of 2019, Central Frontenac Township received confirmation that under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP), the Province of Ontario will provide $1.06 million and the federal government another $1.9 million, towards...
The 14th annual Frontenac Heritage Festival kicks off Friday night, Feb. 14, with its usual variety show, but this year things will be a little different, says producer Rob Moore. “This year, it’s called ‘Variety Show — The Musical,’”...
The Heritage Weekend is fast approaching, Sunday February 17th -- After the Polar Bear Plunge warm up at the Royal Canadian Legion- a steaming hot bowl of Chilli will take off the chill. Come out to "Euchre" every Wednesday at 12:00noon. Our...
Central Frontenac staff presented a 2020 budget last Friday morning (January 24) in Sharbot Lake that featured a 14.8 per cent increase in the tax rate. Put another way, that would represent an increase in the levy to ratepayers off 24% per cent or...
Frontenac rockers Reckless 4 just released a new video of their original song Rough Life last week and things are looking up, says lead singer/guitarist Jordan Lowery. “Just over the last year, our followers on Facebook have gone from a couple of...
By mid-morning Saturday, much of the Frontenacs were being blanketed by a considerable coating of snow. That proved to be too much for the sixth annual 4 on 4 tournament at the Tichborne rink, held in support of Central Frontenac Minor Softball....
Empty Bowls is a fundraising concept that started back in 1991 in a Michigan high school classroom by an art teacher. The students made ceramic bowls that were used as serving pieces for a fundraising meal, and the people who purchased the meals got...
11 months ago, with potential purchasers having contacted the township, Central Frontenac Council declared the building and land surplus to its needs in order to clear it for sale. A few weeks later, however, it became apparent that selling off the...
