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When the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association (LOLTA) folded at the end of 2017, it left a vacuum of sorts in the region, one that has partly been taken up by the Frontenac County Economic Development Department and by the two regional tourism...
The North Frontenacs Little Theatre production featuring classic theater tunes from the 1930's with an original storyline, runs from Thursday to Saturday (May 9-11) at 7pm, and on Sunday, May 12 (Mothers Day) at 1pm. The Boy Wonder – production...
The Town Crier and two of his assistants, Caden Stephenson and Johnathan Wisteard, rang in the breakfast and introduced the Mayor of North Frontenac, Ron Higgins, and the Mayor of Central Frontenac, Frances Smith. They both had some kind words to...
Not so long ago KFL&A Alzheimer Society only operated out of Kingston. Wisely we were recognized as remotely located and in need of access to service within our own area. Magic sometimes happens. The Land of Lakes Lions Club quickly gathered...
Long serving Rural Frontenac Community Services (RFCS) Treasurer Bob Webster was named Volunteer of the Year at the agencies Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Monday Night (April 29) “Bob originally came to RFCS to volunteer with the income tax...
Of the four cases before the court, the long-anticipated trial of Gypsy (59) and Jessica (39) Villas fraud case was the most contentious, leading to Judge Griffin conducting an interview of sorts with Jessica Villas regarding her estranged...
Liz Bonser is a retiree on Brewer Roar near Sharbot Lake, and has been seeking an outlet for her creative energy. She found it by attending a workshop in Ottawa that introduced her to Paverpol, a glue-like material that hardens when it dries. Using...
Very few people do anything for 82 years. However, Eileen Whan is a bit different in that regard. You see, at age 93, Whan is still writing to a friend in Quebec — a friend she began writing to when she was 11 years old, 82 years ago. “I was 11...
“Everything’s looking quite healthy,” auditor Cara Chesney of MNP LLP told Central Frontenac Council at its regular meeting Tuesday evening at Oso Hall. “There were no difficulties encountered during the course of our audit procedures: no...
Doug Kennedy did not know about the 7 Days in May fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer Canada, but he knows all about cycling on Easter Ontario Roadways. Kennedy operates his business, Frontenac Docks, out of his home on Oak Flats Road near the...
The Art Club at Land O’Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove held its annual exhibition last week with a theme of self-portraiture. And, like all budding artists before them, they displayed an incredible amount of creativity, including playing...
The Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education has donated 50 carbon monoxide and 20 smoke alarms to the Central Frontenac Fire & Rescue to assist with the department’s ongoing public safety and awareness campaigns. Alarms will be distributed by...
On April 11, 2019 at 1914 hrs, Central Frontenac Fire & Rescue responded to a wildfire on Fisherman’s Lane near Arden. This is the first wildfire of 2019 for Central Frontenac Fire & Rescue. On arrival, there was a small wild fire at a...
Long a service centre for seasonal residents, Sharbot Lake is fast becoming a hub for business and tourism in Rural Frontenac Given that reality, the Sharbot Lake Business Group (SLBG) was formed last year to foster more co-operation among local...
I consider it a sacred privilege to share some Easter thoughts via this paper, however will admit that the Easter event is hard to capture in words, images, discussions and that it is more of an on-going experience for all of us. I would say that...
“This eliminates Household Hazardous Waste Day as we know it,” Mayor Frances Smith said at the regular Central Frontenac Council meeting Tuesday afternoon in Sharbot Lake. Central has been holding the annual day for several years and it was...
If there was a Juno category for ‘longest song introductions,’ Dave Gunning would win hands down. Thankfully, his introductions are as entertaining as the music. Gunning was at The Crossing Pub in Sharbot Lake for the second time last Saturday....
Inviting the world to your home and business may not be everyone’s idea of a good thing to do, but after the past four years, George Conboy pretty much takes it all in stride. Last weekend, visitors from all over made the trek north on 509 to Bell...
Canadians for Women in Afghanistan will be hosting its annual fundraising gala at the Italo-Canadian Club in Kingston on Friday, April 26th, from 5:30 – 9:30pm. The event will feature a sit-down dinner, a guest speaker, a silent auction, and the...
Chanting “Students say no” and carrying signs, about 75 Granite Ridge Education Center secondary students lined up in front of the school Thursday afternoon to protest the provincial governments changes to the Ontario public education system. On...
Nikon ambassador Michelle Valberg was supposed to give a talk at GREC Saturday night, showing off her wildlife photographs. However, with the weather calling for freezing rain and a flight scheduled for 6am to photograph Canada’s reindeer herd,...
Ken Arney does not expect Central Frontenac Township to pull out the large culvert that they put in to allow water from Dead Creek to pass under the Henderson Road a few metres from his home, just because the culvert and the rocks that are holding...
VIA Rail officials have not given up on plans to build out a new service between Toronto and Ottawa, passing through and potentially stopping in Sharbot Lake, but the federal budget did not go as they had hoped. In a short letter to Central...
Villas trial still scheduled, but Gypsy is not expected to attend Gypsy and Jessica Villas, an estranged couple, are facing a combined trial on fraud charges over a real estate deal that went sour. The trial has been a long time coming, and is set...
Central Frontenac will be starting its mandatory septic re-inspection program in May. This program is replacing the voluntary inspection program in place since 2014. The goal of this program is to help educate property owners while protecting the...
Darrel Gerus has been running his contracting business, D&G Total Home Improvements, out of Arden, for the past ten years, but he has been working in the area for about 20 years, “D & G is a varied construction business. From general construction,...
Clayton Conboy grew up helping his Mom and Dad, Joyce and Mel, make maple syrup each spring. It was a labour-intensive effort, tromping out to the bush, gathering sap from holding tanks around their farm property on Bell Line road, which is off the...
Central Frontenac councilor Brent Cameron has a day job — in communications in the Registrar’s office at Queen’s University. But being a municipal politician and administrator in academia, he also needs a hobby. You know, to decompress and...
The actual bylaw will have to wait for its next meeting but Central Frontenac Council finalized its 2019 budget at its regular meeting Tuesday in Sharbot Lake. The increase in the amount to be raised by taxation is 6.11 per cent this year. In 2019,...
On March 18, 2019 at 9:04pm, officers from Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 7 and Westgate Road near Arden, Ontario. At 9:19pm, officers arrived at the scene and spoke to the male...
The music Jeff Siamon chose for his show comes from the popular music of the day, in the 1930’s and 1940’s. For younger audience members, it will be something brand new, but for older folks it will be a delightful walk down memory lane. Danielle...
When you’re a young fiddler from Tichborne, you never know where you’re going to be playing. Take 16-year-old Jessica Wedden for instance. Last Thursday night, she was playing in her home-town pub, The Crossing, with Turpin’s Trail, a group of...
Don’t miss a rare opportunity to enjoy award-winning nature photography and environmental stewardship on March 30 at 7 pm in Sharbot Lake. Michelle Valberg (www.michellevalberg.com), a globally recognized wildlife and adventure photographer will...
Just in case the return of rail service from Toronto to Ottawa via Peterborough is indeed a go, Frontenac County and Central Frontenac Council are both looking at making sure the case for a stop in Sharbot Lake is made to VIA rail, the builder, and...
Acting Public Works manager David Armstrong submitted a report on the waste amnesty program, a free trailer load of waste that applies to occupied properties in the township. After consulting with the waste site attendants, Armstrong recommended...
The Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) was founded in 1894 as an offshoot of the “Good Roads Train” that pulled into Eastern Ontario Rail stations with the latest in road building equipment for local farmers who were in need of better roads...
The Boy Wonder pays homage to the Hollywood musicals of the thirties and forties. They were usually about the struggles of a Broadway Theatre company trying to put on a musical. In our production, Monica Jones is an aspiring actress who has had no...
A class of graduate students under Professor John Meligrana at the Queens University School of Urban and Regional Planning is looking for help from local landowners in Central and North Frontenac. The students are working on a project that is...
Earlier this year, Lisa Matson and a few others were wondering what they could do to fix up the rink in Arden. They’d noticed that just about every night, kids were coming from all over, starting about 5:30 till 9pm or so and the ice surface...
Although the Gryphons weren’t in the tournament, the Granite Ridge Education Centre did host its first-ever EOSSAA championship tourney last Friday in Sharbot Lake. “It’s the first time GREC or Sharbot Lake has hosted EOSSAA at any level,”...
Nothing was settled at Sharbot Lake criminal court this month, with most matters being deferred until April 1.A warrant with discretion was issued regarding John Badour, who is expected to return to court on April 1 to deal with 6 charges: driving...
• Depending on whom you talked to, there seemed to be some confusion as to the actual name of the Festival mascot, as well as what it actually is. We’re going with “Hairy Fest” and will tell you that there was more than one person wearing...
The White Lake Cottagers Association (Olden) is pretty small. It has no website, no comprehensive lake plan, not even an annual fish fry or bake sale, and only 45 members representing 25 cottages. But nonetheless they are about to win a major award...
The Kennebec Historical Society has been focusing on churches of late, and the society’s display at the Frontenac Heritage Festival Saturday in Arden reflected the recent focus. “We’re collecting things over time,” said society member Sarah...
When replacing a culvert over the Henderson Road, Central Frontenac crews put in a larger, and longer pipe. It turned out that because of the extra length, the culvert now extends beyond the township right of way and onto Ken Arney’s property....
The Sharbot Lake Legion was the scene of what organisers called a “peaceful protest” Sunday. At least four members of Kingston Creep Watchers, a group who protests against organizations they say support convicted sex offenders, were on hand...
The great de-centralised Frontenac Heritage Festival is made up of many stand alone events that are loosely connected. One new event this year is a crokicurl rink, located in the Oliver Scott Memorial Park in Sharbot Lake (across from Granite Ridge...
Central Frontenac Minor Softball is looking for parents to step up to keep the association running!!! All positions are open for election. If you are interested in nominating someone or would like to nominate yourself, please send an email to...
When you think about, it’s kind of a mystery as to why we didn’t come up with this earlier. It’s simple, the winter ice melts and anything that doesn’t float will sink to the bottom when it does. That’s the principle behind a walleye...
The Sharbot Lake Legion Branch 425 had a clientele of eight people in its Meals on Wheels program but like most organizations these days, it found it just didn’t have enough volunteers to make the program work. So, they decided to do the next best...
