SOUTH FRONTENAC

“Just don’t tell me that our needs are greater than our resources,” said Mayor Vandewal, “we all understand that, and hear it every budget session!” With this, Council launched into a discussion of Public Works Manager Segsworth’s...

This Sunday morning, St Paul’s Anglican Church in Sydenham will celebrate its 180th anniversary. This stone church has an intriguing history. (much of the following is drawn from an account written by the late Gladys Lewis, in 1962) The church was...

Battersea held what was perhaps its most successful ever Pumpkinfest last Saturday.The whole village was decorated with pumpkins and cornstalks; there was a parade, food, music, petting zoo, rides through the forest on a miniature steam train, rides...

Coming in at a whole 16 minutes, Tuesday’s regular South Frontenac Council meeting in Sydenham wasn’t the shortest on record (14 minutes) but it was close. Still, after acknowledging that the meeting was being held on Coun. Ron Sleeth’s 74th...

When Carol Little of Sydenham learned of a trip for Canadian Grandmothers to visit Zambia and South Africa, she knew at once that she had to go, to personally meet some of the women she has been connected with over the past several years, through...

The Sydenham Food Bank shelves are getting bare, so it’s time for their fall food drive, to help those in need. On Saturday, October 21, from 9:00am to 3:00pm, volunteers from Southern Frontenac Community Services, which operates the Food Bank,...

Southern Frontenac Community Services is launching a new program this fall. The Youth Volunteer Program is aimed at fostering connections with students at nearby Sydenham High School with the clientele of the agency. Andy White, newly arrived in...

After a two-year absence to to field repairs and improvements, the 10th annual Bubba Bowl returned to the field at Point Park in Sydenham last Friday. The Junior Sydenham High School Golden Eagles won 30-7 while a very young senior side fell 28-7....

Although the official approval will have to wait until next week’s Council meeting, South Frontenac Council approved the purchase of 50 new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units and 150 spare air bottles at its Committee of the Whole...

A football tradition returns to Sydenham High School Friday night when the La Salle Knights come to town to take on the Golden Hawks in the 10th annual Bubba Bowl. The game(s) mark the return of the event, named for former player Alex (Bubba)...

It’s the pumpkin party of the year. Sitting on her front porch with a smile in late September, 25-year-old Amanda Pantrey of Battersea seems happy to talk about the most popular event in her community. “It’s almost time for the 23rd annual...

It looks like there will be some action on Fermoy Hall this year after all. On the advice of Public Works Manager Mark Segsworth, Council decided at its regular meeting Tuesday night in Sydenham to begin work with asbestos removal and whatever else...

Anyone who’s played high school football knows the challenge of that first day of practice where you try to find equipment that fits. And usually, the seniors get first crack at what’s available so the by the time the lowly Grade 9s get their...

While the major renovations at Bellrock Hall have been completed for some time now, there are still things to be done and plans in the works. So, with the bands After The News and Crimson River set to rock out the stage, a fundraiser barbecue was in...

On September 15, 2017, at approximately 9:05 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Frontenac Detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision with a pedestrian on Perth Road near Davidson Road in the town of Inverary, South...

South Frontenac Council decided to re-advertise a public meeting regarding a request to sever a lot on Itinerary Lake in response to an Inverary Lake Association letter at its regular meeting Tuesday night in Sydenham. The proposed severance would...

A popular swimming hole has been closed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. Gilmour Point in Battersea was officially closed Aug. 30 due to possible blue-green algae in Dog Lake. The beach is located at the end of Wellington...

Four members of the Sydenham Veterinary Services staff (Leslie Reade, Kim Doucet, Dawna Revell and Kate Earle) will be taking their bicycles to Milton, ON Sept. 23 as part of the Ride For Farley. Farley was the beloved family pet in Lynn...

South Frontenac Council report from September 5 (note – the following article was prepared on September 5, and would normally have been published on September 7, but as the result of Labour Day and staff holidays it was not published until today....

Emily Allan has two dogs, a six-year-old beagle and a new puppy. She also has a petition with about 350 signatures on it and a strong desire for South Frontenac Township to build a dog park. Allan was at South Frontenac’s Committee of the Whole...

We need to change the way we’re living — we need to sustain,” said St. Lawrence College’s Steve Lapp at the Power in the Climate Era workshop last Saturday at Wintergreen Studios on Canoe Lake Road. “Mother Nature will only sustain us to a...

The 2017 champion of the 21st annual Eastern Ontario Garlic Awards is Dorothy Oogarah of Wagar Oogarah Farm near Centreville. The reserve champion (2nd) was Catherine Cheff of Cheff Fields Garlic and Alpaca Farm near Renfrew and honourable mention...

On September 1 2017, at approximately 10:45am, Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a blue GMC van parked on the shoulder of Bedford Road near Sargent's Lane in Sydenham. After officers spoke with the driver, it was determined that he...

As a way to commemorate this historic year in Canadian history, the Township of South Frontenac is putting together a time capsule to be buried at Centennial Park in Harrowsmith later this year. The time capsule will be opened in 50 years on...

St. Lawrence College Employment Services opened a new office in Verona last week, on Road 38 next to the Revell Ford pre-owned lot and in the same building as Frontenac Mental Health Services. Spokesperson Karen McGregor said opening this third...

Dave Gilmore has exhibited at Verona’s Art in the Saw Mill since it began in 2013. An engineer by trade, he began to take up painting seriously about 10 years ago after he retired to 14 Island Lake. “I guess it’s full time now in retirement...

On 25 August 2017, at approximately 09:00 p.m., Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a green BMW 4-door sedan on Road 38 southbound in the town of Verona. The vehicle was travelling without any rear lights. During the traffic stop,...

South Frontenac Students interested in exploring painting, pottery, and printmaking will have an opportunity to take classes this fall. Gabriel Deerman and Ashley Doucette Pilles operate Salmon River Studios out of Tamworth. Last year they started...

Since 1 July 2017, officers of the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P) have responded to eight calls this summer involving thefts from unlocked motor vehicles, three motorcycle thefts, three All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) thefts...

Fairmount Home celebrated the successful completion of a music and dance project funded by Dementia Society of America onn August 23 at 1 p.m. Residents, family and loved ones joined staff and representatives from the Dementia society at the...

Butternut trees have been on the endangered species list in Ontario ever since the Endangered Species Act was enacted in 2008 and the list was created. Butternut’s are a medium sized deciduous tree that thrives in full sun. They can be found the...

Hunter Chown is a modest young man with a bold plan. Speaking from his house on Wolfe Island, the 18-year-old hopes to outplow some of the best farmers in the country and win the upcoming International Plowing Match (IPM). It’s an ambitious plan...

Linda Cyr’s husband Reg surprised her at a party celebrating a milestone occasion with a special gift — a white 1973 Volkswagen SuperBeetle convertable. She’d always wanted one. The Cyr’s have a ‘fleet’ of Volkswagens including a 1972...

The Sydenham Lake Canoe Club is hosting the Ontario Under 15 Canoe and Kayaking championships this weekend, the first major regatta to be held at the renovated Point Park facility. There is a permanent course set up in the lake off the point....

The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) has downgraded the flood status for inland lakes. Conditions on inland lakes in the Cataraqui Region continue to improve and it is expected that water levels will return to normal in the coming days...

The Township of South Frontenac’s major Canada 150 event of the summer seasons, a Road Rally and Celebration, will be based at Harrowsmith Centennial Park, but but all corners of the large township are taking part, as travelers by road or bicycle...

The old Bradshaw School, S.S. #9, is a special place for Lois Webster. It opened in 1903 and closed in 1969, as the era of the one-room schoolhouse was coming to an end. But this one has been fixed up and lives on as reminder of days gone by....

The mighty roar of our local Lion’s Club was heard during the rain at their Volunteer Road Toll in the village last Saturday.  Mother Nature felt they needed to not only be showered with generous donations but some rain as well, thanks to all the...

There are a few things about the Verona Car Show that set it apart from other car shows. One of them is the variety of activities the Verona show offers for the entire family. Aside from up to 300 vintage cars, it includes performances by Elvis...

Officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario are continuing the investigation of a death in South Frontenac Township. Officers were called to an address on Bob's Lake at...

Back a few years ago when the Ontario Government announced it was going to transfer approval authority for subdivisions, condominiums and Official Plans to upper tier municipalities from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, it was...

Local farmers will have their hands on a plow and feet near a furrow at the Frontenac County Plowing Match in Battersea this Saturday. An annual tradition by the Frontenac County Plowmen’s Association, the match is a celebration of the history,...

Council and various dignitaries gathered at the site of the new fire hall planned for Perth Road Village last Friday to put the first shovels in the ground. “This is our first new fire hall in three decades,” said Mayor Ron Vandewal. “We’ve...

South Frontenac Council expects to have a bylaw concerning outdoor furnaces coming before it at a September meeting following a report from Manager of Development Services Forbes Symon and the testimony of two residents opposed to their neighbor’s...

Last Saturday, SLCC competitive paddlers, Sydney Hausen, Madelaine Wood, Grace Swinton, Clare Swinton(left to right), of the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club, competed in the Annual Carleton Place Regatta to place fourth in their Girls U15 K4 event. Twins,...

MPP Randy Hillier was on hand, along with Mayor Vandewal and Mike Howe, Chair of the SF Recreation Committee, for the celebration of the revitalization of The Point in Sydenham. Hillier represented the Provincial Government’s role in providing a...

On Monday, July 17, a newly-created street in Harrowsmith was opened and named in honour of Bill Robinson, popular long-time Portland representative on South Frontenac Council, who passed away earlier this year. It was a simple but colourful...

Culinary skills for healthy living was the topic of the day as clients, staff, friends and family gathered at the Harrowsmith Free Methodist Church last week. Recently, New Leaf Link (NeLL) received a $7,000 grant for a one-year pilot project to...

It was several years in the making, and not without several roadblocks, but last week the Verona Community Association celebrated the official unveiling of its new electronic message sign. The new sign sits exactly where the old manual sign sat. The...

Kyle Ainsley started out playing soccer in the Storrington League when he was very young but by the team he was 6 or 7 he had taken up baseball in Battersea, and he has never looked back. Hje has been a pitcher since he started. Now 20 and an...