CENTRAL FRONTENAC

It was a relief for organizers of last weekend's Frontenac Heritage Festival that a fresh coat of snow fell last Thursday night, the temperatures remained seasonal throughout the weekend, and the sun even shone much of the time. Hundreds of...

Central Frontenac Council said no to making a financial contribution to the County of Frontenac’s Rural Economic Development (RED) program application. They did, however, agree to be co-applicants and write a letter of support for the application....

Snow this week, followed by seasonal temperatures, comes as a relief to organisers of several events this weekend. The Frontenac Heritage Festival, which kicks off with an indoor event, Frontenac’s got Talent, on Friday night (February 16) will be...

Rural Frontenac Community Services received $5000 from Granite Ridge Education Centre’s 17th Youth Philanthropy Initiative project this week. Cassie Tyron, Brooke Gunsinger, Matilda Price and Myah Crawford of GREC’s grade 10 year, won $5000 to...

As part of his presentation to Central Frontenac Council during their 2024 budget deliberations last week, township Chief Building Official Andy Dillon talked about the mandatory septic re-inspection program that the township contracts out the...

After a second day of what Coun. Nicki Gowdy called nickel and diming, Central Frontenac Council decided it still needed another meeting before setting its 2024 budget. Council met all day Jan. 29 to hear from the rest of the departmental budgets...

This weekend, a well-dressed group gathered at Oso Hall in Sharbot Lake to celebrate Robert ‘Rabbie’ Burns Day. The event itself had been put on hold since the COVID shutdown and has now returned. The day itself is January 25th, as Robbie was...

After living in Arden for one and a half years, my partner Bill and I are starting to find our footing in this small and caring community. We are very thankful for being a part of this community. After purchasing Helen Praskey’s (Arden Glee Club)...

The Frontenac Heritage Festival is an annual event taking place in Central Frontenac over the Family Day Long weekend (February 16,17,18, 2024). Incorporating outdoor winter activities and traditional heritage based events, the festival is designed...

“I am excited to work with staff and the OAFC Board to provide value-added service to our OAFC members,” said MacDonald. “Working with our valued stakeholders, we strive to continuously enhance fire and life safety in the province of Ontario...

Central Frontenac Council kicked off 2024 with a short (under 20 minutes before moving into closed session) meeting, that consisted mostly of accepting reports and day-to-day business of Council. Perhaps the report most worthy of note came from...

Charlene Godfrey, who was one of two first term councillors elected from the Bedford District of South Frontenac, tendered her resignation in late December. The resignation was formally received by Council at their year end meeting on December 21....

Much of Central Frontenac’s regular meeting Dec. 14 was given over to discussion on plans for the former Sharbot Lake Public School site. Coun. Duncan McGregor questioned whether it was appropriate to discuss the matter given that Council has yet...

Although there is still one more special meeting (Jan. 29) before Central Frontenac Township finalizes its 2024 budget, council did manage to go over the two biggest ticket items (Fire/Emergency Services and Public Works) at its special budget...

Villages Beautiful was founded very soon after the Township of Central Frontenac was created in 1998. Recognising that the township was made up of villages dotting the rural landscape, the group was made up of representatives from Arden, Mountain...

On Monday, local MPP John Jordan met with Mayor Fran Smith, staff and committee members to celebrate the unveiling of the new Sharbot Lake Outdoor rink. This new space was made possible thanks to a $93,400 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium...

Merry Christmas dear readers and greetings in the name of the One whose birth we in the Christ tradition celebrate. Being born into the Christian faith has led me to realize the importance of honouring all ways of celebrating and finding meaning and...

Update - OPP reported on Tuesday evening that the body of Kevin Camilleri has been found. On Friday December, OPP officers cordoned off the home of Kevin Camilleri, off Tryon near Sharbot Lake, and conducted investigations late into the night that...

Central Frontenac Council will continue to have two meetings per month, at 6 p.m., despite a request from CAO/Clerk Cathy MacMunn to reduce meetings to one per month as well as numerous suggestions from various Council members. Council reached this...

The Clarendon Station is the last standing station along the old K&P Rail line, and until recently, it looked like it was going to join all the other stations along the route as existing only in grainy photos. Noel Bateman, who has some education...

Review The North Frontenac Little Theatre is continuing to settle into their permanent location at the municipal hall in Sharbot Lake. Their latest production of the Norm Foster throwback to a subgenre of the romantic comedy films that became...

While Central Frontenac Council has yet to officially begin deliberations for the 2024 budget, there were no shortage of big ticket items presented at the Nov. 14 regular meeting in Sharbot Lake that, if approved, would have significant impacts not...

There are quite a few chip huts across the region in the summertime. But when the weather turns and the tourists, and the cottagers and their visitors all leave, one by one the owners shut them down for the season. Some hang on until after...

The band Prankster is a mash up of sorts. The new bandmates met this past summer on very rainy Saturday at the annual Caboosefest at Railway Heritage Park in the village. Cora Kramp, Gary Giller and Dave Limber were performing for a pretty sparse...

Painter/story-teller/poet/musician David Dawson celebrated the launch of his new book of poems and short stories, “A Cowboy's Christmas Morning” last Thursday at Cardinal Cafe. Friends and fans gathered with coffee and cake for the release and...

Arthur Britton (Brit) Smith was the founder of Homestead Holdings, one of the largest rental companies in Canada, with properties across the country. The company was founded in Kingston, where he lived, and remains based in the city. During his long...

This past Saturday evening marked the first installment of the Frontenac Folk Club's concert series, presented by Port William Sound and Belong Sharbot Lake, featuring Bry Webb and Cots. Some show goers started the night with a meal and one of...

Overall, financially, Central Frontenac is “in a good position” Treasurer Michael McGovern told Council at its regular meeting Oct. 24 in Sharbot Lake. McGovern was presenting his annual third quarter budget to actuals variance report. “In...

A crew of volunteers and local contractors has been hard at work over the last couple of weeks at the Sharbot Lake rink at Oliver Scott Memorial Park (across from Granite Ridge Education Centre. On Friday, October 27th, a roof truss bee of sorts...

A couple of weeks ago, Granite Ridge Education Centre geography/science teacher Wade Leonard was coming out of the ophthalmologist’s office when he received an email on his cell phone. “I couldn’t read it so I got my son to read it to me,”...

Town Crier, Paddy O'Connor, officially opened the unveiling of the new Kennebec Sports Centre in Arden, on Sat., October 21st. (5998 Arden Rd.) His bell ringing and boisterous shoutouts were followed by inspiring praise for this project from Central...

NFLT is delighted to announce our upcoming fall play “Screwball Comedy” by Norm Foster. We have presented many Norm Foster plays over the years, and they have always been crowd pleasers. This play revolves around a seasoned reporter pitted...

Mimi Antoine got her real estate license in 1967 in Streetsville, which was a small town at that time, long before it became part of the expanded town of Mississauga. Mimi was working with AE Lepage, long before the company amalgamated with Royal...

Changing the number of lots allowed to be severed from a lot of record is “not something that can be done by changing the numbers (and) would cost in the thousands of dollars,” Director of Planning Joe Gallivan told Central Frontenac Council at...

Robert Hawley has been convicted on 4 charges related to the well water at a rental property that he owns in Mountain Grove. The conviction was registered on August 28, 2023, but the date of offences is listed on the Ontario.ca newsroom site as the...

Since 1976, the Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club has been hosting local senior citizens at their Annual ‘Seniors Night’. Over the years the event has been held at the old Sharbot Lake high school auditorium, the Land O’ Lakes Public School...

Over the past few months, a former garage/retail outlet at 14628 Road 38 in Sharbot Lake has undergone a remarkable transformation. The building was gutted and then stripped down to the studs, a number of roofs and concrete walls were removed, and...

Visitors to the Sharbot Lake library this summer may have noticed a bit of a revamp to the garden beds under the library windows. Thanks to a few Villages Beautiful volunteers the old, overgrown beds were dug up, new planters constructed and shrubs...

Presented by Port William Sound in collaboration with Belong, Bry Webb & Cots will be performing on the evening of October 21st in Sharbot Lake. Webb is a singer-songwriter based in Guelph, best known for his work with beloved Canadian rock band the...

It was bound to happen sometime. Ever since municipal councils started holding electronic meetings during the Covid pandemic, while there were a few temporary glitches, meetings managed to take place, with the electronic record being posted to...

In an effort to create a venue for good quality, amateur musicians, a newly formed group calling themselves Pranxtrs has made arrangements with the management at The Crossing Pub to host an evening of music and dancing on the 2nd Thursday of the...

Sonya Bolton, Manager of Community Planning for Frontenac County, said that she drafted the rest of her department to help for a community forum/workshop as part of a process that is being carried out by the township of Central Frontenac to answer a...

Central Frontenac Council turned down a request from the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation Council to waive building permit fees for a structure under construction at its regular meeting Sept. 12 in Sharbot Lake. In his report, CBO Andy Dillon said...

Saturday September 16, 2023 the sign on the outside said Granite Ridge Education Centre, but the folks inside said Sharbot Lake High School. Sharbot Lake High School opened its doors in 1948. In 1998 there was a 50th anniversary celebration, and in...

Some of the greatest memories we take away from Sharbot Lake High School didn’t happen in the classroom but in the extra curricular activities. Orientation was always a big part of going to High School, dressing up, playing games, carrying the...

After 3 years of waiting out the pandemic, the Silver Lake Pow Wow is back, as strong as ever. And they didn't have to work that hard to attract such a large group. According to one of the organizers, Trudi Knapp, "We have more participants, vendors...

There are two weather stories related to the Parham Fair this year. For many people who have attended the fair over they years, the summer is capped off by sights and sounds of the horse pull at the Parham Fair as the sun sets on a warm August late...

If you didn't make it to the Arden Artisans Open Studio Event last weekend, here's what you missed: One of a kind oil paintings, acrylic paintings, watercolors, (landscapes and portraits), handcrafted jewelry, thrown and hand built pottery, ironwork...

After a two-year hiatus followed by a gathering of about 100 people last year, the Silver Lake Pow Wow is back in full regalia for its 26th year this weekend. “I put out a roll call and 480 people said they are planning to attend. Now, not all of...

The weather cleared up just in time for the start of the second annual BBQ Beach Bash, presented by the Country Music Association (Ontario), in Sharbot Lake on August 12th The sound system, which had been set up during the sunny morning weather...