CENTRAL FRONTENAC

Central Frontenac Fire Chief Jamie Riddell welcomed new firefighters Rebecca Vinkle, Taylor Hughes and Paul Gosse to the “family” Tuesday night in Mountain Grove in a special swearing in ceremony. The three are the latest graduates of the...

Trial date re-set Patrick Sundstrum, who faces two sets of charges related to production, distribution, and possession of an illegal substance, as well as unauthorized possession of firearms, will see his trial commence on April 6. His lawyer left...

Sharbot Lake Public School was built in 4 stages over 45 years; in 1930, '46, '65, and '75, sort of like the Cadillac in the Johnny Cash hit One Piece at a Time from the 70's. Those original buildings were revealed while the fromer school was being...

The Sharbot Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment is investigating a fatal collision that occurred at approximately 5:45 a.m. on January 10, 2020. Officers located the pedestrian Mr. Wayne Kimberley, 64 year suffering from life threatening...

There are several differences between curling and crokicurl, one of those being that these days, most curling is done indoors. But, relatively new sport that it is, corkicurl is still played outdoors and as such is at the mercy of the weather. But...

Despite the rainstorms that dissuaded many from venturing outside their homes last Saturday, the Sharbot Lake Lions went ahead with a wellness day at Oso Hall and were encouraged enough to plan for a second one. “Lions do service projects, it’s...

The Sharbot Lake Business Group’s twice annual gatherings, winter and summer, are opportunities for groups of individuals and local business owners with an interest in developing the hamlet and the surrounding region, as an economic hub in Central...

In response to the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) charging fees to community groups for the use of the Granite Ridge Education Centre facilities, Central Frontenac Council voted to charge the school board $475 for each water cistern fill up...

The first-ever clerk-administrator of Central Frontenac Township, Heather (Campbell) Fox died last Saturday after a lengthy illness. She was 72. Fox is survived by her husband of 51 years, Douglas, mother Jean Campbell, grandchildren Emma, Chase and...

Thank you to all who participated in the Poppy Campaign - with your help and generous donations we raised over $7,000.00. Special thank you to Bethany Women's Institute, Sharbot Lake Lions Club, the Leo Club, Community Living, St. James Major...

Last year, we had our bathroom renovated. We saw an ad on TV, called the advertised company and signed them up. A friend dropped by while the drive-way was full of rubble. “What’s up?” he asked. “Getting the bathroom redone”, I replied....

Ask anyone on the Villages Beautiful committee and they’ll tell you that the idea is to make the entire Township of Central Frontenac more appealing. As such, they hold a fundraiser each Christmas season, the Festival of Trees, to raise funds that...

On December 10, 2019 shortly before 9 p.m. officers from Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to break and enter in the area of Henderson Road and Graham road in Central Frontenac Township. Upon police arrival, one person surrendered...

When you’re trying to make healthy eating choices, the holiday season can be challenging to navigate. Gatherings, festivities, and social events are a wonderful time to get together and celebrate with loved ones, and they are almost always centred...

It’s Official – there is a fellowship of the pig and it lives in Central Frontenac They are not likely to chase a strip of bacon over the edge of a cliff into a fiery abyss, but that does not mean they are not committed to their quest. It all...

AFTER 20 years of playing together as Madison Violet, Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern have it down. In particular, they have the harmonies down. They’re up there with Simon & Garfunkel, Lennon & McCartney, Crosby, Stills & Nash. And that...

Good news for alumni and/or anyone who’d like a keepsake of the old Sharbot Lake Public School. Andy Dillon, manager of development services/CBO, told Central Frontenac Council at its regular meeting Tuesday evening at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake...

Local author Elizabeth Barwell (better known as Mary de Bassecourt) has joined forces with her sister, artist Joan Harris, to create and publish art quality children’s books. The first book in the trilogy is set in local surroundings and titled...

Stop! Don’t toss that beer can! Don’t break that rum bottle! Since June 2013, the Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club has been collecting empty beer, wine and liquor bottles and cans from Central Frontenac’s Wemp Rd and Parham waste sites. They...

A delegation from the North Frontenac Little Theatre came to Central Frontenac Council last month to complain about the new fees they, and other community groups, must pay to use Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC). They received a sympathetic...

The one-day secondary school teachers strike sparked a bit of confusion at Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC) this morning. Although the grade 9-12 students did not have classes today, the school is still open for elementary students. GREC is a...

“I’m not someone who lies around all day, this is my second speech today and I have a concert tonight,” Drew Cumpson told the audience at Community Living North Frontenac’s 43rd Anniversary Celebration last Thursday night at St. James Major...

It’s still called 101 Nativities but every year it seems to get a little bigger. When Jean Freeman and Kris Caird started out collecting Nativity scenes for a display nine years ago, they were concerned about reaching the 101 mark. But this year,...

While Central Frontenac Council is all behind plans for economic development, spending $75,000 on studies didn’t seem to sit too well with councillors at the regular meeting of Council Tuesday in Sharbot Lake. Council was discussing a report from...

Once again NFLT has managed to put together a Christmas show that will delight audiences for this Christmas season. For many people “A Christmas Story” may evoke memories of the movie, by the same name, that they watched growing up in the...

Kaelum Whan, 19, pled guilty to a charge of impaired operation of a motor vehicle. He drove off the road in July of this year. When police found him, he was having difficulty standing and appeared to be impaired. A blood test showed the presence of...

Author Jean Rae Baxter introduced participants from the fall sessions of Telling Your Story: the Seniors’ Writing Workshop Series Tuesday afternoon at St. Andrews Church Hall in Sharbot Lake. The series is part of an ongoing program put on by the...

Thinking of Christmas? Think Nativity, which refers to scenes or creches displayed at Christmas, depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. "Kick off your Christmas Season" by visiting the ninth annual “101 Nativities Exhibition” at Cole Lake Free...

Central Frontenac Council received and adopted a business case study for seniors housing on the site of the former Sharbot Lake Public School at its regular meeting Tuesday evening at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake. Ken Foulds of SHS Consulting and Re/...

As 2019 draws to a close, the Kennebec Recreation Committee though that this would be the appropriate time to give all of Arden and update on the fundraising for the Arden Rink Rebuild. As most of you are aware, the first Fundraising event of the...

The long-standing relationship between the Limestone District School Board and the Sharbot Lake based North Frontenac Little Theatre company may be coming to an end. A delegation from North Frontenac Little Theatre painted a rather bleak picture at...

Oh yes, it happened all right. Late last Saturday afternoon, Sharbot Lake became the latest casualty in the Zombie Apocalypse. The herd began gathering down at Oso Beach and by 4:30 p.m., it had headed up Matthew Street before winding its way all...

Parham athlete Tangie Howes was recognized Saturday, Oct. 19 by the Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame as one of four KASSAA athletes honoured for their athletic and academic prowess. Howes began her GREC career in Grade 7 and continued on...

It's been a busy fall season for Unusual Acres. The pumpkin patch is now open at the farm on Clarendon Rd, Halloween decorations are in progress, and they're getting ready for their event Undead in Frontenac - Sharbot Lake's first zombie walk. "We...

After more than two years in revisions that have included five open houses that collected 28 comments from the public, the Central Frontenac Official Plan revision is “coming to the end of the process,” Joe Gallivan, director of planning and...

The Red Trail leg of the Kennebec Wilderness Trails will now be known as “Jim’s Jaunt” as friends and family, including his wife of 62 years, Sheila, gathered at Mallard Pond to unveil a bench there dedicated to the memory of Jim Duthie, who...

In a short meeting, Council welcomed Tyson Myers, the newly hired Public Works Manager. Myers made a short report on ongoing activities of the department, most notably informing Council that the paving of Crow Lake Road is set to take place this...

Cape Bretoner Jimmy Rankin, of Rankin Family fame, sandwiched two sold out shows at the Crossing Pub in Sharbot Lake in between a performance at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa last week. He is touring in support of his new recording, “Moving...

It was billed as a reunion as members of the North Frontenac Little Theatre gathered in the St. James Major Hall Saturday to look back at everything they’d accomplished. “This is a celebration of 40 years of musical theatre,” said emcee Jim...

As a cultural entity North Frontenac Little Theatre has sustained a loyal following for 40 years in Sharbot Lake. The audiences we have entertained came from our neighbouring communities and beyond. They experienced comedy, murder mystery, those...

The rehabilitation of Elizabeth Street in Sharbot Lake will be almost completely funded by a grant program from the federal and provincial governments, the township learned this week. On August 30, the Province of Ontario announced that it was...

Greg Robinson, who was introduced to Council as Central Frontenac’s new Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief in May of 2017, no longer holds the position. After holding an in camera session at the end of Tuesday’s regular Council meeting in...

It was quite the day down at Oso Beach in Sharbot Lake. This was the third annual K & P Trail Day, which featured sloppy Joes, glow-in-the-dark wristbands and music from the Merrigan Family and Jim MacPherson as well as more trucks and ATVs than...

Logan Murray, a senior statesman from the former community of Elm Tree, where he runs a recording studio and occasionally records his own music, will be holding a CD release party at the Tamworth Legion this Saturday night (September 21) starting at...

Taking a page out of the Butternut recovery program that is based in Kemptville, Doug Lee has been gathering Butternut seeds from trees that healthy trees that appear to be resistant to the Butternut canker that has destroyed most of the Butternuts...

Council approved a bid of $197,485 excluding HST, from Environmental Contracting Inc. to demolish the old Sharbot Lake Public School Building. The bid was the lowest of 10 bids. There is currently $150,000 in the 2019 Capital Budget for the project...

Central Frontenac Council rearranged its agenda for its regular meeting Tuesday (September 10) in Sharbot Lake to accommodate its lawyer, who was present for an in-camera session in the middle of the meeting to discuss two matters subject to...

  Back in 1949, Gary Hawley was 18. Mrs. Gordon was the organist at St. Andrews Church in Sharbot Lake and getting up in years. “She knew that I played and asked if I’d help out,” Hawley said Sunday at a lunch being held in his honour. “I...

For the second year in a row, Tanya Labelle took home first prize in the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market annual Butter Tart Challenge Saturday for her Golden Goodies. This was the fifth annual challenge held at Oso Beach in Sharbot Lake. Labelle said...

Hunger is the drive to nourish, fuel and energize our bodies for survival. However, for us humans, physical hunger is not the only reason we might eat, and sometimes it’s not even the main reason. People eat when they are stressed, depressed,...