The 'North Frontenac' Turns 40: A look Back
1st Edition Editorial, It could be up to us, (March 1971 #1) Community columnists: The Heart of the Paper, by Jeff Green Dear, Dear Martha A Cornerstone For Pine Meadow. (July 21, 1992 #718) Important dates in the history of “The North Frontenac” by Jeff Green Joe the Porter (Oct 16,… READ MORE
It's still all up to us: The 'North Frontenac' Turns 40
Photo: Drawing by Angela Badour, then grade 10 student at SLHS, who was a winner for the 500th edition drawing contest in 1988. The first edition of the Frontenac News was nothing more than a short essay, printed on the second page of a single sheet of paper (It is… READ MORE
Forty years later, communications are as important as ever
Editorial by Jeff Green In 1971 there was no Facebook, no Twitter, no Internet at all, and no cell phones. Most telephones in this part of the world were on party lines. It was a long distance call between Sharbot Lake and Arden, or Harrowsmith and Sydenham for that matter.… READ MORE
Time to wake up
OK, you’ve been holed up in the house since Christmas, watching the meter drop on the oil tank or feeding the wood stove and watching the woodpile dwindle, or watching the electricity meter spin and spin at high speed - or doing all three – and almost two months have… READ MORE
Addicted to painkillers?
Is there a prescription painkiller addiction problem in our rural community? The use or illegal abuse of opiate prescription drugs, specifically pain drugs like Percocet, Oxycontin and Hydro Morphone has become a real problem in our community. These drugs can cause your organs to physically become addicted and so the… READ MORE
Election over – now what?
Editorial by Jeff Green In considering the results of the municipal election in the four townships that we cover regularly (three in Frontenac County and Addington Highlands), the initial impact in all the townships should be minimal. There were a number of staff members, particularly in South Frontenac, who may have… READ MORE
Smoke Those Cigarettes
Editorial by Jeff Green On Tuesday, the Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health Unit announced they are holding a photo-op in Kingston to launch a new campaign against contraband tobacco. They will initiate the campaign by making a donation to Crimestoppers to support the “Illegal Tobacco – Report it”… READ MORE
One week to go before nominations close for municipal election
(Editors Note: (i) denotes incumbent) With one week to go before nominations close on September 10, there are now races for council seats in most districts covered by the Frontenac News. On Addington Highlands, there are three candidates for two spots in Denbigh (ward 1), where Yvonne Rosien is challenging… READ MORE
And we thought Stewardship was such a quality brand
Editorial by Jeff Green Most people in Ontario had never heard of Stewardship Ontario until a couple of weeks ago, when the news about a dreaded new eco-tax began to surface. The tax, which is really a fee, was supposed to be applied to all manufactured products that contain toxic… READ MORE
ABBA CUPPA CUPPA JAVA
Editorial by Jeff Green Pour me another cup of coffee As I sit back every week and consider what to write for the week's paper, one of the best ways to put the task off is to brew up a pot of morning coffee. Another way is to surf the… READ MORE
The HST: Fun & Profitable
Editorial by Jeff Green There are not many things that people dislike more than paying taxes. We like money, and we don't like to have that money taken away from us. And when we want to buy something, we don't relish the idea that the $100 price tag on that… READ MORE
Rhubarb: wallflower of spring
Editorial by Jeff Green We are in the midst of a gardening season such as we have not seen in years. The hot weather in early spring has put gardens two weeks ahead of normal years. Every year we plant such early season stalwarts as spinach and lettuce in the… READ MORE
Of cigarettes and land claim negotiations
Editorial by Jeff Green Just over two years ago, on April 24, 2008, to be exact, the Frontenac News published an article about a cigarette store. The store was selling bags of 200 tax- and duty-free cigarettes for a fraction of the commercial price. The Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation had… READ MORE
The challenges of budget reporting
Editorial by Jeff Green Note on budget reporting – Local councils will be finalizing their 2010 budgets over the next month. Covering budget debates presents a challenge because the different townships have different ways of calculating their budgets. From the point of view of the public the main concern is,… READ MORE
Everybody's a Critic
Editorial by Jeff Green As the winter Olympics start this weekend, the Canadian media machines will turn their attention to two weeks of flag waving as Canada tries to take its place as the greatest sporting nation that money can buy. Much of the worldwide media, once it turns its… READ MORE
A lack of political direction
Editorial by Jeff Green It's now been several years since federal gas tax money started flowing to Frontenac County. That money is a rebate from gas tax that we all pay whenever we fill up, and municipalities wanted some of it to deal with what they called an “infrastructure deficit”.… READ MORE
