NORTH FRONTENAC

32 people join Mayor Higgins for Facebook chat North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins used Facebook Friday afternoon to address some issues related to the current pandemic as it relates to North Frontenac. He said that his comments on this Mayor’s...

Last Friday’s North Frontenac Township Council meeting began with a definite air of surrealism. Before entering the Council chambers, everyone, councillors and staff included, was led by firefighter Robert Rutherford, one at a time, to Geoff Culp...

If you’re a senior in Frontenac County, chances are you’ve gotten one of those phone calls. You know the ones — somebody’s going to make you rich or the “bank” needs some information or heaven forbid, if you don’t tell the caller what...

North Frontenac Council sharpened up its red pencils Friday morning and spent the entire day hammering out its 2020 budget, which should be officially passed in bylaw at the March 20 Council meeting. They started out looking at a 2.77 per cent levy...

On February 12, 2020 at approximately 3:40 p.m. officers from Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motorized snow vehicle that struck a tree on the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Trail...

While appreciative of the offer, North Frontenac Council declined a group of property owners suggestion that the owners would pay to amend Frontenac County’s Official Plan at its regular meeting last Friday in Plevna. In a letter to Council Jan....

As February gets underway, the roar of snowmobiles can be heard all over the north country. It’s not quite like it once was, but the Snow Road Snowmobile Club fed more than 200 people Saturday morning (the next breakfasts are Feb. 15 and Feb. 29)...

In the early ’70s, there was no fire protection in Barrie Township. Around 1972, Barrie purchased fire protection. In 1990 the Fire Marshall’s office conducted a survey and a new department, the Kaladar-Barrie Fire Department was formed. In 1998...

North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins is in the running for Canada’s Top Mayor. According to the competition’s web site, “Canada’s top mayor award is a community-driven competition between Canada’s mayors that brings people together to...

The North Frontenac Archives has now officially become the North Frontenac Historical Society and Archives. “We received our Ontario Corporation Number Jan. 20 although that actual date of incorporation was Nov. 23, 2019,” said Brenda Martin,...

Last fall, North Frontenac firefighter Michael Leach went to Bolivia ostensibly for some rope rescue exercises. When he got there, he became involved in that country’s battle against wildfires in the Amazon basin. What he found was many young...

Tammy Watson and her wife Mary, a personal support worker, moved in to their new home just south of Fernleigh in North Frontenac Township in July. One of the ‘features’ of their new property was an old metal drop which contained several licence...

North Frontenac put the brakes on changes to its Safe Property and Noise bylaws made by its solicitor at its regular meeting last Friday in Plevna. Coming on the heals of a discussion where CAO Cheryl Robson reported that complaints are up to 49 so...

Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) is about trying to keep our seniors living independently in their own homes, SSgt. Sharon Brown told North Frontenac Council at its regular meeting last Friday in Plevna. “We (police) don’t get calls...

With 12 million hectares of wildfires burning in Australia, it might be easy to forget that during the fall of 2019, there were almost 5.3 million hectares burning in the Amazon basin. And North Frontenac firefighter Michael Leach had a ringside...

Now in its sixth year, Riverhill Farm just off the River Road in North Frontenac near Ompah has added 20,000 new lights this year, making the grand total on the order of 120,000 lights. “Walt Disney has deeper pockets than I do,” said...

North Frontenac Council essentially turned down a request from the Ompah Community Volunteer Association (OCVA) to honour trail permits from the Ottawa Valley ATV Club (OVATVC) and the Ontario Federation of ATVs (OFATV) in agreements similar to the...

The North Frontenac Little Theatre production of ‘A Christmas Story’ captured much of the irreverent humour that has made the 1983 film of the same name such a popular Christmas classic. The play is based on the movie, for which the characters...

After emerging from a closed session in which one of the listed items was “advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege . . . more specifically an update with respect to road maintenance,” Council rose and reported to pass the following...

A seemingly routine public meeting to discuss a rezoning application turned out to be anything but. The public meeting preceded North Frontenac Township’s regular Council meeting last Friday in Plevna. The first aspect of the meeting that was not...

Twenty-five years ago, Lois Weber retired to the Plevna area from Belleville. She wanted something to do and to meet people in a social setting. “I’d always worked,” she said last Thursday at the Plevna Craft Ladies Group celebrated its 25th...

By Craig Bakay Sometimes it pays to go to the end of the road. Case in point, for this year’s North Frontenac Back Roads Studio Tour, the most remote location was arguably Studio K on Buckshot Lake Road. For the past 18 years, this has been the...

Norcan Lake Lane residents were at North Frontenac Council’s regular meeting Friday with a message — they want the 3.8 kilometer road maintained year-round. Spokespersons Stephanie Walsh and Barb Young told Council that although bylaw 89-13, the...

“I’m lost for words,” said North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins at last Friday’s regular Council meeting in Plevna. “When I read the report on this, I got goosebumps.” That report concerned something that happened 59 years ago, on Buckshot...

A final report from Terry Gervais and the Loomex Group on Fire Services in North Frontenac Township is scheduled to be presented to Council Nov. 1, Gervais told Council at its regular meeting last Friday in Plevna. “I’m here today to give...

At their meeting last Friday, North Frontenac Council passed a motion to explore 2 previously discussed options for the development of a regional roads network in Frontenac County. The main stated purpose of the regional roads network is to make...

On August 6th, members of the North Frontenac community and beyond, gathered at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna to partake in an education session hosted by MALLA (Malcolm Ardoch Lakes Landowners’ Association) regarding the t Eurasian Water Milfoil...

Jupiter and Saturn were the ‘stars’ of the show Saturday and Sunday nights at the Dark Skies Preserve observation pad in Fernleigh. Guy Nason, one of the Sky Pad’s astronomers-in-residence, said that at 700 million kilometres away right now,...

If you’re visiting the area north of Highway 7 and east of 41 you’ll find beautiful forests, lakes and hills, but no motels or hotels, very few bed and breakfasts. You’ll find a restaurant and a bakery in Plevna, restaurants in Cloyne and...

North Frontenac would like to get a handle on how many residents might be interested in renting one of a potential five units, should they access County money and build an “affordable seniors apartment complex” similar to the ones in Frontenac...

Storrington Minor Soccer finished off its 2019 season on the weekend with a fun day style championship at Gerald Ball Memorial Park in Sunbury. Director of Officials/Registrar Greg Horton said there were 44 teams participating representing 623...

North Frontenac Township officially opened its Re-Use Centre at the 506 Waste Disposal site (3444 Road 506) last week. The site has been open since May but Public Works Manager Darwyn Sproule said they needed some time to “put together inventory...

Back in the ’60s and ’70s, the concept of living ‘off the grid’ was generally the purview of counter-culture types, back-to-the-earthers and such. However, in this day and age, technology and ingenuity have made the concept attainable for...

After 18 months, two open houses and two public meetings, North Frontenac Council passed the Township’s Zoning Bylaw at its regular meeting last Friday in Plevna. One of the more controversial aspects of the new bylaw concerned the designation of...

Removal of the term ANSI (Area of Natural or Scientific Interest) from the text and schedules of North Frontenac’s Zoning Bylaw was probably the most significant revision to emerge from the special Council meeting last Friday in Plevna. Just what...

About 50 people showed up for the North Frontenac Septic Savvy Seminar Saturday at Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna and while organizers maintained the meeting wasn’t about mandatory septic inspections, much of the panel discussion and subsequent Q & A...

As a general rule, public meetings on zoning bylaws don’t attract a large audience. North Frontenac’s such meeting last Friday at the Clar-Mill Hall in Plevna was an exception to that rule as the hall was full. Planner Tracy Zander of ZanderPlan...

Ken Garrett Memorial Park in Inverary was a hive of activity on the weekend as the first ever 3 Pitch, 3 Chords Spring Fling drew crowds in an effort to raise funds primarily for accessible washrooms. “Everybody thinks this is a Township-owned...

The Clar-Miller Community Archives is “well on its way to becoming a historical society,” Brenda Miller told a large audience on a rainy Saturday morning last week. “We’re here to preserve local history for future generations.” To that end...

The recent public works managers meetings to discuss Frontenac County’s Waste Management Review were something of an eye-opener for North Frontenac’s Darwyn Sproule. “Being relatively new, it was a good education for me,” Sproule told North...

It started out as a plan to build a self-sustaining community of environmentally sustainable homes made of used tires and other materials, called Talking Trees. It then expanded into an initiative called “One Small Town” that was based on the...

“There is much for all of us to learn about why a properly functioning septic system is integral to ensuring the safety of our drinking water and keeping our lakes healthy” according to Bruce Moore, Chair of the North Frontenac Lake Association...

Flooding, washouts, impassable trails and terrible conditions forced the postponement of the Spring ATV Ride for Dad in Ompah for a week, but even though it corresponded with the Mother’s Day weekend, organizers were still pleased that about 400...

Fire extinguishers aren’t for putting out fires, per se, said Glenna Shanks of Perth Fire Protection. “They’re for use upon exit and to get people to safety,” she said. “They’re not used to play the hero.” Shanks was at the Ompah Fire...

(Editors note – the original OPP report on this incident was posted on Monday, April 13. It has been replaced with this updated, more accurate, version) Richard Culligan, 57, from Greater Madawaska Township, died of his injuries after the ATV he...

It’s probably fair to say the most controversial aspect of North Frontenac’s new Zoning Bylaw has been the inclusion of the Palmerston Lake ANSI (Area of Natural or Scientific Interest). To that end, Mayor Ron Higgins has been corresponding with...

The Boy Wonder completed a successful four day run at Granite Ridge Education Centre on Sunday afternoon. The Mother’s Day matinee had a modest audience, but sellouts on the previous two nights and a very well-attended opening night on Thursday...

Mother Nature wasn’t very cooperative Saturday night as thick clouds covered the Star Gazing Pad on Road 506 in North Frontenac. The moon was to be the star attraction for this opening event, but it was barely visible and what you could see was...

On Friday, April 26, 2019, students and staff at North Addington Education Centre gathered around for the unveiling of the new playground, donated and installed by The Township of North Frontenac. Principal Bonham-Carter as he gave a speech...

DALHOUSIE LAKE LEVELS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 2 – 5 CM The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority is issuing an update to the  FLOOD WARNING  for the  entire MISSISSIPPI RIVER watershed  issued  April 25 , 2019 .  Rainfall amounts between...