No matter how you look at the numbers, the Ford government is letting schools fall further behind. School boards across Ontario have been clear: cutting pandemic education funding will mean less support for kids that need it. Ford’s budget cuts that funding by nearly $1 billion, even though the pandemic’s… READ MORE

Written by Jean Cooke

Porcupine,(March 30) Giant Green Iguanas (April 6).  They all like to help us in some way.  But what about the wonderful opossum?  They eat thousands of ticks and other debris.  They will not bother humans or pets.  They are immune to rabies.  How can we get more of them in… READ MORE

Written by Doris Veldman

South Frontenac Council did not put money in their 2023 budget for doctor recruitment. Mayor Vandewal stated we were not entirely clear what was being asked of us, by the doctors and we did not discuss it as part of the budget. I am asking to loosen the purse strings… READ MORE

Written by Molly Forsythe

Local community members are joining together in front of RBC branches across Canada to support climate action and indigenous rights on April 1st, to emphasise the importance of this issue before RBC’s Annual General Meeting which will be held on April 5th.  RBC is the biggest funder of fossil fuels in… READ MORE

I would like to respond to North Frontenac Mayor Gerry Lichty's remark that Wolfe Island is "being ungrateful after receiving a new ferry". I wonder how Mayor Lichty would feel if there was only one road to his municipality and the MTO had committed to doing a major upgrade. However,… READ MORE

Written by Alan Revill

It is somewhat tongue in cheek that I applaud the expenditures of over a million dollars to provide gateway and interior wayfinding signage. This will undoubtedly help guide the motoring public to avoid travel on certain roads that are in need of upgrading. Based on the staff report presented to… READ MORE

Written by Gray Merriam

Selling the plant Cavanagh Construction proposes to dig up 87 acres down to below the water table around Barber’s Lake in Lanark Highlands. You may have been there when visiting Wheelers Pancake House. If your response is: that’s not in our neighbourhood, shame! Yes it is our neighbourhood! Beyond neighbourly,… READ MORE

Written by Fletcher Young

The column in the Feb. 9 issue of the Frontenac News “Denbigh Fire Station My Close” by Craig Bakay really got me going. What is the bureaucratic system attempting to do to our rural communities.? Fact, we cannot afford full time fire fighters. Fact, we as volunteers do not have… READ MORE

Written by Wayne Robinson

In reference to Jean Brown’s letter of February 15th, 2023 Suggesting that there is a Sharbot Lake Syndrome (AKA Stockholm Syndrome) seems to be a rather extreme overshot of her stated objective of advocating for repairs to the Arden and Henderson Roads. Rural communities have suffered economic decline throughout my… READ MORE

Written by Peter Stothart

Doug Ford is deliberately attempting to destroy the Health Care system in Ontario. He is doing this to promote a private (for profit) system to line the pockets of his ultra rich friends who have supported him with major election funding. The evidence is everywhere in the system - retirement… READ MORE

Written by Jean Brown

I’m proposing that the municipal councillors are suffering a condition I’m calling Sharbot Lake Syndrome- based on the well known and recognized Stockholm Syndrome. The Stockholm syndrome refers to the idea of groups of people being influenced by power imbalances that cause irrational outcomes. Our Central Frontenac municipal counsellors are… READ MORE

Written by Jean Brown

Dear Editor:  I implore the Central Frontenac Council to do the Henderson Rd. Re-surfacing project in this year 2023, since it has been shifted and deferred for far too long. Our rate of taxation is 40% higher than that of our neighbours in North Frontenac with whom we have an… READ MORE

Written by Wendy Hinch

I have just finished reading the story in January 26/23 Frontenac News entitled Snow Social. I wanted to let Kelly McRobert know that l really enjoyed the writing of the article. The descriptions of events made me feel that l had been present and was flying down the tubing hill… READ MORE

Written by Rolly Montpellier

The December 21, 2022 edition of the Frontenac News reported on a plan by Councillors John Inglis and Roy Huetl for the creation of a Climate Change Task Force. Unfortunately, the plan “didn’t get much traction” said the Frontenac News at the time. They were “instructed to meet with interested… READ MORE

Written by Roger J. Hogan

I am presently of the opinion that you may have missed the mark by a little bit in the above mentioned editorial.  You imply that the Council of the Township of North Frontenac would essentially be flying by their boot straps in making a decision on the proposed zoning bylaw… READ MORE

Written by Brenda Crawford

It was Christmas Eve and Santa and crew were flying over Centennial Park in Harrowsmith when Santa’s earbuds started to ring. It was a message from Rudolph who told Santa that he thought they had dropped the neon yellow bag of coal for the naughty child on the other side… READ MORE