SOUTH FRONTENAC

Things are starting to reopen in the Covid-19 World. Dick and I went into quarantine upon returning home from Mexico mid-March. As in our early years of life we were kept separate from the world, protected in our cocoon. To be fair, our community...

Speeding Problems to be Addressed Council passed a motion to address speeding and speed limit reductions in the Township: Mark Segsworth, Director of Public Works agreed with Council that speeding has become an issue of grave concern throughout the...

Meet Tito. He’s one of almost countless snakes I’ve seen around our place this spring, the tip of a craggy Canadian Shield peninsula on Buck. Tito, a juvenile ratsnake, is not the longest or the shortest, but he’s far and away the most...

(the followng was posted on Facebook by Ben Callender, a former Sydenham High School student. It is associated with a Change-Org petition that accuses the school and school board staff of inaction in the face of racist acts in the school. As of...

Life has been anything but normal these last few months and we sincerely hope you and your family are in good health.   None of us have ever faced a challenge like COVID-19. This pandemic is unprecedented and affecting all Canadian organizations...

With the recent announcement from the Province that the Kingston Frontenac/Lennox and Addington Public Health region is permitted to enter Stage 2 of reopening effective today, Friday, June 12, 2020, the Township’s Emergency Control Group (ECG)...

On Monday, the Province of Ontario reversed course by embracing a regional approach to loosening up on some COVID-19 related restrictions. As of Friday (June 12), Eastern Ontario will enter Stage 2 of reopening. But as in previous announcements, the...

The summer of 2020 will be remembered for many things not the least of which will be the globally shared experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal we are learning to face on an almost daily basis. At the same time, what will all this...

When we enter the darkest valleys amid serious illness, stress, loss, worry, and other struggles, we will always find “the helpers.” Neil and Hazel Hobbs have made being “helpers” their life’s journey.  Their warm inviting cabin, nestled...

Council discusses ad bags and Kingston newspaper deliveries Over the past few years, there have been many complaints to Council about the roadside accumulation of plastic bags containing Kingston this Week/Frontenac This Week, which includes a...

During the week of May 30, someone knocked down two bird boxes, which were hanging off limbs on a township road allowance at the side of Holmes Road near Inverary. The bird boxes weren’t hanging that high off the ground, making them an easy target...

Covid-related Questions for Council Some questions related to public swimming areas: these are still under provincial restrictions, and to date, not yet open to the public. More complicated was a question about yard sales; the KFL&A Public Health...

The Verona District ATV Club, which has 53 members currently and is growing weekly, is affiliated with the Ontario Federation of ATV clubs, giving its members access to trails across eastern Ontario and beyond. This summer, however, the Verona club...

Amanda Hall had a plan for 2020 With her son just over a year old and her four year old daughter in Junior Kindergarten at Storrington Public School, Amanda Hall was ready to get her relatively new business, Willow Family Health Services,...

The Township of South Frontenac has made the difficult decision to cancel Swim and Day Camp programs for the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. The cancellation comes after careful consideration from the Township’s Emergency Control...

Verona residents have been split for years over whether to allow motorized vehicles on the K&P trail within the village. It is a full multi-use trail from Craig Road (north of Verona) to points north, and it is a non-motorized trail south of Craig...

Last week, Frontenac News Volume 20 – No.20, May 21 on page 8, an ad appeared that showed an upside-down Canadian flag flying in front of a home in the Hartington area. The ad was placed by a community member who was offended at what they...

On May 22, 2020 shortly after 5:00 p.m. an officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the Holmes Road and Latimer Road area due to traffic complaints. The officer stopped a motor vehicle and spoke with the driver.  As a result of the...

Following yesterday’s announcement from the provincial government, the Township of South Frontenac will be reopening some outdoor recreational facilities for limited use. In order to allow allow safety protocols, signage and other precautions to...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation (SFCSC) has adapted and modified programs to respond to the needs of the community. Physical distancing is an essential step in reducing transmission of the...

Following yesterday’s announcement from the provincial government, the Township of South Frontenac will be reopening some outdoor recreational facilities for limited use. In order to allow allow safety protocols, signage and other precautions to...

For the better part of two months, South Frontenac Chief Administrative Officer Neil Carbone spent most of his time at this home in the north end of Kingston, 15 minutes south of the township office in Sydenham, working remotely. Most of the rest of...

Council met via internet; all members were present, and all staff directors were also available online. In the Township hall, Mayor Vandewal, CAO Carbone, Clerk Maddox and acting equipment technician/treasurer Fragnito were present and positioned...

Don and Doris Richie tied the knot on May 19, 1950. On May 19, 2020, South Frontenac Mayor Ron Vandewal made a house call to their Bellrock home to personally deliver congratulations and a certificate from the township to commemorate their 70th...

  Late on Friday and early on Saturday, South Frontenac township put out releases about the easing of COVID_19 related restrictions in the township Edited versions of the releases are copied below -  Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry (MNRF)...

For 25 years, the Battersea Pumpkin Festival has been welcoming residents and visitors alike to the village-wide celebration of the harvest, rain or shine. For the first time in the festivals’ history, the Pumpkin Festival’s organizing committee...

We arrive home to quarantine for fourteen days. It’s not too much hardship as family have stocked our home with the basics. The neighbours offer to pick up anything we need. We can order groceries locally, and volunteers deliver. We watch the news...

Best laid plans … and how to make it work anyway Justin Hanna has been methodically developing his business, Hanna Meat Pies since 2015 when he began selling his line of “Seriously Good Pies”. The key to the success of the company thus far has...

One of the first group of services to close during the current pandemic threat was Elements Fitness, a gym located just north of Sydenham. Its manager, Karley Heyman, has since been busy setting up and posting a wide range of online workouts....

At their March 17 Council meeting, citing the need for greater flexibility to respond to the unknown effects of the looming Covid 19 crisis and the probability that public gatherings would soon be restricted or forbidden, South Frontenac Council...

There are so many reports and opinions in the media causing confusion as to whether there will be an upcoming food shortage and rising costs after the COVID 19 pandemic is over. Many people have decided to take matters into their own hands and...

The truth is that garden centres in Frontenac County were already planning to re-open at the beginning of May, when Premier Ford announced on May 1 st that they could open up on May 4 th . Deliveries of topsoil, gravel and other ground cover from a...

On Saturday 25 April, 2020 shortly after 9:30 p.m. officers from Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), South Frontenac Fire Department and Frontenac Paramedics attended 4929 Road 38 in Harrowsmith, Ontario after a receiving a report of a fire...

#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 – in addition to the regularly scheduled Dec 1, 2020 #GivingTuesday – as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.  ...

Cataraqui Conservation to Re-Open Some Conservation Areas starting April 25 Kingston – Cataraqui Conservation will begin to re-open public access to some of its conservation areas and the Cataraqui Trail for passive use starting April 25, 2020,...

The Reverend Doctor Peter Bartlett came to Perth Road United Church in August of 2019 and has been leading services until the end of March when the rules changed, due to the defense against COVID 19. Peter was forced to take an approach that he and...

Anyone who shops regularly at the Foodland in Sydenham (or Verona or Northbrook) will have noticed a lot of big changes: we can no longer come in exactly when we please, wander randomly around pawing through the produce bins, or chat in the aisles....

Although Corbin Votary is from Napanee, his last name will be familiar to many in Frontenac County. He has deep family roots in the Perth Road region, and his grandparents Allan and Brenda still live there. Corbin is a goalie, and follows in the...

South Frontenac Council’s first electronic meeting went very smoothly. Three of us were physically present, widely separated, in the echoing Council chambers; (bearded) Mayor Vandewal, Clerk Maddox, and myself, representing the Frontenac News. CAO...

On Saturday April 11, 2020 shortly before 2:30 a.m. Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a concerned motorist about an aggressive driver on Road 38 near West Port Road.  Officers located the vehicle in the...

If you go to Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for some reason, you may be given a mask that matches a quilt somewhere in Frontenac. Sewers all over the region are making cloths masks and donating them. “I saw a Facebook posting from a group called...

(Submitted by the Township of South Frontenac) Early last week the Township was notified that two (2) of its Public Works employees had been unknowingly exposed to a single confirmed case of COVID-19. This exposure occurred outside of the workplace...

COVID-19 Response: Call to Visitors & Seasonal Property Owners As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve locally, it is vital that we all do our part to help flatten the curve. In an effort to keep our community safe and reduce the impact on...

The Verona Medical Clinic remains closed this week, after a staff member tested positive with COVID-19 on March 24. Shortly after the result was announced, the staff member who tested positive, Amanda Antoine, identified herself via a Facebook post....

The first couple of months of 2020 were a mixed bag for restaurants in the region. Some were doing pretty well, buoyed by a good snowmobile season. Others were enduring the winter blahs and anticipating a strong spring and summer tourist season. All...

On Tuesday March 31, 2020 shortly before 9:30 a.m. officers of the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious package found by a local resident on Holmes Road near Inverary, Ontario. The OPP...

Battersea is “quiet, very quiet” these days, says long-time resident Alvin Wood. “We (he and his partner Donna) live close to a main road and normally it’s quite busy with people going to work or back and forth to their cottages,” he said....

Like just about all business owners these days, Asselstine Hardware owner Andrew Asselstine is concerned over the health and safety of his staff and customers. So, this past weekend, he built a little drive-through kiosk onto the front of the store...

Tom Revell loves his maple syrup . . . and he loves making it. So, when a friend gave him an evaporator back in 2014, he couldn’t wait to fire it up behind his garage on Bauder Lane. Fast forward to 2018. Revell was starting to get seriously into...

The Township is making every effort to support its residents through these unprecedented times. South Frontenac residents currently enrolled in a monthly water or property tax preauthorized payment plan with the Township, with a withdrawal date of...