SOUTH FRONTENAC

After vote, Alectra pulls out of South Frontenac Township SF residents Patricia Dawson and Hellen Hill made a presentation to Council regarding the recent proposal by Alectra Energy Solutions to install two Energy Storage Units in South Frontenac;...

If Alectra-Convergent Power is going to submit an application for a battery storage facility in South Frontenac to Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) later this month, it will be without a motion of support from South...

With the help of government funding, grants and the generosity of the community, Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) has raised more than $2 million toward its decade-long goal of building a new facility for the food bank that...

Grieving a loved one is never easy and for many, the holiday season, with all of the events and traditions and joy, intensifies the feeling of sadness and loss. That is why Southern Frontenac Community Services hosted their annual Candelight Vigil...

On November 25th, the 2nd Annual Faceoff for the Food Bank took place between Frontenac OPP and South Frontenac Fire Rescue (SFFR). The exciting match ended with a close victory for SFFR, as they edged out the OPP by one goal. Faceoff for the Food...

Alectra Energy Solutions is a municipally owned electricity company that was created in the Golden Horseshoe in 2017. It is overseen by a board made up of politicians from Barrie, Hamilton, Markham and Mississauga. It has partnered with the Canadian...

This weekend was a busy one as we toured various locations and tried to take in as many activities as possible. Many of us headed over to Sydenham for the Annual Christmas Parade and the SFCSC was on hand to collect donations for the food bank. The...

My curiosity was peaked as a I sat idle at the crossroads of Rd 38 & Harrowsmith (Rutledge Road).  A new sign had emerged that was understated but said The Mudhouse Spa. I adjusted my glasses to get a better glimpse of the inside before I had to...

Capital Budget Presentation In preparation for Council’s day-long budget-setting discussions, Shelley Stedall, Director of Corporate Services and Treasurer, presented a summary of the Capital Budget recommendations. The Capital Budget focuses on...

In September of 2021, David Brown made a proposal to South Frontenac Council. Brown, a South Frontenac resident in the Petworth Road area, asked council to re-name the Petworth bridge after David Ira Boyce, a soldier who came from what was then the...

Imagine being able to help the most vulnerable in our community- and get some money in your pocket for yourself?  Southern Frontenac Community Services is raising funds through a 50/50 raffle, and you can win big $$ this holiday season! The raffle...

The Frontenac County 4-H Dairy Classic team represented Frontenac County at the Royal Agricultural Fair from November 6 th to November 12 th , earning 14 placements across all age groups out of 371 participants. Seven team members placed in the Top...

Deputy Mayor Sleeth conducted the meeting, as Mayor Vandewal was attending another function. Pleasant Valley Municipal Drain Report In 1985, this shallow drain was constructed across several properties in the Pleasant Valley area just west of...

SF Council Rejects Climate Change Action Plan CAO Louise Fragnito recommended hiring a consultant to develop a formal Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for South Frontenac. Her proposal noted that the Township has undertaken various projects over...

Let me begin by setting the stage. It’s dark out, and the air has taken on a damp coolness indicating that weather is on the way. I pull into a small parking lot where I am meeting with a friend. We chat briefly about our hopes for the opening of...

Last year, I thoroughly enjoyed the music of the Frontenac Women’s Chorus as they entertained with some rhythmic treats. The church was full and we lined the walls eager to gently sway to and fro as the women brought back memories of past...

Just over a week ago, a number of property owners licing east of Road 38 in the Hartington and Harrowsmith areas received registered letters from Alectra Convergence, an alternative energy company whose Ontario operations are run out of Vaughan....

Retired dentist Dr John Turner recently revisited the mill wheel and dam site in Sydenham. In the mid-1970’s, Dr Turner purchased the site of the former Anglin Mill, planning to build a home on the south slope facing Sydenham (Millhaven) Creek....

It seems like a lifetime ago when filmmaker Sebastian Back, who grew up in Verona, and producer Maeve Kern, reached out to the community in and around Verona for help during a film shoot they were organising, from the ground up. They had worked...

“How do I support a friend who is grieving a loved one?” “What are the right things to say when someone tells me they’re dying?” “What do I want my last days to look and feel like?” “What do I want to happen to me after I die?...

The Battersea/Sunbury area has been the focus for a number of infrastructure projects in South Frontenac in 2023. The renovated Storrington Centre opened in the late winter, a major road construction project, on Battersea Road in Sunbury, followed...

As a fundraiser for United Way KFL&A, three teams of South Frontenac employees competed last Friday after, not before, a lunchtime BBQ at the township’s Keeley Road garages. They had to pull a 35,000-pound Fire Truck for 50 feet. The Public...

I love the Fall! Cooler nights, the crispness in the air, and the beautiful leaves as they transition between orange, red, yellow, and gold. Our roadways spoil us as we travel through patchworks of brilliant blends, pops of colour that are the envy...

An agrihood is a planned community that integrates agriculture into a residential community. The concept is about 10 years old and there are about 100 agrihoods in the United States in various stages of development. And there may be one coming in...

On October 17th, at the Harrowsmith Golden Links Hall, the Sydenham and Harrowsmith Women's Institute took a step back in time to the Roaring 20's. It was a day to reflect on how things have changed and how women have evolved over the past hundred...

Harowsmith's Tara Williamson is known for her work with the Frontenac Farmers Market and her home based businesses, but she has an altogether different role with an organisation called Secret3K. The organisation got its name, and mission, from a...

14 Island Lake Dam Needs Repair Mary Rae, President of the Fourteen Island and Mink Lakes Watershed Association (FIMLA) made a presentation to Council regarding the Fourteen Island Lake Dam, which has an unusual history and is currently in need of...

The headline on the “Small Change Fund” web platform was not subtle: “Canada’s Richest Biodiversity Reserve Under Threat in South Frontenac” it said. A quick read revealed that the article, which was written by David Donnelly for Project...

“We are at our capacity, for sure,” said Amanda Pantrey as the core Battersea Pumpkin Festival Crew were cleaning up the festival site at the Battersea Ball Park and the Frontenac Model Train ground just after 5pm on festival day last Saturday...

Walking the Milburn Trail in Battersea is a nourishing experience for the soul in any season.  The natural beauty, the diverse terrain and the opportunity to have a chance encounter with the creatures that call the property home, make visiting this...

It’s been 65 years since Ron and Marg Prichard opened Hartington Equipment, a small company serving the farming and construction communities, in what was then Portland Township. The company was eventually taken over by their son Rod, and in 1975...

The 29th annual Battersea Pumpkin festival is set for this weekend. Parking is available at Storrington Public School, followed by a shuttle, or at the Battersea Ball Field. There is a charge to attend the festival, but at $5 per person ($20 per...

If you pass through the quiet village of Sydenham, you might feel as if you have travelled back in time with its tree lined streets and historic buildings. Until, that is, you pass Loughborough Public School’s space-age, geodesic dome greenhouse....

Property Rezoned to Provide Water Access A property on the East side of Mica Point Lane with waterfront on Bobs Lake was rezoned to Limited Services Residential Waterfront (RLSW), in order to permit parking and docking facilities for four...

South Frontenac Museum Society (SFMS) held a lively luncheon membership meeting at Glendower Hall last Friday. Denise Tipton gave an update on the Past Perfect (PP) cataloguing project now in progress after a long delay in cataloguing caused by...

This weekend there was a lot of action to catch locally. One was the Bubba Bowl in Sydenham, as teams battled it out on the field in football, and the other was at the Frontenac Arena, where avid hockey fans watched the Frontenac Phantoms take on...

The term ‘shinrin-yoku’ was first coined back in the 1980s in Japan, where benefits were being found, both psychological and physiological, of “forest bathing” or more precise “taking in the forest atmosphere” for improved health. While...

There was more good news than bad news at the Bubba Bowl last Friday The first bit of good news is that the Bubba Bowl happened and the weather was ideal. The annual game is a tribute to Alex (Bubba) Turcotte, a Golden Eagle who died in 2001 of a...

Last Friday evening, Harry Manx played to a full house in Sydenham, as part of the Small Halls series. For whatever reason, he’s been off the radar for much of the past eight years, so it was a rare treat to see and hear him again. He’s known...

When New Leaf Link (NeLL) started up in Sydenham in 2006, it was in response to a gap in the community. The local High Schools had developed “School to Community” programs that provide educational and social programs for students who are...

Shannon Olivier and her daughter Kiki came to PCPS last week to present Mother-Daughter Connections, Shannon is a mix of Cayuga, Chippewa and Potawatomi but classifies it as Ojibwa and Cayuga. Migizi Mishkiki (aka Kiki) is a mix of her mom as well...

On September 1st, the Freeman Clan in Battersea joined together with family, neighbours and friends at 4994 Battersea Rd. to honour the legacy of Dr. Norman and Gertrude Freeman. These two met while attending Queen’s University in 1918 and married...

Dave Gordon, Senior Advisor, Waste Diversion, AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) made a presentation to South Frontenac Council at their September 20 meeting. The presentation was about the process of transferring responsibility for...

Centennial Park was the place to be this past Saturday as the South Frontenac Holistic Fair took place Each booth had something to offer that related to health and wellness, with many offering services locally within South Frontenac or surrounding...

Adam Rayner is a well known Real Estate Broker who lives in South Frontenac, and a father with three kids of his own and 4 step-children. He also describes himself as a “relatively new Christian” and earlier this summer he was reflecting on his...

If you have recently driven or walked by the Southern Frontenac Community Services site (aka the Grace Centre) on Stage Coach Road, you will have noticed that the new wing construction is taking shape very nicely. Once the walls themselves were...

The 2nd Annual Bellrock Fall Festival was held September 23rd. This year brought an increase in attendance as well as the addition of a wider variety of vendors. Visitors were able to stop by and purchase local honey, handmade crafts, spices,...

Thomas Fitzgerald, a native of County Limerick, Ireland immigrated to British North America by sailing ship with his family escaping the Great Famine in Ireland. Thomas stemmed from the Townland of Curraghbeg, a rural parish which lies about one...

It all started in 1995 when Ed Asselestine organized the first Verona Car Show. Who would have guessed this annual event would still be so popular, steadily increasing in participants and visitors? This year's 27th Annual Verona Car Show, held at...

Across South Frontenac, a small group of artists are working hard on weather hardy installations that will be installed along the Millburn Creek Trail in Battersea for a three-week exhibit/nature walk along the 3.19km trail. Sarah Wiseman, who came...