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It was not exactly a royal proclamation, but the highest elected official in Central Frontenac made the decree, after a vote by Council to reverse a previous decision to ban the popular sport from inside the hall, because of concerns over damages....
Compiled from information provided by Ty Fischer, Freshwater Health Coordinator, and Monica Seidel, Communications Co-ordinator – Waterheds Canada Though it covers Canadian lakes like a big frozen shield, the thick winter ice is not a hindrance to...
Over the last year, Canadian Blood Services has partnered with the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team to set up satellite clinics in Sharbot Lake. While there is a permanent donor centre in Kingston, one of 35 across the country, the staff at that...
February 16th seemed like an ideal day for the annual Polar Plunge in Sharbot Lake, which had raised tens of thousands of dollars over the decades for local charitable causes. The Sunday of Family Day weekend is usually a cold day, a good...
The February 25 meeting of Central Frontenac Council was dominated by the latest draft of a bylaw formerly known as a “Safe Properties Bylaw”, now renamed as “A Bylaw To Provide Safe Yards”. Geoff Mitchie and Candace Herrington both...
In a bizarre turn of events that is eerily similar to a case involving Bonnie Palmer, the treasurer of the Maberly Fair back in 2018, Courtney Pare of Verona has been charged with “Theft over $5,000” for allegedly stealing money from the Parham...
The last time the Maberly Quarterly Square and Contra Dance was scheduled to take place was almost five years ago, on March 14th, 2020. Right until the last minute, organisers were planning to go ahead with that dance. Then, on the Friday the 13th,...
There’s a “new” technology that might be better, and cheaper, and more a convenient way to heat our homes. It’s called a Heat Pump. According to Natural Resources Canada*, just 7% of Canadian homes are using a heat pump, and 54%of Canadian...
As our series on healthy living in the Frontenacs continues, I came across a lovely strength studio located in Tichborne, Ontario. I had enjoyed chatting earlier with Jen about the studio’s name: "Skye's the Limit Fitness," a name that instantly...
At the start of Central Frontenac Town ship's budget meeting last week, Council was faced with an $11.1 million dollar budget, a 9% tax increase over 2024. This total had already been cut by al most $2.5 million since Council met to dis cuss the...
The St. Lawrence College Employment Centre in Sharbot Lake closed its doors in early December of last year, creating a service gap in Frontenac County. Early this year, Keys Employment Services took on the new territory. It is a promising fit,...
At the start of the regular meeting of Central Frontenac Council on February 11, Councillor Lynn Klages informed Council that Wanda Harrison, a long time volunteer with the Kennebec Recreation Committee, and the Arden columnist for the Frontenac...
Snow, ice, music and food will be the focus of attention this weekend. when the annual celebration of the past and present in Central Frontenac gets underway. The festival was at the point of cancellation just a month ago, but the township's...
The morning chill nipped at my cheeks as I arrived at Sybil and Milutin's farm, tucked away in the scenic winter landscape of Godfrey, Ontario. I was immediately greeted by the gentle lowing of the Hereford cows, their breaths creating little puffs...
Central Frontenac residents who at tended the regular Council meeting Jan. 27 in Sharbot Lake because of Safe Properties Bylaw concerns went away disappointed as Mayor Frances Smith announced early on that the controversial bylaw wouldn’t be on...
It started with a meeting in November of 1970, in the rectory of the Anglican Church in Sharbot Lake. Those who gathered came to talk about the future of the communities in “the north” part of Frontenac County. “The North” was the 8 northern...
I had travelled for a couple years after finishing at Queen’s University. I returned home and had only been back a couple weeks when I got a call from Martin Walsh, the Anglican Minister and Marcel Giroux about a possible job. The College had just...
There will be a Vision Screening Clinic, for children aged 4 to 16 years, at the Sharbot Lake Medical Centre, 1005 Medical Centre Rd, on Saturday, February 8, 10am to 2pm. To register your child for screening you can email [email protected] or...
Granite Ridge Education Centre (GREC) Student Council is running full speed ahead this year. After a couple years of a more informal Student Council GREC has revamped and has begun bringing back Student Council positions, and Student Council hosted...
The demand for blood is rising, but there are not enough donors to keep up with the rising patient need. It’s time to get Canada’s blood pumping! Canadian Blood Services needs 450 new donors across the country, every day this winter. 1 in 2...
On Tuesday, January 14 th (see Council report on this page) the Frontenac Heritage was dead. But, it turned out that it was only 99% dead, which means it was still alive. On Wednesday, January 15 th , the Central Frontenac Township Economic...
As part of a process of updating a number of township bylaws, at its meeting last week (Tuesday, January 14th), Central Frontenac Council received an updated draft version of the Safe Properties Bylaw that has been in place in its current form since...
Barring an influx of many people wanting to organize and/or coordinate events, the (Central) Frontenac Heritage Festival is a no-go for 2025. The festival began in 2007 with then-Mayor Janet Gutowski at the helm. In a verbal report at the Jan. 14...
In late December of 2024, 53 years after starting his practice in a trailer in the parking lot of the Sharbot Lake Country Inn, Dr. Peter Bell finally found a pathway to retirement. And that pathway came in the person of Dr. Shahram Masouleh, who is...
It has been about a decade since the Province of Ontario decided to change the way recycling in Ontario is collected and funded. The intention was to create a recycling system that is financed and operated by the companies that produce the plastics,...
The Central Frontenac Township budget process is somewhat different than the township's neighbours to the south and north, both of whom have finalised their budgets, which include increases the range of 5% for 2025. The North Frontenac total levy...
Central Frontenac Council passed a resolution confirming its commitment to development of the former Sharbot Lake Public School site as “a wide range of housing options including housing for seniors” at its regular meeting Dec. 10 in Sharbot...
The Frontenac Folk Club presented its third intimate concert at Belong Sharbot Lake last Friday, in front of an enthusiastic audience who came out to see two musicians who have been sort of hiding in plain sight for quite a while. The couple live...
Central Frontenac Council passed a slew of bylaws at its regular meeting Nov. 26 in Sharbot Lake but one that didn’t pass (deferred for further study) was a new Safe Properties Bylaw. Several councillors questioned both the logic and need of some...
Fears that the Sharbot Lake Causeway Bridge would be closed to replace bearing were somewhat allayed at the regular Central Frontenac Nov. 12 in Sharbot Lake. Residents’ concerns over the required work would have led to major detours as the...
As the years go by and memories blur, cognitive testing becomes ever more compelling. Eager to delve into this field, I connected with Heather Stinson, the new Occupational Therapist at Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, to arrange a cognitive test....
The Villages Beautiful Festival of Trees is set for December 6th (1pm -8pm) and Saturday December 7, (10am-4pm) at which time the draw is held to find who will win the trees, baskets, wall hangings and other artwork that will be on display...
(Editors note – Craig Godfrey submitted a critique of the acting in last week's North Frontenac Little Theatre (NFLT) production of Dracula, in Sharbot Lake. Godfrey is an actor and playwright, and his insights into ensemble acting were insightful...
It’s looking like an unforgettable evening of music, and connection, as award-winning singer-songwriter Jenny Whiteley and renowned guitarist/mandolinist Joey Wright perform live, in an intimate concert at Belong restaurant in Sharbot Lake, just...
Mayor Frances Smith spelled it out at the start of a special meeting of Central Frontenac Council to hear from both staff and council about budget priorities before Treasurer Michael McGovern prepares and presents the 2025 township budget. “It is...
St.Lawrence College (SLC) will cease to deliver Ontario Employment Centre services in Kingston, Sharbot Lake, Ottawa, as well as satellite services in Sydenham and Amherstview, in the coming weeks. The college has been under contract to operate...
The ultimate fate of the former Hinchinbrooke Public School has yet to be determined but following a visit from Habitat for Humanity Kingston CEO Gary Lees to the Oct. 22 regular Central Frontenac Council meeting in Sharbot Lake, eventual demolition...
A nine-year-old girl is dead following a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in eastern Ontario. Frontenac County OPP responded to a crash involving an ATV on a trail in Ardoch, Ont. on Thursday, 30 km north of Sharbot Lake. Ontario...
Central Frontenac’s regular Council meeting Oct. 8 meeting was a sprint, not a marathon clocking in at just under 18 minutes (17.59). There were no delegations, public meetings, no deferred items or bylaws but they still managed to spend $505,258...
As you approach Wagarville and Long Lake roads in the hamlet of Parham, there sits a building on prime real estate. The old building on the site slowly crumbles and the boarded-up windows reveal a harsh reality of vandalism and destruction that...
Last Friday (October 4) a Canadian Blood Services clinic was held at the district 3 Firehall on Road 38 and Wagner Road, just south of Sharbot Lake. The clinic came about because Lesley Merrigan of the Sharbot Lake Family Health Team contacted Debbi...
Published in 1897 Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the most popular literary work about the vampire legends. In 2023 after being inspired by a very generous donation of some Halloween animatronics, Jeff Siamon went to work on an adaption for the stage....
The first of 5 Fall Music Series is now complete at the Royal Canadian Legion in Sharbot Lake. An exuberant crowd of attendees enjoyed the stylings and musical fanfare of the Pranxtrs on September 28. Gary Giller (one of the members of Pranxtrs)...
Chief Doreen Davis of the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation and Central Frontenac Mayor (also Frontenac County Warden) Frances Smith with the flag that was raised soon after in front of the Central Frontenac Township Office in Sharbot Lake to mark the...
The regular meeting of Central Frontenac Council Sept. 24 in Sharbot Lake was dominated by grant applications for projects in Mountain Grove and Sharbot Lake. First up was Lesley Merrigan representing the Central Frontenac Recreation Committee and...
The Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society has welcomed a new resident to Railway Heritage Park in Sharbot Lake. Over the past year, many people driving past the park have been puzzled by the white fenced enclosure built in 2022, but with the...
The purpose of a Fire Master Plan is fourfold, Central Frontenac Fire Chief told Council at a special meeting Sept. 17 at the No. 3 Station in Sharbot Lake. “It ensures that the Township is compliant with the Fire Protection and Prevention Act and...
There’s still time for cottagers and residents on Bobs and Crow Lakes to take advantage of generous shoreline naturalization and other stewardship grants this fall. Thanks to financial support from the Bobs and Crow Lake Foundation, the Rideau...
Saturday marks the final market of a successful season for the Sharbot Lake weekly summer market. “We have had great feedback from the vendors, many f whom sold out most weeks, and our loyal customer base who braved rainy weather some weeks to...
