NORTH FRONTENAC

Norcan Lake Lane comes back to haunt NF council again After passing a motion in January that bans council members and township staff from talking to anyone - the press, the public at large, and those directly involved - about the ill-fated Canalodge...

We all have fire extinguishers in our home, but how many of us know whether they would work in an emergency, or if we would know how to use them under the stress of an actual fire. If you are like me, you don’t get around to having them inspected...

by Betty Hunter Once again this year we will be having planned events at the North Frontenac Star Gazing Pad. This facility is located at 5816 Road 506 between Ardoch and Fernleigh. The Pad will be available for your own group viewings once the...

Janet Brooks of Ompah was one of over 60 protesters who attended the Enough is Enough Hydro One protest, which took place outside of the Hydro One offices in Perth on May 2. The event attracted local and area residents fed up with the high cost of...

Support for seniors in North Frontenac At Monday's council meeting in Plevna, Catherine Tysick, a Community Support Manager from North Frontenac Community Services (NFCS) explained to Council the many different services they provide to seniors and...

Anyone walking in to the waiting room at the Lakelands Family Health Team in Northbrook last Wednesday, April 1, might have thought someone had served some bad tuna at a joint Council meeting. Four members from each of the Addington Highlands and...

Over 170 diners attended the most recent Saturday morning breakfast fundraiser on April 4 at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club (SRSC). Following the meal, the club’s president, Ruth Wark, presented two cheques of $433.50 each to representatives from...

CFDC presents ideas and options to North Frontenac Council Anne Prichard from the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (FCFDC) made a presentation to North Frontenac Council at their meeting on Tuesday, April 7 explaining how the...

The community hall in Harlowe has seen an upsurge in activity this past year thanks to the efforts of a few community-minded music enthusiasts. The regular Harlowe Open Mic/Music Jam/Community Potluck, which takes place on the last Saturday of each...

The idea of sharing services between North and Central Frontenac moved from theory to practice pretty quickly when the two councils met together last week. At a first joint session of the councils in North Frontenac last week, the fact that North...

by Helen Forsey It's a long drive from Ompah to Bancroft, then on to Kingston and back to Ompah all in one soggy day. That's what I did on Saturday, though, and it was well worthwhile. It was mostly the rallies in the big cities that captured the...

Environmental report shows extended lifetime on landfills Mary Spencer, from AECOM, an environmental management company, spoke with council this week and updated them on the life expectancy of the township's waste sites. In 2014, AECOM started...

Organizers of the first ever Ride For Dad snowmobile event in the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs' (OFSC) District 1, which took place at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club on February 28, were thrilled with the turn out. The event is a fundraiser...

Protection of wetland and water quality paramount in Ardoch Lake decision. Frontenac County planner Joe Gallivan provided council with an update on two contentious issues at last Friday's (February 20) meeting in Plevna. First up was his...

5.29% increase on tap for North Frontenac ratepayers It was a long day for councilors at North Frontenac's special budget meeting on February 17. Treasurer Angela Millar presented the draft budget and Council spent the day going through it with a...

submitted by Snow Road Snowmobile Club The Telus Snowmobile Ride For Dad raises money for prostate cancer research and awareness. Prostate Cancer is the most common Cancer in Canadian men. One in seven Canadian men will develop prostate cancer...

Mayor sees a long shadow from Ardoch Lake development “These are precedent-setting decisions,” said Mayor Ron Higgins regarding how the township should move forward on a development proposal for Ardoch Lake. The Malcolm/Ardoch Lake Association...

Volunteers and staff at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club (SRSC) seem to know the best way to attract riders and non-riders alike to their club. The club's regular bi-weekly Saturday breakfasts have long been popular with both snowmobilers and...

Good news, not so good news, and a pending lawsuit – NF Council gets down to business. Members of the new North Frontenac Council had already spent a fair bit of time together since New Year's before they met for their first business meeting of...

It was in late August that I went to interview Lee-Anne White at her home on Road 506 at Fernleigh, which at one time was a full-fledged hamlet with a post office, a store and a school, but is now only a clutch of houses around a crossroad. I was...

Perry returned as North Frontenac Deputy Mayor The first item of business for North Frontenac Council this week, once the ceremonial swearing in was taken care of, was to choose a deputy mayor from among the six men who were elected to Council along...

Over 20 vendors took part in the first ever “Get Ready For Christmas” craft show and bake sale that took place at the Snow Road Snowmobile Club on December 6. Over 100 enthusiastic shoppers visited the club house in a steady stream throughout...

Join the “12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety” make the Fire Marshal’s wish come true for the most fire-safe December ever. Day 1 Water Fresh Trees Daily. Keep the base of the trunk in water at all times. Keep your tree away from any ignition...

Lanark OPP pulling out of Frontenac County Inspector Derek Needham, the detachment commander for the Lanark County OPP, went over the new OPP billing model for the benefit of North Frontenac Council at the final meeting of the current council in...

Township says goodbye to IT Coordinator Evan Sepa, the IT/911 co-ordinator for North Frontenac who has put the township at the forefront of Global Information Systems (GIS) applications on its website, is leaving this week for a job in York Region....

Supporters congratulated North Frontenac's new mayor-elect, Ron Higgins, at the Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna on election night, where voters and candidates had gathered. At approximately 8:30 p.m., North Frontenac CAO Cheryl Robson arrived at the hall...

As municipal voting week started early this week, voters in North Frontenac were already reeling as information about the campaign kept coming out. The election started on a tragic note when Mayor Bud Clayton, who had been seeking re-election, took...

Visitors to an open house at the Snow Road Fire Hall in North Frontenac on October 11 learned a few new things about the best ways to prevent and respond to house fires. North Frontenac fire chief Steve Riddell along with deputy chief Sandy Ryder,...

NF coming to terms with OPP costs North Frontenac Township formally received notification from Derek Needham, the detachment commander of the Lanark County OPP, that the cost of policing for the township in 2015 will be just under $365,000, an...

Participants on the North Frontenac Back Roads Studio Tour, which centred around the Plevna area, were no doubt pleased with the weather that brought many visitors to the first-time tour in the scenic township. The weather could not have been better...

Organizers of the Ompah Volunteer Community Association’s Fall ATV run on Sept. 20 were thrilled that the annual event was able to take place this year even though the Ompah fire hall and community centre, which has been under renovations, was not...

An autumn drive up the Ardoch, Buckshot Lake, or Sunday Lake roads is an attraction of its own, but this weekend there is an even better reason to drive in North Frontenac. On Sat. & Sun. Sept. 27 & 28, the first North Frontenac Back Roads Studio...

North Frontenac Community Improvement Plan Peter Young from Frontenac County appeared before North Frontenac Council this week to talk about a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for the township. The county has set aside $70,000 to help fund a...

Over 60 members of the community filled the gym at Clarendon Central Public School in Plevna at a special meeting on September 15 that was called over a recent decision of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB). Michelle Ross, co-chair of the...

In an effort to encourage waterfront property owners to help keep their area lakes and shorelines healthy, the Malcolm Ardoch Lakes Stewardship Committee hosted a special presentation at the Clar-Mill hall in Plevna on September 14. Landowners from...

  (Attention readers. After the following article was published on Thursday and posted online , the date of the public meeting was changed . The meeting about changes in staffing at Clarendon Central Public School will now take place on Monday...

Seniors in Snow Road have been keen to stay active and healthy, and four members of the community took the initiative and have been running regular seniors fitness classes at the Snow Road Community Hall. Recognizing their initiative and in an...

North Frontenac Mayor and Frontenac County Warden, Bud Clayton, died on Labour Day Monday. Clayton took ill while attending a conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in London, Ontario on August 17. Kelly Pender, Chief...

Dark Skies and Helipad in conflict - The Dark Skies initiative, a cornerstone of the economic development plans of North Frontenac Township, is facing a new hurdle. At the most recent Dark Skies event in early August, participants arriving at the...

Ever since the Ardoch Lake Development Corporation began planning to develop lots on a large section of Ardoch Lake about five years ago, there has been keen public interest in the project, mainly from the few other property owners on the lake, and...

It was not only the brothers, John and James, but three generations of the Abrams family who entertained the capacity crowd at the John Thomson Hall in Snow Road at their concert on August 24. The brothers' grand parents, Wayne and Mary Abrams,...

Ompah fire hall renovations to cost $300,000 If all goes well, North Frontenac Council will not have to concern itself with the future of the Ompah fire hall/ community centre any more. A proposal put forward to council this week by Steve Sunderland...

Elya Munro will have an answer to the traditional first day of school question: What did you do this summer? Elya, who is 9 and lives in Fernleigh, will be in grade 5 come September. She attends Clarendon Central School in Plevna and she has a story...

Over 20 representatives from various groups and organizations that offer essential services to residents and guests in the Township of North Frontenac showed off their gear and know-how at the third annual Essential Services Fair, which took place...

Frontenac County celebrated the completion of its rural infrastructure last week with the opening of the third ambulance base in the County. The new base is located at Hwy. 509 and Robertsville Road, and although it is odd to see an ambulance base...

If all goes well - NF Township office to re-open in the fall North Frontenac Council approved a plan to bring the township office back to where it was on a cold day in January when an oil tank leaked, contaminating parts of the building and...

Mississippi Bridge project gets the go ahead A tender was granted in the amount of $2,167,000 to H.R. Doornekamp construction for the replacement of the one-lane bridge over the Mississippi River on Road 509 with a two-lane structure. The total cost...

Craft lovers visiting the north country take note. A new craft store recently opened its doors in Ompah, where local crafters, Debbie Emery and Betty Hunter have set up shop. They named the new store "Creative Inspirations" and it is located in the...

The opening of bass season last weekend attracted fishers in droves to the Land O'Lakes region to take part in a number of bass derbies that offered up many opportunities for fishers to win big. At the Double S Marina in Ompah, which is located on...

The new Robertsville Ambulance Station at 15405 Road 509, North Frontenac Township, became operational at 6:30 am on Monday morning, June 16. “I am exceptionally pleased to see the Robertsville Station operating,” says Bud Clayton, Warden of the...