Jeff Green

Written by Jeff Green

Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLAPH) Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, and the Leeds Grenville Lanark District Public Health Unit officially merged to form the South East Health Unit (SEHU) on January 1st. The inaugural board meeting took place on the 1st, over Zoom. Jan O'Neill, the mayor… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Margie McAlear is not a fan of North Frontenac Council, nor is she keen on a cell tower that is slated to go up in the township, just across from her home on the Matawatchan Road, in Renfrew County Her neighbours, who live across the road in North Frontenac, entered… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

The Central Frontenac Township budget process is somewhat different than the township's neighbours to the south and north, both of whom have finalised their budgets, which include increases the range of 5% for 2025. The North Frontenac total levy increase is 4.55% and the increase in South Frontenac is 5.69%… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

It is my tradition, in the first issue of the Frontenac News each year, to ask readers to consider supporting the cost of delivering the paper to their post box each week. I will get to that later, but first, many readers may notice this week that even though it… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

Nov. 29, 1947 – December 28, 2024It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Edmund Stewart Fredrick Barrett, known to all as Fred, on December 28, 2024, at the age of 77.He was predeceased by his wife Nancy (Duggan) Barrett, his parents Mary and Richard Barrett,… READ MORE

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The Frontenac OPP were called to respond for two separate incidents involving motorized snow machines, that went through the ice and sit at the bottom of the lake. On December 28, 2024 Frontenac OPP members were called to an area on Shabomeka Lake, in North Frontenac Township, by a resident… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

For some of you, this is the first that you have heard from us in over a month. I must say it is nice to be able to once again deliver papers to postal outlets around the region, and have Canada Post take care of getting the papers safely into… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

South Frontenac Council met for over four hours on Friday morning (December13) to hear service updates and spending plans from all of the township’s department heads for 2025, and into future years as well. The draft budget document that they were considering included a 5.69% increase in the total levy… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

The Ontario government has provided Lanark County and the County of Frontenac with up to $406,000 in combined funding to support initiatives that will strengthen each region’s capacity to boost local economic development. Through the latest intake of the Rural Economic Development (RED) program, the government has provided $210,000 in… READ MORE

Written by Jeff Green

There are two Christmas dinners that have been running for years now in our region. In Northbrook, Marylin Bolender started running a dinner 16 years ago, and with a hearty crew of volunteers, she is still at it today. “We are very fortunate because the food itself is mostly donated,… READ MORE